Dr.A.

Venkata  Ramayya  
Short  Term  Lecturer  at  PAUWES  
 
*Professor  &  Chair  Holder  in  Sustainable  Energy  Engineering  
Jimma  Institute  of  Technology  
Jimma  University,  Jimma  
Ethiopia  
 

International  symposium  on  State  of  the  Art-­‐Challenges  and  Trends  in  Energy  
and  Water  in  Africa,  6-­‐8th  May  2015  
Abou  Bakr  Belkaid  University  of  Tlemcen  Algeria  
Need  based  program  
 
•   Sustainable  energy  as  an  engine  for  sustainable  development        
•   Promoting  design  for  sustainability  in  the  present  context-­‐  transition  towards  
   Sustainable  Development  
•   Shifting  towards  Renewable  Energy  as  such  
 
Constraints  
§       Lack  of  highly  qualified  staff  (with  Ph.D)  
§     High  staff  turn  over  and  Brian  Drain  
§     Interdisciplinary    nature  of  Sustainable  Energy  Engineering  
§     Reliance  on  Expatriate  staff  
 
 Strategy  
•         Brain  Drain  to  Brain  Gain  
•       Mobility  of  staff  and  students  through  exchanges  
•       Innovative  use  of  African  Diaspora  
•       TUNING  and  Harmonization  of  curricula  

One  Africa  
One  passport  
One  Visa  
ACTS  
 
Ini/a/ves  
•   EU-­‐AU  Joint  strategy  (TUNING  AFRICA  Pilot  project)  
•   Erasmus  Mundus  Action-­‐2  Projects    (ACP  Mundus,  ANGLE,  DREAM,  
   CARIBU)  
•   EDULINK  II  –  ENERGISE  Project  
•   ERMIT  Intra  ACP  Mobility  Project  
TUNING  -­‐  AFRICA  
PROJECT  
 What  has  been  done  IN  TUNING  AFRICA  Pilot  project  ?  

Deliberations  and  working  sessions  

 
•   Yaounde    (Formulation  of  generic  and  subject  specific  competencies)  
•   Capetown  (  Designing  a  Meta  Profile  )  
•   Brussels  (Experience  sharing  with  Tuning  Europe,  Tuning  Latin  America,  
Tuning  
                                     Russia  and  Tuning  USA)  
•   Nairobi  (Development  of  Learning  Outcomes)  
•   Maputo    (Quality  Assurance  and  credits)  
•   Brussels    (Implementation,  EU-­‐AU  Summit  and  the  road  map()  
•   Dar  es  Salam  (Development  of  Joint  degrees)    
 Generic  Competencies  
1     Ability  for  conceptual  thinking,  analysis  and  synthesis    
2     Professionalism,  ethical  values  and  commitment  to  UBUNTU*    
3     Capacity  for  cri@cal  evalua@on  and  self  awareness    
4      Ability  to  translate  knowledge  into  prac@ce  
5     Objec@ve  decision  making  and  prac@cal  cost  effec@ve  problem  solving    
6   Capacity  to  use  innova@ve  and  appropriate  technologies    
7   Ability  to  communicate  effec@vely  in  official  /na@onal  and  local  language  
8     Ability  to  learn  to  learn  and  capacity  for  lifelong  learning    
9     Flexibility,  adaptability  and  ability  to  an@cipate  and  respond  to  new  situa@ons      
10     Ability  for  crea@ve  and  innova@ve  thinking  
11     Leadership,  management  and  team  work  skills  
12     Communica@on  and  interpersonal  skills    
13     Environmental  and  economic  consciousness    
14     Ability  to  work  in  an  intra  and  intercultural  and/or  interna@onal  context    
15     Ability  to  work  independently  
16     Ability  to  evaluate,  review  and  enhance  quality    
17     Self  confidence,  entrepreneurial  spirit  and  skills    
18     Commitment  to  preserve  and  add  value  to  the  African  iden@ty  and  cultural  
CONVENTIONAL  (Discipline  Based  )   COMPETENCY-­‐based  Education  
Education  
Content   Outcomes  
Objectives   Competencies  
Norm  referenced  grade   Criterion  referenced  grade  
Subjective  assessment   Objective  assessment  
Teacher    centered   Learner  centered  
Passive  learning  and   Active  and  integrated  learning  
Compartmentalization  
Pedagogy   Andragogy  
Summative  evaluation   Formative  evaluation  
Instructional  delivery   Learner  performance  
Knowledge/Theory  focus   Skills/Performance  focus  
Structural/Process  focus   Outcomes  focus  
Assessed  by  counting   Assessed  by  performance  
Exposed  to  specific  content  for  pre-­‐ Time  and  sequence  derived  by  
assigned  time   assessment  
 Main Features of All Areas Responses to
The Questionnaire of the Generic Competencies
Mechanical  Engineering  Meta-­‐  Profile-­‐  Graphical  
Version  
 
 
Mechanical  Engineering  Meta-­‐
Profile  
EU-­‐AU  Workshop  on  Joint  Degrees,  Dar  es  Salam,  4th-­‐7th  
November  2014  
Working  Group  for  M.Sc  in  Renewable  Energy      Engg.  

Cairo  University,  Egypt  

•   

• Jimma  University,  Ethiopia  

• Stellenbosch  University,  South  Africa  
Development  of  the  Meta-­‐Profile  of  
the  Joint  M.Sc in  Renewable  Energy
  Core  Elements  of  the  Curriculum  

 Prac@ce                              20%

Analysis                                    20%

Design                                                                    20%

Basic  and  Applied  Sciences  of  

                                                                                                                                                                                                 S  E                                                                                        40%  
Master of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering
Credits  (ECTS)*  per  semester  
Total   Partner  
Modules   Courses  
1st   2nd   3rd   4th   ECTS   ins/tu/ons  

•  Mul/culturalism:  history  and  

Mul/culturalism  in  Africa  and   language  skills  in  partner  countries  
1   2+2   4  
energy  resources   •  African  energy  resources  and  
Scenario  

•  Thermodynamics    
Thermodynamics  and  Transport  
2   3+3   3   9   •  Transport  phenomena  
phenomena  
•  Computa/onal  Fluid  Dynamics    

•  Electrical  Machines  and  Drives    

Electrical  machines,  devices  and  
3   3+3   3   9   •  Instrumenta/on  and  Control    
controls  
•  Power  Electronics  

•  Energy  Storage  Systems  

Energy  storage,  efficiency  and  
4   3   3+3   9   •  Energy  Efficiency  and  Conserva/on  
Emerging  Energy  Systems    
•  Emerging  Energy  Systems    

Cape  Peninsula  
University  of  
Technology  +  
wind  farms   •  Principles  of  WE  Conversion    
Elec/v
5   Wind  Energy  Technologies   4   12   and  energy   •  WE  Conversion  Systems  
e4+4  
centres  in   •  Grid-­‐Integra/on  of  WE  systems    
Ethiopia,  Egypt  
and  South  
Africa  
Master of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering
•  Hydropower  Resource  
Aswan   Assessment    
Elec/v
6   Hydro-­‐power  Technologies   4   12   University,   •  Hydraulic  Turbines  and  
e4+4  
Egypt   Generators    
•  Micro-­‐Hydro  Power  

Cape  
Peninsula  
University  of  
Technology  +  
Elec/v •  Nuclear  Power  
7   Nuclear  and  Hydrogen  Energy   3   7   Koeberg  
e4   •  Hydrogen  Energy  Systems  
Nuclear  
Power,  
Alexandria  
University  
Integrated  renewable  energy  
8   4   4   •  Hybrid  Energy  Systems  
and  hybrid  systems  

•  Energy  and  Environment    

Integrated  ecological,  legal,  
9   4   3   7   •  Renewable  Energy  Policy  and  
policy  and  ethical  solu/ons  
Ethics    
University  of  
Cairo,  Egypt-­‐
•  Solar-­‐Thermal  Energy  Conversion    
Elec/v Japan  
10   Solar  Energy   4   12   •  Solar-­‐Photovoltaic  Engineering    
e4+4   University  for  
•  Solar  Cells  and  Materials    
Science  and  
Technology  

•  Thermo-­‐Chemical  Energy  
Elec/v Jimma   Conversion  Systems    
11   Bio  Energy   4   12  
e4+4   University   •  Bio-­‐Chemical  Conversion  Systems      
•  Bio-­‐fuels    
 Master of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering

•  Geothermal  Explora/on  and  

Elec/v University  of  
12   Geo-­‐thermal  Energy   3   7   Assessment    
e4   Tanzania  
•  Geothermal  Power  Plants    

Business  Modelling  and   •  Business  Modelling  and  

13   3   3  
Entrepreneurial  skills   Entrepreneurial  skills    

•  Energy  Economics  and  

Energy  Economics  and  Project  
14   3+3   6   Management    
Management  
•  Project  Management    

Research  Methodology,  Patents     •  Research  Methods  and  

15   Intellectual  Property  Law  and   4+2   6   Techniques    
Seminar   •  Seminar  

Loca/on-­‐
specific  of  
16   Research  thesis   30   30   research   •  Disserta/on    
topic  and  
supervisor  

TOTAL  (12  credits  elec/ve)   30   30   30   30   120  

Master of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering

• Main competences, degree profile:

1. Analyse, synthesise and evaluate interdisciplinary knowledge to solve complex problems in the real world
a. Analyse complex renewable energy problems
b. Synthesise knowledge on the fundamental principles of mechanical and electrical/ electronic engineering
relevant to energy conversion, renewable energy, maintenance
c. Evaluate legal, socio-economic, ecological aspects related to renewable energy
2. Communicate methodological approaches and findings, including challenges, within a team context orally as well as
in written professional and research and development context
3. Appreciation and sensitivity for multi-cultural differences and similarities across borders and with partnership-
countries
4. Utilise innovative technologies for solving complex problems
5. Utilise entrepreneurial skills to convert creative ideas into business models
6. Undertake independent (but supervised) research (identify a research question, critically choose and systematically
apply appropriate scientific methodology, analyse and synthesise results and reflect on the findings)
7. To develop an appreciation of the social and environmental requirements for the sustainable generation, distribution
and utilization of energy in a rapidly growing economy, and of the current and emerging technologies that can be
applied to meet these requirements.
8. To train key resource persons aiding in planning, execution, promotion and operation of renewable energy resource
utilizations schemes for future energy security and sustainable development of countries in and beyond Africa;
9. To develop detailed knowledge and critical understanding of the core skills in energy resources, converters and
systems applications for a more sustainable future;
10. To develop and use a significant range of principal and specialist skills, techniques and practices in sustainable
energy for labor market needs and expectations;
11. To critically review existing practices and develop original and creative solutions to problems within the domain;
12. To Promote endogenous knowledge production and management
13. To bring in inter-disciplinary and transdisciplinary issues across subjects to produce well rounded professionals
14. To facilitate the development of dialogue, networks, cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships with the relevant
stakeholders
 Tlemcen,    Algeria  
Semester  1   Semester  2   Semester  3   Semester  4  

FU  1-­‐1   FU2-­‐1  
FU3-­‐1   FU4-­‐1  
African  Energy  Resources   Energy  Conversion  and  
Hybrid  Systems   Research  Seminar  
andScenarios   Storage  
6   6   6   4  

FU2-­‐2   FU3-­‐2  (2  out  of  6)  

FU1-­‐2  
Energy  Economics,   a.  Solar  Photovoltaic  E.  
Introduc/on  to  Energy  
Finance  &  Management   b.  Solar  Thermal  Energy   FU4-­‐2  
5   6   6  
c.  Wind  Energy   Internship  
FU1-­‐3   FU2-­‐3   d.  Hydro-­‐Mari/me  E.   (4  weeks)  
Renewable  Energy   Energy  for  Sustainable   e.  Bio-­‐Energy  
Technologies   Development   f.  Geo-­‐ThermalEnergy  
6   5   6   8  

MU1-­‐1   MU3-­‐1  
MU2-­‐1  
Project  Design  and   Energy  Efficiency  &  Demand  
Material  Science  
Management   Side  Management  
3   4   3  
MU1-­‐2   MU2-­‐2  
MU3-­‐2  
Thermal  Sc.  &   Research  Methods  for  E.  
Instrumenta/on  
EngineeringApplic.   4   Engineering   3   3  
MU4-­‐1  
DU1-­‐1   DU2-­‐1   DU3-­‐1  
Thesis  Work  
African  History   Human  Rights  and  Gender   Externali/es  /  Impact  Analysis  
4   4   2  

TU3-­‐1  
TU2-­‐1   Entre-­‐  and  Intrapreneurship  
TU1-­‐1   2  
Communica@on,  
Academic  Wri@ng   TU3-­‐2  
Marke@ng,  Networking  
Technical  Performance  
2   2   Assessment   2   18  

30   30   30   30  
EDULINK  II  –  ENERGISE  
 
(Enlarged  Network  in  Education  and  Research  for  a  Growing  Impact  
of  Sustainable  Energy  engineering    on  local  development)  
 
 
  *  Joint  Curricula  development  
•   Joint  Delivery  
•   Research  Capacity  building  through  staff  exchange  
•   Collaborative    e-­‐platform  
Rationale
• Future energy security
• Climate change mitigation
• 2014-2024: UN decade of Sustainable Energy for all
Proposed  new  curriculum  for  M.Sc  in  SEE  
Semester  I Semester  II
Transport  phenomena Computa/onal   Techniques   for   Energy  
Systems
T h e r m o d y n a m i c s   a n d   E n e r g y   Wind  Energy  Engineering
Conversion
Energy,   Environment   and   Climate   Hydropower  Engineering
Change
Principles  of  Sustainable  Design Elec/ve  I
Electrical  machines  and  drives   Instrumenta/on   and   Controls   for  
Energy  Systems
Semester  III Semester  IV
Energy  Economics  and  Management D e v e l o p m e n t a l   T e a m   T r a i n i n g  
Program
Elec/ve  II Thesis
Elec/ve  III
Scien/fic   Research   Methods   and  
Seminar
P r o j e c t   M a n a g e m e n t   a n d  
Entrepreneurship
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Proposed  new  curriculum  for  M.Sc  in  SEE      ..contd  

Elec@ve  I Elec@ve  II Elec@ve  III

Solar  Thermal  Engineering E n e r g y   E ffi c i e n c y   a n d   Integrated  Energy  Planning
Conserva/on
Solar  Photovoltaic  Engineering Energy  Audi/ng N e t w o r k i n g   ( ( i n c l u d i n g  
stakeholder   involvement   and  
partnership)
Integrated   Sustainable   Energy   W a s t e   H e a t   R e c o v e r y   a n d   Energy   Policy   Frameworks   and  
System  Design  Project Cogenera/on climate  change
Bioeenrgy  systems-­‐I Energy  Storage  systems Renewable   Energy   Policy   and  
Planning
Bioenergy  Systems-­‐II Systems   engineering/Systems   Energy   Efficiency   and   Demand  
Analysis side  management
Geothermal  Energy  Engineering Integrated   Sustainable   Energy   Energy   Economics,   Finance   and  
System  Design  Project Management
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Conclusion  
• Networking  for  Resource  (Material/Human)  sharing  holds  the      
   key  
• Need  for  Innovative  and  output  oriented  curricula    
• Working  with  e-­‐collaborative  platforms  for  cost  effectiveness  
• Community  and  stakeholder  engagement  for  relevance  
Coming  together  is  a  beginning  
Keeping  together  is  progress  
Working  togetehr  is  success  

THANK  YOU    
 
               for  your  Attention  

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