Title :
Power engineering education: Challenges and opportunities
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Missouri Univ. of Sci.&Technol., Rolla, MO
Abstract :
This paper presents a summary of the presentation given at the IEEE Power Engineering Society 2008 General Meeting in the Panel Session ldquoEducation of the Power Engineer of the Future". In this paper the author presents the challenges facing the current engineering student and the faculty who teach them. Challenges include declining student interest, volatile job markets, and the changing profile of the power and energy industry.
Keywords :
power engineering education; Education of the Power Engineer of the Future; IEEE Power Engineering Society 2008 General Meeting in the Panel Session; energy industry; job markets; power engineering education; power industry; student interests; Energy storage; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Power & Energy Society; Power engineering; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering education; Power system protection; Wind turbines; power engineering education;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1905-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1932-5517
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2008.4596593
