MERIT 2000-a new concept in power engineering education

This paper suggests an extensive use of simulation technology to enhance student´s understanding of the fundamentals, as well as practical solutions while making this approach quite effective in reducing overall classroom teaching time. This is achieved by efficiently presenting and explaining the analytical and practical aspects of related phenomena through simulation, as well as by redistributing some of the teaching to the laboratory environment. This approach will make sure that an additional time in the curriculum is made available for introduction of the new topics that will reflect the multidisciplinary issues created by the changing environment