Participants / Alumni Venue

Each year up to 25 students are accepted for PPRE. with its 160.000 inhabitants is located in the north-west The majority of the more than 250 alumni so far comes from de- of Germany near the and the North-Sea. The veloping countries, whereas recently the number of students from of Oldenburg has approx. 12.000 students. industrialised countries has begun to increase steadily. The Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy is part of the Ener- PPRE alumni from about 65 countries worldwide already form a gy & Semiconductor Research Laboratory of the Institute of Physics strong and interactive network with respect to Renewable Energy. at the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Most of the lectures and labora- tory work of PPRE take place in the Networking / Follow-up Energielabor building, which was constructed in 1982 and serves The attractiveness of PPRE stems to a great extent from the alumni as a demonstration for integrated network and various existing co-operations and contacts to re- renewable energy technologies, search institutions, , companies and industries spread as most of the buildings energy Kiel all over Germany and even the globe. These connections have been needs are supplied by renewable established and strengthened steadily over the past 20 years. energy sources. Free Services for alumni and others within the PPRE network include: regular PPRE Alumni Newsletter, online Alumni Data Base, Q&A Service, Re-invitation programme, participation in further RE Bremerhaven Trainings, like Distance learning modules and regional seminars (so far PPRE organised RE-seminars in East Afrika (Nairobi, 1993), Groningen Oldenburg Southeast Asia (New Dehli, 1996), Europe (Oldenburg, 1997), Latin America (Chile, 1999), Southeast Africa (Nairobi, 2003), Germany (Oldenburg, 2004). Further Information at: University Hannoverof Oldenburg Institute of Physics / PPRE The PPRE network is not only helpful when present students 26111 Oldenburg, Germany are searching for appropriate places to do their practical Tel./ Fax: +49.441.798.3544/3990 training or are interested in doing their final thesis project e-mail: [email protected] at another institution or industry, but for PPRE-graduates it http://www.ppre.de also acts more and more as a kind of me- dium for job placements in the field of RE or project development. Postgraduate Programme

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www.ppre.de Need for Renewable Energy Professionals

Today the increasing importance of renewable energy sources for both developing and industrialised regions is well known and world-wide accepted. So is consequently the demand on qualified personal. But still scientists and engineers during their studies generally have not been sufficiently introduced to the principles and technologies of renewable energy systems. Objectives Applications, Admission & Tuition To match this need and demand the Department of Energy and Semiconductor Research Laboratory at Uni- ■ Imparting practical and theoretical knowledge on the prin- The number of applications per year has been steadily increasing versity Oldenburg, Germany, offers the Postgraduate Programme ciples of Renewable Energy (RE) to approx. 150 in 2005. Since the majority of the candidates are Renewable Energy (PPRE). Since 1987, the Programme emphasises ■ Planning and designing of renewable energy systems, such applying for one of the regular DAAD scholar ships available (for mainly the development of solutions based on renewable energy as solar and wind energy, biomass, hydro power, etc. applicants from developing countries only), the chances for self- sources for grid-connected as well as stand alone systems. ■ Information transfer to academic staff of universities and sponsored students of being accepted are fair, as long as they are institutes mainly in developing regions. eligible. Contents The minimum entry requirements are a 4-year undergraduate de- gree in engineering or , professional experience and ■ Scientific principles of renewable energy sources Syllabus a high level of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL 550 pts.) ■ Renewable Energy systems & applications ■ of energy supply systems and energy policy ■ Lectures, seminars by local research staff as well as exter- The PPRE office must receive applications by 15th January (excep- ■ Energy Meteorology nal practitioners and scientists tionally by 15th July) for admission in October of the same year. ■ Simulation and design of renewable energy systems ■ Laboratory courses with indoor and outdoor hands-on ex- Tuition fees of EUR 3000 are charged for the entire programme, periments i.e. EUR 1000 have to be paid prior to each term (not valid for Course Structure / Degree ■ Case study for designing renewable energy projects within DAAD scholars). a multi- and transdisciplinary approach; besides the techni- Further details and application forms may be downloaded from The 16-month Programme consists of 3 terms: In the 1st term cal also the environmental, economical and social aspects http://www.ppre.de (October – January) the core courses provide a solid foundation of particular cases have to be analysed of scientific principles in all Renewable Energy Technologies, ■ External practical training followed by a 2 month external practical training (February - at respective organisations, March). The 2nd term (April-July) comprises integrated applica- institutes or industries Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Wind Energy & tions of Renewable Energy (case study, solar lab, etc.) in addition ■ Excursions and field trips Meterology to a more specialised continuation of the core modules. The 3rd to regional energy systems Biomass, term (August-January) is dedicated to the final thesis project. and industries; e. g. wind Hydro & Fuelcells

farms, conventional power Energy Projects / Case Study The curriculum structure is organised in a modular design due to plants, RE industries, etc. standards given by the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).Stu- ■ Final thesis project evolves Energy Economics & Systems Thesis Holidays

dents need to pass all modules offered in the programme. from the participant’s inter- Disputation

Successful completion of PPRE is acknowledged by conferral of an est in a specific branch of Photovoltatics Practical Training internationally accepted MSc degree in RE. RE, and experiences gained Solar Thermal & during the external practi- Meteorology

The Programme language is English. cal training. Bridging Module