Close to 14,000 students are enrolled at Aalborg University (AAU), ranging from students at preparatory courses through doctoral-level candidates. Of these, 12,5% are international students, coming from different countries around the world. Approximately 5,500 students are enrolled at the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Medicine. The pedagogical structure used at AAU is based on problem-centred, real-life projects of educational and research relevance - which internationally has become known and recognized as ‘The Aalborg Experiment’ or ‘The Aalborg Model’.
Wind Power is a central area of research and educations at AAU. The research in this area is mainly carried out in the virtual centre WEST (Wind Energy Structures and/par Technologies at AAU). The research areas within this centre are:
- Energy planning (Department of Development and Planning)
- Wind power generators and Power Electronics interface (Department of Energy Technology)
- Modern Power Systems (Department of Energy Technology)
- Control (Institute for Electronic Systems)
- Analysis and design of composite structures (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
- Structural Dynamics (Department of Civil Engineering)
- Foundation Engineering/Geotechnics (Department of Civil Engineering)
- Loads and Safety (Department of Civil Engineering)
Each of the above groups is internationally recognised research groups, and has a number of research projects with the wind turbine industry both in Denmark and internationally.
Close to 14,000 students are enrolled at Aalborg University (AAU), ranging from students at preparatory courses through doctoral-level candidates. Of these, 12,5% are international students, coming from different countries around the world. Approximately 5,500 students are enrolled at the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Medicine. The pedagogical structure used at AAU is based on problem-centred, real-life projects of educational and research relevance - which internationally has become known and recognized as ‘The Aalborg Experiment’ or ‘The Aalborg Model’.
Wind Power is a central area of research and educations at AAU. The research in this area is mainly carried out in the virtual centre WEST (Wind Energy Structures and/par Technologies at AAU). The research areas within this centre are:
- Energy planning (Department of Development and Planning)
- Wind power generators and Power Electronics interface (Department of Energy Technology)
- Modern Power Systems (Department of Energy Technology)
- Control (Institute for Electronic Systems)
- Analysis and design of composite structures (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
- Structural Dynamics (Department of Civil Engineering)
- Foundation Engineering/Geotechnics (Department of Civil Engineering)
- Loads and Safety (Department of Civil Engineering)
Each of the above groups is internationally recognised research groups, and has a number of research projects with the wind turbine industry both in Denmark and internationally.