We know it's a big deal when deciding to move to live and work in a new country. That's why we've interviewed some energy professionals who have already made the move to Scotland.

Aishwarya Kishore, India

Aishwarya Kishore from India works for the Wood Group in Aberdeen's oil and gas industry. She talks to TalentScotland about her job as a Material Engineer and what it's like to live and work in Europe's oil capital.

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Arnaud Eté, France

Engineer Arnaud Eté of SgurrEnergy studied renewable energy at Strathclyde University in Glasgow and loves his new life in Scotland

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Dominic Dieseru, Nigeria

Dominic Dieseru is used to international travel after working for oilfield services company Baker Hughes, but he and his family have made Scotland their home for the past three years and they are enjoying the experience.

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Dr Hooman Haghighi, Iran

Hooman Haghighi moved to Scotland in 2006 to study for a PhD in Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University. He now works, as a Researcher and Software Developer for Hydrafact.

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Jean Charles Beauverger, France

Originally from France, Jean Charles moved to Scotland a year ago with his wife.

TalentScotland spoke to Jean about how he was adapting to life in Scoland and his role at SgurrEnergy in the centre of Glasgow.

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Jude Monson, Ireland

Jude Monson is originally from Donaghadee in County Down, Northern Ireland and first moved to Scotland nine years ago. She now lives and works in beautiful Inverness.

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Kamila Orzeszek, Poland

Engineering student Kamila Orzeszek left her home city of Warsaw, Poland, for a student exchange programme at Strathclyde University in Glasgow in 2004. TalentScotland talks to Kamila about her engineering career at FMC Technologies in Dunfermline and her life in Scotland.

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Lurdes Valado, Portugal

Chemical Engineer Lurdes Valado moved to Scotland to further her studies more than a decade ago. An exciting graduate job with Wood Group PSN led her to Aberdeen, where she now loves to spend time in the countryside with her Scottish husband and son.

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Pawel Milto, Poland

Orignally from Poland, Pawel first came to Edinburgh 5 years ago to study for an M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineeering at the University of Edinburgh.

He now works for wave energy company, Aquamarine Power, on the design and installation of their Oyster 800 nearshore wave device.

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Pol O Foigihil, Ireland

Pol first came to Scotland at the beginning of 2011. He currently works as a Mechanical Engineer for SgurrEnergy; a renewable energy consultancy specialising in worldwide renewable energy projects including wind, solar and hydro-electric energy sources.

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Rebecca Horton, Morocco

Moroccan born Rebecca Horton always wanted to work in an environmentally related job, so she loves working for Swift Turbines in Edinburgh.

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Sumadhab Das, India

Sumadhab Das studied Production Engineering in his native Calcutta before moving to the UK. He relocated to Glasgow in 2010 to work as a Senior Drivetrain Engineer for Gamesa, one of the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturers.

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Simon Pereira, Portugal

Engineer Simon Pereira moved to Scotland from Portugal in 2012 to pursue a career with Hydrasun – a leading provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions.

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