Title :
Power education at the crossroads
Author :
Chowdhury, Badrul H.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Missouri Univ., Rolla, MO, USA
fDate :
10/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
To meet the demands of designing and running far more complex and highly integrated electricity systems, a new kind of power engineer is needed. In this paper, the author describes how, though students tend to favor higher-tech and more lucrative fields than power engineering, reports of the discipline´s demise are exaggerated
Keywords :
power engineering education; power systems; electricity systems; power engineering education; power engineers; students; Control engineering education; Engineering management; Fuzzy logic; Intelligent control; Internet; Maintenance engineering; Power engineering; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering education; Remuneration;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
