On European Energy and Power Postgraduate Education: A Case Study of Four Universities of Science and Engineering
Author:Wenjie Pei , Ronghua Luo , Yanyan Ji Author Unit: College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China The Government of Puji Town, Jiaozhou, Qingdao 266300, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
Abstract：In order to substantially reduce carbon emissions and achieve sustainable growth in an all-round way, the
European Commission has issued Europe 2020 and the Energy Roadmap 2050 since 2010, which indicates
the direction for the cultivation of energy power talents in European countries. In this situation, European colleges
and universities pay more attention to the education of Energy and Power graduate students. Their long-term
postgraduate STEM education shows the following characteristics: the strict requirements for entrance threshold
and the distinctive talent training targets; curriculum setting highlights the 4R standard; integration of various
teaching method for optimize teaching efficiency; combination of production, teaching and research for ensuring
the quality of internship practice. The experience of the four Universities of science and technology in Europe
provides training experience for Chinese universities in the aspects of setting of entrance threshold and training
objectives, curriculum setting, using of teaching methods and the choice of internship practice.
Keywords：European universities; Postgraduate STEM education; Energy and power
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