Industry participation in electrical engineering education—Extra high voltage laboratory

A unique electrical engineering laboratory course is described. This laboratory is an example of how industry can cooparate with universities in engineering education. The organization and operation of the course as well as the course material is outlined and explained, including the ways in which the industry participates in the operation of the laboratory. The educational benefits derived from such a cooperation between industry and the university are briefly detailed. These benefits are extended to the student, the University, the faculty, and the participating industry. This article provides the framework on which other laboratory experiences could be conceived and developed where industry and the university cooperate in the laboratory course.