GERMAN DELEGATION LEARNS ABOUT WIND ENERGY AND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

A delegation of business representatives visited Iowa Lakes Community College Thursday afternoon to learn more about the Wind Energy and Turbine Technology program.

The German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (GACCoM) organized the visit to Iowa Lakes, following the statewide meeting on renewable energy held in Des Moines earlier this week. 

Representatives of two firms then traveled to Estherville to learn more about the Iowa Lakes program.  The companies included Asmus (Asmus Arbeitsbuhnen und Hebezeuge GmbH Co. KG) and DRTS (Deutsch Rotor- und Turm Service GmnH & Co. KG.) 

Two representatives of each company were joined by two staff members of the German-American Chamber of Commerce.  Group members were greeted by instructor Craig Evert and wind energy student Jesse Smith, along with other college officials.  They were given a quick tour of the Sustainable Energy Education Center/Wind Energy and Turbine Technology building, returning to the main Estherville campus for discussions.

The visitors were generally interested in the curriculum offered in the program and how the program is responding to the industry. At the end of the meeting, the company representatives had time to visit with numerous students in the program.  One topic that was popular:  how to get a summer internship in Germany.