© Martin Braun
Which study programme is right for me? And what will my working life look like?
During the orientation phase, we develop a first picture of our future professional life. This image is shaped by various influences, usually from our immediate environment: What are my parents’ professions? What did my teacher advise me to study? But as individual as we are, the possibilities are just as varied – and the more often we take the opportunity to gain an insight into different professions, the wider our field of vision becomes and the clearer our personal path appears.
The researchers at the Institute for High Voltage Equipment and Grids, Digitalization and Energy Economics (IAEW) at RWTH Aachen University share their professional and personal experiences in three articles. The scientists, each team work in one of the institute’s three chairs, have different research focuses. However, they all have one goal in common: to integrate their ideas into people’s lives and thus advance our society.
Among other things, they address the following questions:
- How can large amounts of energy from photovoltaic and wind power plants be integrated into our electricity system in the future?
- What challenges will arise from the increasing share of renewable energies and flexible consumers such as heat pumps and electric cars?
- What is necessary to ensure a reliable energy supply and to avoid blackouts?
What else will the scientists share with you:
- How do typical researchers think? Do they work alone on their own research projects?
- What are the career prospects after a PhD? Do science and business exclude each other?
- When did the desire to become an electrical engineer arise, what is a typical working day like and what role does work-life balance play?
© Martin Braun
Be inspired and find your own way!
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