Thursday, January 23, 2014
Waterloo announces the first of its kind in Canada live online program with engineering focus in sustainable energies, the Green Energy Graduate Diploma that will start at the University of Waterloo next fall. The program is developed for professional engineers and will be delivered through a live, on-line learning environment.
“This diploma provides working engineers with the skills and knowledge to transform our energy future,” said Professor Jan Huissoon, chair of the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Waterloo. “The energy issues facing our society are pressing, and the Green Energy Graduate Diploma equips industry leaders with the necessary background to tackle these issues in cost-effective ways.”
The Green Energy program uses a state-of-the-art interactive instruction facility called the Live-Link. This remote learning environment is enabled through the use of smart boards and multi-point interactive video conferencing.
The Live-Link technology provides an immersive, real-time experience where students seamlessly participate with the instructor and others in the class as if they were in the same location.
The program can be completed within one to two years. It can be completed from anywhere in the world.
This diploma is solution focused. It will provide working professionals with the tools needed to create the technological solutions for the challenges in the energy sector.