What happens after the programme?
After graduation, our students take different paths. 70% say they are now employed in the wind power industry, demonstrating the programme's strong position in the job market. 4% of our former students have applied to other areas within renewable energy and a further 26% have applied to other industries.
Career paths
Our former students have great diversity in their career paths.
Among our alumni, 31% have found engineering roles. Another significant portion, a total of 43%, have taken on roles in project development and management, overseeing the design, implementation and completion of wind projects from inception to operation.
Within the consulting industry, 10% of our alumni have found their niche.
A few, 1%, have ventured into roles in finance. 2% have pursued doctoral studies. Another 2% have moved on to other academic positions, sharing their insights and educating future generations.
Finally, 8% of our alumni have pursued other job titles, demonstrating the wide range of opportunities available in the dynamic and rapidly evolving wind energy sector.
The chart shows the different career paths that alumni of our interdisciplinary Master's programme have chosen.
Employability
A remarkable 26% of our students secure job offers already during their studies. In addition, 23% were employed less than a month after graduation, and another 45% were employed within six months of graduation.
The chart shows when our students got their jobs.
Alumni interviews
Frauke Wilberts
Student 2016–2017
Working as a Wind power project manager at Skyborn Renewables.
Sören Lang
Student 2016–2017
Working as a Wind power project manager at Skyborn Renewables.
Marc Noel
Student 2016–2017
Working as the Head of Wind Energy Development Netherlands at BayWa r.e. Global.
Bojan Alavanja
Student 2015–2016
Working as a Technical Asset Manager at Fortum.
David Werner
Student 2015–2016
Working as the Product Strategy Specialist at Vestas.
Christos Kaidis
Student 2012–2013
Working as the Product Strategy Specialist at Vestas.
Contact
- For programme-specific questions, please contact the Programme Director Liselott Aldén:
- vindmaster@geo.uu.se
- +46 498 10 83 64
- WhatsApp: +46 732 70 37 24
- For admissions-related or general information, please contact our applicant support team:
- masterprogrammes@uu.se