• President of Khalifa University hails UK nuclear visit's role in developing UAE's energy leaders of tomorrow
Amec Foster Wheeler today announces that it has hosted a hands-on nuclear industry intern programme for engineering students from the United Arab Emirates.

Hussain Abdullaziz, Hind Alhamiri, Budour Al Yammahi, Alanoud Alabdouli and Abdelaziz Alzaabi attended interactive seminars and training sessions and took part in several engineering practical activities, including design work on a radioactive waste building for a new nuclear reactor.

David Boath, Vice President, Project Delivery for Amec Foster Wheeler's Clean Energy business, said: "Visits like this one foster positive impressions about Amec Foster Wheeler and help us to grow our business in new markets."

During their month in the UK, the students from Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi toured Amec Foster Wheeler's training rig facilities and laboratories in Birchwood and visited Hunterston power station, the National Nuclear Laboratory, the Gen2 training centre (where they viewed a simulator of a pressurised-water reactor), and the Dalton Nuclear Institute at the University of Manchester.

Hussain Abdullaziz said: "I had prior opinions about the nuclear industry. However, upon completing this visit my opinions have changed. I would now consider joining the nuclear industry."

Dr Tod Laursen, Khalifa University's President, said: "We are very pleased that our students had the opportunity to travel to the UK to work with Amec Foster Wheeler and experience the myriad ways they can work in the clean energy sector.

"Nuclear energy is at the centre of the UAE's future energy goals, and spurring student interest in working in this sector is vitally important. Khalifa University is dedicated to developing the UAE's nuclear energy leaders and clean energy leaders of tomorrow, and these exciting internships are a part of that journey."

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Picture caption:
Left to right: Zeb Farooq (Proposal Manager, Amec Foster Wheeler), Ian Stout (Director - Proposals, Amec Foster Wheeler), Abdelaziz Alzaabi, Budour Al Yammahi, Alanoud Alabdouli, Hind Alhamiri, Hussain Abdullaziz (Khalifa University students), Katie Keats (Capture Manager, Amec Foster Wheeler), and David Boath (Vice President - Project Delivery, Amec Foster Wheeler).


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Notes to editors:
Amec Foster Wheeler (www.amecfw.com) designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.

With pro-forma 2014 annualised scope revenues of £5.5 billion and over 40,000 people in more than 55 countries, the company operates across the whole of the oil and gas industry - from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products - and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets.

Within our nuclear business, we stand out for our ability to bring world-leading expertise, technology and scientific capabilities to customers' challenges. With 3,300 nuclear specialists around the world, we're able to support our customers with local expertise. We have been delivering in the nuclear sector since the beginning and have played a critical role in major nuclear projects around the world.

Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.


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