Teaching and Research Collaborations
The Power and Energy Systems Research group hopes to build on its growing reputation for quality teaching and research activities by establishing strong collaborations with a number of prestigious organisations.
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The Power Engineering Alliance (PEA)-Partnering for Excellence in Power Engineering” (http://www.pea.org.au/)
The Power Engineering Alliance was formed in 2006 to bring together industry partners and university partners in Queensland with a common interest in education, research and professional development associated with Power Engineering. Power and Energy Systems group within the School of ITEE has established a powerful partnership with the Power Engineering Alliance in enhancing education, research and professional development in Power Engineering.
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Bursary Program for the Queensland Power Engineering Industry
http://www.pea.org.au/index.php?tgtPage=bursary
Power Engineering Alliance (PEA) Queensland offers a bursary program to students undertaking degree level studies at particular Queensland Universities in areas of engineering relevant to the power industry. The bursaries are available to full-time students undertaking a four year Bachelor of Engineering degree, or equivalent, at approved Queensland universities who are able to demonstrate continuing alignment with the power industry. The bursaries would be paid at a rate of $1,000 per year in the student's first year, $2,000 in their second and third years and $3,000 in their fourth year of study, subject to performance in previous years. Current commitments are for at least 9 new bursaries per year. UQ has been very successful in receiving bursaries to study power engineering programs. UQ students received seven bursaries out of 14 Queensland students awarded the bursaries in 2006 to support their studies in power engineering.
Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture, Professor Stephen Walker (right) and (from left) Dr Zhao Yang Dong and Professor Paul Bailes (both from the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering) with the power engineering bursary recipients from UQ
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The Australian Power Institute (API)-People and skills Powering Australia’s future (http://api.edu.au/)
The Australian Power Institute (API) is established by the electricity power industry to boost the quality and numbers of power engineering graduates with the skills and motivation for a career in the energy industry which encompasses generation, transmission and distribution utilities, manufacturers, consultants and end users of electricity in their operations. Power and Energy Systems group within the School of ITEE has established a powerful partnership with the Australian Power Institute. A joint UQ-API Lecturer/Senior lecturer position has been funded by API in 2007-08 through the Queensland PEA.
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ME Power Generation (http://www.powergeneration.edu.au/)
CS Energy, Stanwell and Tarong Energy have joined forces with Central Queensland University (CQU), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and The University of Queensland (UQ) to develop and deliver world-class postgraduate programs that meet the needs of the power generation industry and its current and future workforce.
The Power Generation Skills Development programs offer professional engineers and those operating in para-professional roles the opportunity to accelerate their technical competency and fast-track their career in the power generation sector. The programs offer industry an increased pool of qualified staff available to meet future skill requirements. The Power Generation Skills Development programs address 47 priority skill areas identified by industry as necessary for the expert development of their current and future workforce. These areas are addressed via 16 specialized courses, developed and delivered collaboratively by the partner universities. UQ ITEE and School of Engineering are offering 6 courses with three from each.