To help the energy industry meet expanding professional workforce needs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced a partnership with the Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) to offer online graduate degree programs in power-systems engineering beginning in fall 2011. WPI becomes the fourth educational partner to join EPCE’s national coalition, which represents two-thirds of the utility industry.
Platts Utility Data Institute predicts that over the next 10 years, more than 750 GW of new generating capacity will be installed worldwide, requiring a $500-billion investment. That represents a huge opportunity for plant manufacturers and energy services companies. (Source: Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSerc) public report, “Power Education at the Crossroads,” December 2008).
WPI is offering two online degrees—a Master of Engineering in Power Systems Engineering and a Master of Science in Power Systems Management—for the professional, degreed engineer. WPI is also offering online graduate certificates that compliment these master’s degrees by offering a subset of the courses.
“As a nation, we continue to seek reliable, safe and sustainable energy that support our economy,” says Stephen P. Flavin, VP of Academic and Corporate Development at WPI.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
www.wpi.edu
Energy Providers Coalition for Education
www.epceonline.org
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