DESIRE

Development of higher education teaching modules on the Socio-economic Impacts of the Renewable Energy implementation

Objective

The main objective of the project is to provide a high quality education for MENA students in the key aspects of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE) technology with the emphasis on the socio-economic aspects of these technologies, therefore enabling them to take responsible, creative, challenging and stimulation posts in policymaking, industry or research in this targeted field.

The additional specific objectives of the project are to promote and publicize new REEE technologies in the country and considerably increase the scale of REEE technologies application in public and private buildings in accordance with the National Energy Plan via highlighting the high socio economic impacts of these technologies.

Key elements of the project are:

• introduction of the topic of socio-economic impacts of renewable energy to the curricula of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in different MENA and EU universities
• to deepen the understanding of the socio-economic impacts of renewable energy projects among communities, working force and university renewable energy faculty members and graduates in the MENA region
• to improve the quality of renewable energy courses offered in the partner and associated universities
• to develop and implement online teaching modules in the field socio-economic impacts of renewable energy for a wider dissemination
• to enhance cooperation amongst Jordanian, Egyptian, Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese Universities on implementation of renewable energy technologies
• to build the capacities of the university teaching staff in partner and associated universities through training workshops and exchange activities

Contribution of the Chair of Energy Economics

The chair of energy economics is leader of WP8: monitoring and evaluating project progress and outcomes.

Furthermore, the chair of energy economics support other DESIRE partners in following tasks:

• scoping and needs analysis
• Networking
• development of the teaching and training modules
• capacity building programme
• project management and implementation

Financing

European Commission within the program ERASMUS+

Project partners

• German Jordanian University, Jordan
• University of Jordan, Jordan
• University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Cairo University, Egypt
• Aswan University, Egypt
• Sapienzia University of Rome, Italy
• Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany
• Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
• Damascus University, Syria
• Tishreen University, Syria

Duration

10/2015 – 10/2018

Webpage

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Contact at the Chair of Energy Economics