Gotland University is located in Sweden and has 6,831 students between its on-campus and online programs. It has 16 education programs across 200 courses and focuses on multi-disciplinary research in regional and international cooperation. Gotland University has a wind energy department that offers education programs in wind power project management and energy and society, as well as online wind power course packages and vocational training for wind power technicians. The university has a center for wind utilization that conducts research communication and provides a knowledge database and educational materials to support wind power development.

1. 2011-11-14 Gotland University 1
Gotland University
Liselotte Aldén

2. Gotland University 2
The Location …..

3. The City…
Gotland University 3

4. Gotland University 4
The Place….

5. - Gotland University is the first
Liberal Education University in
Sweden.
- We have established multi-
disciplinary research arenas in
regional and international
cooperation.
- The way we work is
characterised by quality,
innovation and accessability.
Vision and Goal

6. Gotland University in figures 2010
• 6831 students (ind)
• 2500 full time eq.
– 33 % on campus
– 67 % netbased
• 210 employees
– 150 faculty
– 12 professors
• 16 education programs
– Ca 200 courses
• 70% of total budget from
undergraduate education

7. Teknikgruppen AB
~ 15 Senior researcher
8 PhD students
Nordic Consortium:
Optimization and Control of Wind Farms

8. Wind energy department
WindEnergyatGotlandUniversity
• Education
• Network for wind utilization
• Wind Power Technician Training

9. Education programmes
WindEnergyatGotlandUniversity
Master Programme in Wind Power Project Management, 1
year, 60 ECTS, campus learning
Wind Power Course Package, 1 year, 60 ECTS, distance
learning
Energy and Society – Bachelor Programme

10. Distance learning – Wind Power
WindEnergyatGotlandUniversity
Level 1: - Wind Power Basics
Level 2: - Wind Power Energy
- Wind Power Technology
- Wind Power Planning
- Wind Power Offshore
Level 3: - Wind Power Project Development

11. Vocational training
WindEnergyatGotlandUniversity
Participate in steering group
Theoretical courses for wind power
technicians
- Strömsund municipality
- Söderhamn municipality
- Lernia College in Malmö
- Gotland municipality
- Storuman municipality

12. www.hgo.se/windpower www.hgo.se/wpmaster www.cvi.se
Education in Practice

13. Center for wind utilization
WindEnergyatGotlandUniversity
• Research communication
• Knowledge database www.cvi.se
• Education days and seminars
• Education material
• Executive education
• Theoretical courses for vocational training programmes
• Responsibility for education and capacity
building in Network for wind utilization

14. Wind Power Development on Gotland
WindEnergyatGotlandUniversity
• Excellent wind resources
• Wind power development in the 80-ties
• Research station at Näsudden
• HVDC light – transmission technology
• Offshore park – Bockstiegen
• 30 % of consumption
• Spatial planning for 1000 MW

15. Noden Gotland
med ansvar för utbildning- och kompetensfrågor
Stödjer, utvecklar och förmedlar
kunskap
• Inventering av utbildningar
• Utarbetar informations- och utbildningsinsatser
• Initierar nya aktiviteter inom nätverket
• Samverkar

16. Education for wind power technicians
WindEnergyatGotlandUniversity
• Yrkeshögskola; 1 and 2 years
•10 programmes
• Challenge to find placements and
industrial support

17. Thank you!
WindEnergyatGotlandUniversity
• Research communication
• Knowledge database www.cvi.se
• Educationdays and seminars seminarier
• Education materials
• Executive education
• Theoretical courses for vocational training programmes
• Responsibility for education- and
capacitybuilding in Network for wind

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