Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

RGU graduations: ‘Instead of staying at home I decided to pursue a degree in a field that would enhance my skills’

Post Thumbnail

Harald Benning graduated from RGU with a degree in purchasing and supply chain management yesterday.

The 53-year-old, who is originally from the Netherlands but lives in Drumoak, explained that the downturn in the oil industry left him with a lack of career opportunities.

He decided to embark on a postgraduate degree to help build on his existing skills in the sector.

Mr Benning said: “Instead of staying at home I decided to pursue a degree in a field that would enhance my skill set, which it has.

“I’m currently assisting a company with creating and implementing a contracting strategy for an integrated drilling services project.

“Had I not pursued this degree, I might not have been selected by the company for the project.”

Mr Benning said he had “no qualms” before reentering university as a mature student.

He said: “I’d been working for 30 years, and I truly wish I’d done another degree sooner.

“In my job, corporate management has been a huge part of day to day activities but I’ve never had formal qualifications pertaining to the subject.

“Doing the course has changed my own perspective of project management as a whole, it certainly added an additional dimension to my experience.

“It was interesting to do this course as a mature student, and sharing lecturers with people who are starting their careers.

“I hope that I was a positive influence.”

Mr Benning will continue his career as a drilling manager and implement the skills he has learnt over the last two years.