Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Buildings

           

     THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE

The overall objective of the project is to strengthen and develop education programmes in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings in order to graduate architects and engineers in the field, who can meet the market needs and energy efficiency codes of Egypt in order to establish sustainable energy development, cleaner energy production, and efficient energy practices. The programmes will be designed to foster truly multidisciplinary and innovative approaches to education and research in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in buildings that would build on the contributions provided by the practitioners in this field. The programmes should excite and motivate architects and engineers to specialise in the proposed focus areas of applied energy and promote scientific and technological co-operation to tackle global challenges in the area of efficient building and renewable energy systems technologies.

 

        SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• Develop a professional diploma programme energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings with appropriate laboratory components aimed at a multidisciplinary student target group, based on interactive learning and teaching in collaboration with local partners.

• Develop a master of engineering programme in energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings.

• Engage faculty in developing interactive instruction techniques for lectures and laboratory courses on sustainable energy and sharing experiences from EU consortium countries with local universities.

 

        THE PROJECT FOCUS

The project main focus is on developing a professional diploma in energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings and a master of engineering in energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings to be introduced at Cairo University in collaboration with Shorouk Academy. The programme will involve two universities in Egypt who will participate in the program and course development, in co-operation with graduate energy-related Diploma and Master Programmes that are offered at the consortium partner countries’ universities. The programme strength will emerge from the enhancement of experimental tools and development of testing laboratories and facilities that are needed to train students and lab personnel for testing of solar and building energy efficient products. The current proposal will complement and enhance that component when shared among the member universities in the consortium.

 

   ACADEMIC CONTENT

• High-level education and experimental research experiences in applied energy

• Human capacity building and training for common graduate programmes

• Knowledgeable, active, and skilled teachers in the area of applied energy that strives to inspire the students and apply effective educational techniques

• Students from the member universities who will have the possibility to take courses at the other universities and have them count toward their degree.

• Graduate professionals who can implement new technologies and provide various strategies for energy use, conversion, and conservation.

• PhD-students may elect to conduct their research, in part or in whole, at a partner university and benefit from their ties with the industry, which offers students access to valuable resources for applied research and allows industries to benefit from their work.

 

Diploma and Master Programmes Structure,

Diploma and Master Programmes Admission

Diploma and Master Programmes Graduation Requirements

 

Experimental unit for testing efficient building technologies and renewable energy.

 

            Twin rooms for testing and comparing different energy systems

-           Ventilation equipment including fans, diffusers and other related items

-           Measuring system for humidity, air velocity and temperature incl globe thermometer

-           Smoke gas equipment for studies of air flow

-           Solar collector systems incl. storage tanks

-           PV-systems in combination with thermoelectric cooling panels

-           Thermal solar cooling systems

 

INAL OUTPUTS

• Professional Diploma programme in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Buildings

• Master of Engineering programme in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Buildings

• pool of experiments in energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings

• laboratory instructions that can be further developed

• an increased number of students in the Energy Efficiency Program

• laboratory facilities equipped with state-of-the-art energy efficiency and renewable energy testing and demonstration equipment

• an outdoor twin-room climatic chamber is installed and used for testing efficient and locally manufactured building components

• provisions and long time agreements in the consortium countries governing mobility of students and academic staff in addition to participation of industries

• intensified collaboration among consortium members - network

• obligations which ensure a long lasting use

 

          LEARNING OUTCOMES

Master and diploma graduates and professionals with enough knowledge in energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings, and can contribute to the development of a better environment and a more efficient use of energy in Egypt. It is expected by the end of the project that a pool of experiments in energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings, are developed with complete lab instruction quality manuals in addition to enhanced testing facilities for outdoor experiments.

 

Partners

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Cairo University	Faculty of Engineering	Lund University	Tempus