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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
Master of Science in Hydropower
Development
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ADMITTED: approx. 20
ADDRESS: NTNU, MSc Programme in
Hydropower Development, Department of
Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering
7491 Trondheim, NO - Norway
PHONE: + 47 73 59 47 51
E-MAIL: hpd
@
ntnu.no
URL: www.ntnu.edu/studies/msb1
STUDY ADVISORS:
Ånund Killingtveit and Hilbjørg Sandvik
Aanund.killingtveit
@
ntnu.no
Hilbjorg.sandvik
@
ntnu.no
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION
DEADLINE: see page 1.
ABOUT THE STUDY PROGRAMME
Hydropower Development (HPD) is a
two-year international MSc study on
planning and implementation of hydro-
power projects. The two first semesters
contain six courses and one project. The
knowledge gain through courses in hy-
drology, hydraulics, dam engineering, the
planning process of hydropower projects,
geology & tunneling and economic &
environmental assessment is applied in
the project where a pre-feasibility study
of a Norwegian river basin is carried
out. There are four advanced courses in
the third semester while the MSc thesis
covers the fourth semester.
STUDY ENVIRONMENT
Each batch contains about 20 students
from Norway, Europe and developing
countries. Excursions, laboratory work,
field-studies, computer simulations
and project work secure relevant and
problem based learning. The students
have easy access to the academic staff
and the industry through the external
experts involved in the courses.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A bachelor's degree in civil, hydraulic
or water resources engineering or
equivalent is required for admission.
Candidates with relevant experience will
have preference.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
With a HPD degree you are prepared
for a profession with consulting firms,
contractors, water and energy autho-
rities, power companies or institutions
in development cooperation. The
hydropower industry in Norway has an
active recruitment policy as a deficit is
predicted.
THE PROGRAMME IS SUITED FOR
ww Project managers and team leaders
in the multidisciplinary task of
planning technical, economical,
social and environmental feasible
hydropower projects
ww Dam safety engineers (VTA)
THE EDGE
ww HPD draws on 100 years of
experience from renewable energy
generation in Norway
ww HPD is an “international 'state of
art' and possibly superior product,”
(Evaluation of the Norad Fellowship-
Network, 2005).
ww HPD is research based. The hydrau-
lic research group obtained excellent
in research quality, relevance and
strategy (NFR evaluation, 2004).
SPECIALIZATION
ww Hydropower planning
ww Hydropower hydrology
ww Hydropower hydraulics
ww Engineering geology
ww Tunneling and construction
planning
The renewable energy source hydropower will remain the main
source for electricity generation in Norway for decades to come.
Norway, the largest hydropower producer in Europe and num-
ber six worldwide, has developed world class technology and
competence on environment-ally sound planning, design,
construction and operation of hydropower plants. Many old
power plants and dams will be upgraded for improved perfor-
mance and increased safety during the next decades. A small
hydropower boom has just started. Norway exports hydropower
technology to all corners of the world.
Photo: Ånund Killingtveit