Every country is exploring its own sources for solving the energy problems. Most of them are focused on developing the utilization of new and renewable energy sources. Human resources with appropriate competence are needed in fulfilling the purpose. The engineering education could play the important role in this field within the frame of three mission of higher education (Tridharma Perguruan Tinggi). In the learning field, the department implements Student Centered Learning (SCL) and Research Based Learning (RBL) methods for improving the student’s knowledge based on real energy problem solving. The SCL and RBL implementations result in emerging of research based ideas and products which are appropriate to answer the real energy problems. It also able to raises more than 12 student’s energy business embryos per year. The community empowerment activities are successful to enlarge network resulting in increasing the role of the department to improve capability of relevant stakeholders in answering energy problems.
