{"id":8018,"date":"2025-09-10T11:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=8018"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:36:40","slug":"uniben-opens-admission-for-geosciences-petroleum-engineering-postgraduate-programmes-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/uniben-opens-admission-for-geosciences-petroleum-engineering-postgraduate-programmes-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIBEN Opens Admission for Geosciences &#038; Petroleum Engineering Postgraduate Programmes 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has officially announced admission openings for its <strong>Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering postgraduate programmes<\/strong> under the <strong>NNPC\/Renaissance Joint Venture Centre of Excellence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This centre, established in 2012, was created to bridge the gap between classroom theory and industry practice. Over the years, it has produced highly skilled graduates who are not only academically sound but also industry-ready\u2014many of whom now work with top companies like <strong>Seplat Energy, NNPC Limited, and Renaissance Africa Energy<\/strong>, while others have gone on to pursue doctoral studies abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available Programmes at UNIBEN Centre of Excellence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master\u2019s (M.Sc.) Programmes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These are designed for fresh graduates and working professionals looking to build careers in the oil, gas, and energy industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Courses Offered:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>M.Sc. Integrated Petroleum Exploration and Evaluation Studies (Geology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Sc. Integrated Petroleum Exploration and Evaluation Studies (Geophysics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Sc. 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