This document summarizes the EURO-MEDITERRANEAN COOPERATION ON RESEARCH & TRAINING IN SUN BASED RENEWABLE ENERGIES project. The project aims to promote education, jobs, and business in renewable energy through collaborations between EU and Mediterranean Partner Country partners. It has a budget of over 6 million euros and involves 17 partners from 8 EU countries and 9 Mediterranean countries working in the fields of photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, and grid integration. Key goals are to develop new renewable energy technologies, establish networking between partners, and launch an EU-Mediterranean Master's Degree in renewable energies through student and researcher exchanges.

1. EURO-MEDITERRANEAN COOPERATION ON
RESEARCH
& TRAINING IN SUN BASED RENEWABLE ENERGIES
COORD. A. SLAOUI
ICUBE; CNRS-UNIV STRASBOURG
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2. EU MPC
collaborations at academic & industrial levels è
promote education, jobs & business in the RenEn

3. EUROSUNMED at a GLANCE
² RenEn domains: Photovoltaics/CSP + Grid
² 4 Years project : 1 September 2013 – 31 August 2017
² Total Budget: 6 302 510 €
² EC contribution: 5 261 726 €
² 17 Partners : 8 EU + 9 MPCs (6 MA, 3 EG)
² 7 research centres, 4 Universities, 3 Agencies, 2 SMEs, 1 LE
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5. • Developing new technologies in 3 energy fields area,
namely photovoltaics, concentrated solar power and
grid integration, at the EU research centres, EU or
national agencies and SMSs in strong collaboration
with universities, research organizations and SMSs/
industries from Morocco and Egypt
• Establishing strong networking between EU and
MPCs through exchange of students, senior
researchers/engineers who will be the vehicles for
transferring knowledge and technologies
• Disseminating the results of the projects through the
organization of summer schools, workshops and
conferences open to large public from universities,
engineering schools and stakeholders involved in the 3
selected energy area and beyond
EUROSUNMED Objectives
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6. Workpackages

7. 7
EUROSUNMED – EXPECTED OUTCOMES
q Development of Inorganic Thin Film Solar Cells &
Modules with efficiencies approaching 12%
q Advanced/improved heliostats and Identification of an
optimized decoupled combined cycle for storage
q Strategies for power balancing for Grids in Morocco &
Egypt
q Training of students/researchers in the field of RenEn
q Synergy creation amongst the project partners, leading to
better visibility of their research & development work in PV,
CSP and Grid
q Creation of an Associated International Lab between
EU/MPCs involved
q Launching an EUMed Master Degree on renewable
Energies

8. Workpackage 7: Roadmap (Education & Training components)
• Survey to relevant stakeholders with the special focus
on Morocco and Egypt, on the relevant education courses
(at Bachelor, Master and PhD level)
• Identification of different needs in terms of education
and training
• Proposal of the creation of an International Master in
Renewable Energy

9. Work conducted so far on Master Programme
• Identifying the existing master programmes
• First Taskforce meeting in April 2014: Agreement
on the added value of an EU-MED master on
RenEn
• Discussion launched on objectives and the
structure (content, management, funding,
procedures, evaluation, degree)

10. EU-MED Master Programme Objectives
EDUCATION
(Fundamentals)
RESEARCH
(Technical Training)
INNOVATION/BUSINESS
(Complementary skills)
EUMED-
RenEn
Mission= to improve the integration between Education, Research & Innovation/Business

11. EDUCATION
(RenEn)
En. Production:
• PV/CPV
• CSP
• Wind
• Biomass
• …
En. Storage
• Batteries
• Systems
• …
En. Saving
• smart grids
• lighting
• …
En. Distribution
RESEARCH
(Technical Training)
At Laboratories:
• Res. Institutes
• Universities
• Eng. Schools
• …
At SMEs/LMEs
• production of items
• end users
• computing
• …
INNOVATION/BUSINESS
(Complementary skills)
Production:
• writing proposals
• public presentations
• …
Entrepreneurship
• business plan
• accounting
• …
EU-MED Master Programme pillars

12. • Specific context of each country, in terms of education
and training
• Different academic requirements
• International travel (VISAs, costs etc)
• Tuition fees
• The involvement of enterprises , especially for the
innovation/business aspect (industrial applications,
patents etc)
• Teaching methods (e.g. online vs. face-to-face)
• Teaching language
Challenges…

13. www.eurosunmed.eu
THANK YOU!
Abdelilah.slaoui@unistra.fr
dutarte@unistra.fr