NORAD'S PROGRAMME FOR MASTER STUDIES (NOMA)

Master Programmes 2010

Master of Engineering in Electrical Power Engineering

NAME OF INSTITUTION(S):                                                                                          

            Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

            Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal

 

 

Project ID

NOMAPRO-2007/10039

 

URL (web)

KU: http://www.ku.edu.np/ee/programs/meepe

NTNU: http://www.ntnu.no/studies/financingandscholarships/noma/application

 

Application form: Download

 

Note: Nepalese candidates should submit one copy of application form to Kathmandu University, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

  

Contact person/unit

NTNU:  Prof. Erling Ildstad/Senior Engineer Halsten Aastebol

    Department of Electrical Power Engineering

 

KU:    Brijesh Adhikary

           Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

 

Contact phone

NTNU: +47-73594226/+47-73594267

KU: +977-11-661399

 

Contact emails

 

NTNU: rita.kumar@ntnu.no, halsten.aastebol@elkraft.ntnu.no

KU: eee@ku.edu.np, brijesh@ku.edu.np

 

Duration

 

Two years (23 months)

Programme description

 

The ME in Electrical Power Engineering Programme is an international programme designed for improving the professional competence of electrical engineers in Nepal, South-East Asia, and.

 

The programme was started at KU in the year 2004 as the NORAD Fellowship Programme in cooperation with NTNU. The programme is administered by Center for International University Cooperation (SIU), Norway.

 

4 students from Nepal, 1 from Zambia, 1 from Indonesia, 2 from Bangladesh, and 1 from Sri Lanka graduated in the first batch of the programme. Similarly in the 2006 batch, 5 students from Nepal, 3 from Zambia and 1 from Tanzania graduated.

 

The ME in Electrical Power Engineering Programme under NOMA programme comprises study at both NTNU and KU. It is a sandwich programme with one semester at NTNU and three semesters at KU. The degree will be awarded by KU, mentioning the study at NTNU and the collaboration with NTNU. Currently 5 Students from Nepal and 4 students from Zambia are studying in this program.

 

Location

 

Semester I (Aug.-Dec): NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

Semester II (Jan-June), III (Aug-Dec), and IV (Jan-June): KU, Dhulikhel, Nepal

 

Yearly application deadline(s) (dates)

 

 15 March, 2010

Accredited

 

NTNU courses are accredited by NOKUT.

 

Kathmandu University (KU) is an autonomous not-for-profit public institution established by the Act of The Parliament of Nepal in 1991. Accreditation is given by the Government of Nepal to award degree for the course approved by the Academic Council of KU.

 

General requirements

 

Eligible Countries: Nepal, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Generally, 50% of the intake will be Nepal and rest from other countries.

 

·         Relevant professional experience of 2 years

·         Leave of absence from your job in your home country

·         For countries where English is not the official language, a TOEFL test certificate or an equivalent documentation is required. A TOEFL score of 500 points (paper-based) or 170 (computer-based) is required.

Age: Preferably 25-35 years

 

The programme aims at equitable access and gender parity and women are especially encouraged to apply.

 

Formal prerequisites

 

Applicants must hold Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks or 2.5 Cumulative Grade Point Average (on a 4 point grading system).

 

Recommended prerequisites

 

University undergraduate level knowledge in mathematics, power systems, electrical machines, system/control theory, electronics, electromagnetics, and materials science

 

Computer programming skill, numerical computation skill, English written and verbal communication skills. 

 

Tuition

 

Students do not need to pay tuition fee.

 

Any tuition fee required by the universities is covered by the programme budget

 

Subject area

 

Discipline: Engineering and technology

Sub Discipline: Electrical power engineering

 

Degree

 

Awarding institution: Kathmandu University, Nepal

Degree title: Master of Engineering in Electrical Power Engineering

 

Curriculum

Course Code and Name

Semester

*Type

Credit

(KU)

Location

 

TET4115 Power System Analysis

I

C

3.75

NTNU

 

TET4190 Power Electronics

I

C

3.75

NTNU

 

TET4160 High Voltage Insulation

I

C

3.75

NTNU

 

TET5100 Power Engineering Updates

I

C

3.75

NTNU

 

MATH501 Advanced Probability and Statistics

II

C

3

KU

 

MEPE501 Financing and Economics of Power Systems

II

C

3

KU

 

MEPE510 Power System Dynamics and Control

II

E/S

3

KU

 

MEPE504 Distribution Systems Design

II

C

3

KU

 

MEPE508 Project Work

II

I/R

3

KU

 

MEPE509 Renewable Energy Systems

III

E/S

3

KU

 

MEPE502 Social Impacts of Engineering Systems

III

C

3

KU

 

MEPE519 Power System Reliability

III

E/S

3

KU

 

MEPE520 Project Work

III

I/R

6

KU

 

MEPE580 Dissertation Work

IV

I/R

15

KU

 

*Type of Course:

C: Compulsory I/R: Individual/Research E/S: Elective/Supplementary

Note:

In E/S type courses, other courses may also be offered.

 

Credits

 

ECTS 120 equivalent, 60 (KU),

One semester at NTNU is equivalent to one semester at KU.

 

Language of teaching

 

English

 

Learning style

 

·         Lecture with tutor support if required.

·         Course assignments, course projects, individual/group presentations, group discussions, laboratory assignments.

·         Final examinations (written, written reports with presentations and viva-voce)

·         Case studies, review of technical articles, study tour reports.

·         Individual research projects.

·         Numerical analysis and programming.

 

Applicable scholarship

programme

NOMA

Scholarship amounts:

·         At NTNU: Norwegian Krone (NOK) 8,290 per month

·         At KU: Nepalese Rupees (NRs.) 18,000 per month 

Air ticket:

Home country- Trondheim – Kathmandu – Home country for fieldwork – Kathmandu – Home country

 

Student support and study facilities

 

·         Text books, study materials, library, and literature resources.

·         Internet access for information seeking.

·         Student welfare and social activities.

·         Accommodations managed by respective universities. Students need to pay the rent for housing from their scholarships. At NTNU, a nominal semester fee of NOK 500.- must be paid by students from their scholarship.

·         Industrial visit, social-impact study visit, recreation excursion.

·         Medical insurance (or insurance facility available to students at respective universities).

·         Academic, social and counseling support.

Electronic Addresses:

KU: http://www.ku.edu.np

NTNU: http://www.ntnu.no/english/

Course and programme management

·         Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of KU and Department of   

        Electrical Power Engineering of NTNU

·         Steering Committee for the Programme with members from KU and NTNU

·         Coordinator/s for course and welfare management

 

 

 

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