Visit by Egyptian Professors and Ministry Representatives to Germany: Exploring Vocational Education and Industry Partnerships
From Monday, July 8th to Friday, July 12th, professors from various technical universities in Egypt, along with representatives from the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, visited Germany to gain insights into vocational education pathways and how higher education institutions align with industry needs. They explored models of partnerships with industry and requirements for future international collaborations, such as those of a German University of Applied Sciences. On July 9th, during their visit to the University of Cologne, the H2 Markets team had the opportunity to present the H2 Markets project, its objectives, and how it bridges academia and industry. We also shared our plans for the next two years, highlighting the project's goals and expected achievements.
(International) Internship Program
The project will build up a platform for internships in the field of hydrogen at all three partner universities and build on existing structures for internships. In addition to local internships, the H2-Markets project will also provide several scholarships for internships at a partner country (in Egypt, Morocco and Germany).
Three-month hydrogen certificate “H2-Markets Skills”:
Furthermore, we will implement a three-month certificate at the partner universities with skills training regarding entrepreneurship in the renewable energy market
Summer Schools
We will organize one Summer School per year to exchange knowledge on hydrogen markets and entrepreneurship and to increase the exchange between the project partners, especially between Morocco and Egypt. Student are supposed to develop together entrepreneurial solutions for the hydrogen market.
H2-Industry Network
The project will establish a network with industry partners in Morocco, Egypt and Germany. Industry partners will work closely together with the partner universities to develop teaching modules and skill training. Furthermore, they will present case studies and challenges from practice at the H2-Markets Workshop Series. In additions the network will provide internships to students from the partner universities in the field of renewable energy and hydrogen.
Research Stays and Projects
For PhD students from the project partners it will be possible to apply for research stays and material support for research projects. Research projects should be developed together with partners from the industry network (see below).
Workshop Series “H2-Markets”
The workshop series seeks to raise awareness for public and targeted industrial sectors. One of the biggest challenges for the energy transition is the knowledge available for the transition. The public awareness is important in this case to let people know about this new technology, how it will be used, what are the expected risks, safety regulations and related hazards and how to deal with them.
New Teaching Modules for Master Programs
to improve the market relevance of study program, we will develop three teaching modules that will be integrated into the master programs of the partner universities in Morocco and Egypt. One course will focus on engineering challenges of a hydrogen economy, the second course will provide knowledge on energy economics and the evaluation of hydrogen markets, the third module contains knowledge on entrepreneurship and developing market-orientated solutions