Geothermal Engineering was once offered in Bicol University (BU) College of Engineering in Legazpi City, Philippines. Four years after the introduction to students, the course was frozen to upgrade it into a graduate program (Energy Technology) as embodied in BU ComDev Plan. Engr. Medel Aligan (who designed and proposed the diploma course on Energy Technology) foresees this excellent program as another stepping stone for the aspiring masteral degree holders.



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Diploma Energy Technology

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

 source: Engr. Medel Aligan

 RATIONALE:

The Bicol University graduates more than a hundred engineering students every year from ithe following course: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering and geothermal engineering. Some of these do no take the board examinations but instead enroll in graduate programs not along their fields of specialization.
Similarly, the PNOC-Energy Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC) and Chevron Phil Holdings Inc. (formerly UNOCAL) and other industries in the province have many employees who are licensed engineers but do not have the time to pursue graduate studies along their fields of specialization except those who were able to pursue Graduate Diploma courses at the Geothermal Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand or United Nations University, Iceland. Hence, most of them take up graduate programs not related to their specializations such as Master of Arts in Public Administration, Master in Management, Law, etc. ………………… Read more

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