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Energy Engineering students visit Indar
Energy Engineering students visit Indar
In the energy sector, they are well positioned in many sectors, such as wind energy, solar energy, the electricity grid, storage, shipbuilding, railways, hydrogen, and more.
Mondragon Unibertsitatea's Energy Engineering students visited Indar, a company part of the Ingeteam business group. This large energy and electronics group employs 3,500 people and operates in various sectors such as wind energy, photovoltaic panels, the electrical grid, energy storage, shipbuilding, trains, hydrogen, and steelmaking.
At the beginning of the visit, several members of the R&D team shared Indar's main lines of work with the students, highlighting the importance of the diverse engineering profiles they have on staff. They then visited the production plant and had the opportunity to learn about the manufacturing process for products such as generators for wind turbines and hydroelectric plants, and giant pumps.
One of the objectives of the first-year Energy and Sustainability course is to teach the roles of energy engineers, and this visit provided an excellent opportunity to learn about the work of an energy engineer and complement what was covered in class.
The relationship between the Ingeteam group and the Mondragon University Engineering Faculty goes back a long way; we have been jointly developing innovation and research projects for decades. We also collaborate in the field of talent development, offering undergraduate and master's students the opportunity to complete a dual program (paid internship) or their final project at the company. Consequently, some of the current employees are former Mondragon University engineering students.
Bachelor's Degree in Energy Engineering
The Bachelor's Degree in Energy Engineering is taught on the Galarreta campus (Orona Ideo) and is focused on understanding the entire energy value chain: renewable and traditional generation, transportation, control devices, efficient consumption, storage, etc.
Students have the opportunity to participate in the dual program (paid internships) as well as undertake stays abroad. This campus also offers the opportunity to use cutting-edge facilities and laboratories.
The energy transition is opening many doors for engineers with this profile due to the major revolution taking place in the development of electric vehicles and the construction of charging facilities, building efficiency, the installation of renewable energy, and adaptations to the electrical grid. This makes this degree program with a very high employability rate.