Project description

Funding Study Visits for Groups of Foreign Students to Germany

programme: 2021/2022
Programme objectives:
Objective 1 To establish and cultivate contacts between German and foreign
universities

Objective 2 To impart subject-related knowledge by means of visits to at least two

German universities, subject-related tours and information meetings

Objective 3 To arrange subject-specific encounters with German students and

academics

Objective 4 To enable foreign students to gain a better understanding of economic,

political and cultural life in Germany

General information

Hydrogen gas generation system from sea water for use in combustion
Project name
engines

Applicant
St. Mark's National University
institution

Project leader Omar Alvarez

Country of origin Peru

Partners (within and Business incubator 1551 UNMSM, Academic Vice - Rectorate of
outside Germany) Research UNMSM, Faculty of Industrial Engineering UNMSM
Previous programme From: Not applied
funding:
approval period To: Not applied

Are there parallel funding streams and/or applications under other DAAD
Yes ☐ Don'☒
programmes in the context of this project application?

If yes, under which? Not applied

Are there parallel funding streams and/or applications under any other
funding programme provided by another funding organisation in the Yes ☐ Don'☒
context of this project application?

If yes, under which? Not applied

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Project objectives and substantive description of the project

1. State your project objectives (e.g. topic of the trip, academic reason for the trip, establishment
of cooperation), which must be consistent with the programme objectives mentioned above and
describe the specialised content of the project. Refer in particular to the motivation for your trip.

2. Touch upon the relevance of your project (study visit) and ensure that your application
addresses the selection criteria in the Call for Proposals, which are listed again here:
● How the project relates to the programme objectives and assignment of the project
measures to the project objectives (please explain how your trip relates to programme
objectives 1–4, see above)
● Quality of the schedule (e.g. detailed academic programme at a German higher education
institution, content of the framework programme in relation to the subject)
● Language skills
● Substantive preparation
● Binding nature of proof of contacts/invitation letters (e.g. special relationship with the higher
education institutions and organisations to be visited)
● Ratio of academic aspects to insights into the country
● Encounter and exchange with German students and academics (e.g. joint specialised
events with German students)

1.1.Project Objectives

A. To provide an academic talk of the research project under the theme of our trip “New source
of energy as an ally of the environment: Exchange of knowledge and culture between
Germany and Peru.” in german universities.

B. To establish a network of contacts with German students and teachers associated with our
research area in renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

C. To visit laboratories, research centers and energy institutes in order to receive information
about technological advances from German universities in the field of renewable energy,
sustainability and the environment.
D. To achieve the adequate realization of knowledge exchange meetings with students and
professors from German universities.
E. To enforce cooperation between the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and
German universities in order to exchange knowledge, experience and motivate the exchange
of German and Peruvian students for research purposes.
F. To learn the cultural aspects of Germany by visiting its museums, libraries, parks, and other
places that relate to our research project.
G. To do activities and dynamics among German professors and students in order to have a
better understanding about our research project.

1.2. Specialized Project Content

Technical field

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The invention refers to a hydrogen and oxygen gas generation system, and in particular to one that
admits as a seawater supply comprising an arrangement of a water pump, a cationic and anionic
exchange column, an electrolysis cell, a gas filter (bubbler, dryer), and a gas injection system.

Detailed description

Our invention proposes a system that allows us to use seawater to produce hydrogen and inject it
into an internal combustion engine. The system consists of 5 main stages, which we name as follows:
water collection, water treatment, water electrolysis, gas treatment, and gas injection. These stages
in turn are composed of individual teams and parts.
The water uptake stage consists of a centrifugal pump that allows the system to be fed. This pump
shall be connected to a microprocessor which shall regulate the inlet pressure of seawater towards
the filtering stage.
The water treatment stage has filters that allow impurities to be removed from seawater that can
subsequently cause damage to the system. The filters taken into account in this invention are a quartz
filter, a cationic exchange column, and an annonic one, which are arranged sequentially. The first is
used for the purpose of separating sediments (salts, macro algae, micro plastics, etc.) contained in
seawater; the subsequent one serves the uptake of metal cations present, to prevent the formation
of corrosive (precipitated) salts; the latter serves to prevent the final solution from forming chlorose
solutions that deteriorate the internal components of the electrolysis cell and reduce hydrogen
formation efficiency.
The electrolysis stage consists of a dry electrolyte cell, this is the stage in which the seawater
molecules, previously treated under the filters mentioned above, are dissociated into oxygen and
hydrogen by means of a hydrolysis reaction under the action of direct electric current, this current is
obtained from a battery that supplies energy, in turn , this part of the system has pressure and
temperature sensors that regulate the flow of water inlet and hydrogen outlet.
The gas treatment stage is intended to remove some remaining impurities from the hydrogen
produced in the previous stage, in order for the hydrogen and oxygen to be able to make a correct
combustion. The main function of the gas filter is to remove moisture from the hydrogen and oxygen
produced, this filter allows to remove the remaining traces of moisture in the gases, this is important
for the subsequent combustion to be carried out properly.
For the last stage, in the injection of hydrogen gas, mechanical modifications to the internal
combustion engine of 4 Times will have to be made, detailed below the modifications to be made for
injection: elimination of the fuel injection ramp by a hydrogen injection ramp in the intake manifold,
being accelerated by means of the gas butterfly. The three-way exhaust catalyst will be removed and
an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) will be incorporated, which in conjunction with engine sensors and
hydrogen injectors will allow programming and control of sensors and actuators. It should be said that
the engine source sensors will be maintained as normal and that the detailed mechanism is direct
injection.
In order to be able to record statistical engine performance test data with hydrogen as fuel, a data
collection system will be used that added to a pressure sensor in the cylinder, an encoder in the
crankshaft and the hydrogen flow meter will allow us to study the performance of the engine, for this
will be the Labview software that will allow us to obtain the pressure variation in relation to the rotation
of the crankshaft to obtain the indicated cycle of the engine.

Advantages of invention

It allows a system of generating energy from seawater, which offers a longer duration compared to
other inventions because it prevents the entry of harmful components for the electrolyte cell and
regulates the injection of gases into the engine.

2. Relevance of the project

● Project relates to the programme objectives
- Objective 1: To establish and cultivate contacts between German and foreign universities.
The project seeks to achieve an international community and a network of contacts that
benefits and optimizes the progress of the research project, through the exchange of
knowledge and experiences, promoting a space for interaction with German students and
teachers through dynamic and disruptive methodologies in the presentation of the research

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project, the National University of San Marcos and Peru and the visit to the research
centers.

-Objective 2: To impart subject-related knowledge by means of visits to at least two German

universities, subject-related tours and information meetings.

The objective of the project is to provide information to students and professors of German
universities about the content of the research project, and its sustainable impact, as well as
to obtain feedback from them through meetings, visits to research-related centers. , energy
or sustainability, collaborating in the culture of scientific research.
-Objective 3: To arrange subject-specific encounters with German students and academics.

The project plans to visit research centers, laboratories and faculties that allow to have a
meeting with German professors and students, as well as to establish a space for the
exchange of knowledge and experiences. For example, a meeting with DAAD scholars who
are studying and working in Germany.

-Objective 4: To enable foreign students to gain a better understanding of economic,

political and cultural life in Germany.
Know the technological and cultural aspects of the German and German universities with
respect to the care of green areas, and their conservation and protection in museums,
parks, cultural centers in order to have a greater motivation for the positive impact that our
research project has on the world.

● Quality of schedule
Our travel program contains a high quality due to the fact that we are visiting 4 German
universities related to the area of renewable energy research, sustainability and environment.
The travel schedule prepared for this trip includes visiting several important German
universities.
The group has received invitation letters from the University of Leipzig, the University of Jena,
the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Katholische University. This situation means that
they have opened their doors to the current team, to know their faculties, laboratories and
research center, as well as to share cultural experiences. We have also envisaged a space
to connect with a group of German students in order to exchange knowledge and cultural
aspects between Peru and Germany. Finally, our schedule has a geographical location
advantage, as the 4 selected German universities are geographically close by, which
facilitates a reduction in the amount of time spent on being able to move from one city to
another.
● Language skills
Each member of the team has an advanced level of English, which facilitates fluent and free
communication to be able to develop correctly during the trip program in Germany without
any complication. In addition, many of them have advanced English certificates and
international certifications such as TOEFL iTP, TOEIC L&R, and some of them have carried
out student exchanges in countries whose native language is not Spanish, but English,
developing correctly and facing success. their studies and research projects.
● Substantive preparation

The team was intensively prepared since the decision to participate in this program. Firstly,
we have assisted all sessions offered by the DAAD and there, we resolve many of our
doubts of the program.

We search for the universities academically related to the research project, we await the
response of the universities to later prepare an itinerary that we consider the best to take
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advantage of this trip. We have also received recommendations from Peruvian classmates
and teachers who have studied in Germany.

Concerning about the know-how and the specific content of the project, the team has made
compilation of information based on videos about the technological advances of renewable
energy in Germany and the experience of Colombian colleagues who have participated in
scholarships provided by the DAAD before.

During the preparation, we constantly practiced English in online workshops in order to

improve specific skills such as reading, listening, writing and speaking. We have contacted
teachers and students in order to form a group who were constantly practising english
language until next year 2021.What is more, we have signed to several courses of
environmental engineering and webinars of climate change.

● Binding nature of proof of contacts/invitation letters (e.g. special relationship with the higher
education institutions and organisations to be visited)

We contacted the General Office for Cooperation and Interinstitutional Relations (OGCRI) of
the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos to request information about the agreements
of our university with German universities and we discovered that there are agreements with
the University of Leipzig, Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena and Catholic
University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

In addition to this, we made direct contact in advance via email with the representatives of
the international offices of the four universities and, thanks to the support of our university,
we were able to send them letters of introduction from all the participants and the
representative professor.

Contact Person(s)
University
Name Position Contact Information
Phone: + 49 341 97 32025
Fax: + 49 341 97 32049
Agreements with foreign
education institutions | E-Mail: rick.sprotte@zv.uni-
Dr. Rick
Binational Doctorates | leipzig.de
Sprotte
Evaluation and
Systematization
Web: http://www.uni-
University of leipzig.de/international
Leipzig Phone: + 49 341 97 32038
Fax: + 49 341 97 32049
E-Mail:
Christine christine.seidemann@zv.uni-
International Centre
Seidemann leipzig.de

Web: http://www.uni-
leipzig.de/international
Phone: + 49 3641 205 902
Ernst Abbe
Project Staff from
University of Daniela E-Mail:
Industrial Engineering
Applied Kretzschmar Daniela.Kretzschmar@eah-
Department
Sciences Jena jena.de

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Phone: + 49 3641 205 915

Fax: +49 3641 205 901
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Industrial Engineering E-Mail: mathias.schirmer@eah-
Matthias
Department jena.de
Schirmer

Web: http://www.wi.eah-jena.de

Phone: + 49-(0) 841-937-21923

Catholic E-Mail: andreas.riffel@ku.de

Director International
University of Dr. Andreas
Office at Campus Web:
Eichstätt- Riffel
Ingolstadt (WFI) http://www.ku.de/international
Ingolstadt

Phone: +49 721 608 41978

Karlsruhe
Head International E-Mail: pascale.kohler@kit.edu
Institute of Pascale Anne
Cooperation and
Technology Kohler
Projects Web: http://www.kit.edu
(KIT)
Skype: paanko

● Ratio of academic aspects to insights into the country

Our schedule is adequately provided with academic and cultural activities.

First, academic activities were established on business days, complying with the general rule.
This results in a percentage of approximately 70% of the total hours within Germany. These
academic hours include :

❖ Visit to laboratories, departments, institutes

❖ Know the history of each university
❖ Explain our project to prestigious academics
❖ Academic exchange between German, Latino students residing in Germany and
Peruvians.

Finally the cultural hours, which take place on weekends, with the participation of German
students, who help us to know a little more about their country and to be able to exchange
experiences between the two countries.

These cultural hours include:

❖ Visit to museums and importants german places that contribute to our project
❖ Exchange cultural between Germany and Peru

The expected hours for cultural activities are less than 30%, the maximum allowed according
to the general rules.

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Reference

Academic Cultural Activities Total

Activities

Total hours per 46 17 63

activity

Percent per activity 73,02% 26,98% 100,00%

So, our group complies with the basic rules of the contest and also adequately provides
academic and cultural time.

● Encounter and exchange with German students and academics (e.g. joint specialized
events with German students)

With the trip to Germany it will be possible to expand our network of contacts with universities
and researchers. Thus, it will allow us to exchange knowledge on sustainable development
and renewable energies, thus making known the development of a hydrogen generator
system for fishing vessels to reduce the environmental impact and improve the quality of life
of the fishermen who make use of them. This has encouraged the group. The team is
prepared, trained and well trained in sustainability issues with a good level of English. At the
same time, the project team is motivating more young people to get involved in sustainable
development and renewable energy.

The visit to the different campuses of the 4 universities as well as their respective research
centers, laboratories, student groups, institutes are very important because they will provide
us with great learning and development regarding the knowledge and research that they have
been doing in Germany because each of these institutions are closely linked and related to
our academic project. These experiences will allow us to expand our knowledge and above
all see and learn from another country that its level of research and technology is very high,
such as Germany.

In the same way, within the universities we will have meetings where Peru will be discussed
as a country full of cultures, traditions, gastronomy, customs, tourist places that are very
interesting and important to know and all the importance that Peru has in Latin America. He
will talk about the importance of the UNMSM in the field of education and research as well
as what it means in the history of Peru since it has former students as important characters
in the history of our country as have been 21 presidents of our country as well as well as our
Nobel Prize in Literature Mario Vargas Llosa. In the same way, we will talk about the
opportunities that Germans have in Peru and Latin America. Some dynamics have been
prepared that allow the knowledge and interaction between the group and the Germans, here
games, images and references that make mention of our culture, gastronomy, history and so
they can learn in a more playful way everything related to our country.

Finally, meetings will be held at universities and visits to different museums together with
German student groups that will allow us to learn a little more about their culture, their history,
as well as practice the English language that will serve us all for possible future international
exchanges .

It will also allow us to see and learn different perspectives of projects and research, learn
about advances and technological innovations that are being developed in our countries and
with this also generate ties of future international cooperation through our institutions. For all
these activities, the Covid sanitary measures are being counted.

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Strategic planning

Description of the measure (study visit)

Describe the individual days of the measure (study visit) and assign them to the above-
mentioned project objectives. Explain the extent to which they are necessary and appropriate
to achieving the objectives. State any risks with regard to implementation.

Day 1: 30.04.2021

This day we will arrive at the Berlin Airport, and later we will take care of
Description: the management and coordination of the cash delivery at the DAAD office
in Berlin in order to carry out our activities in Germany.

E. To enforce cooperation between the Universidad Nacional Mayor de

San Marcos and German universities in order to exchange knowledge,
experience and motivate the exchange of German and peruvian students
for research purposes.
Explanation: This is the first step of the trip, and it is of the utmost
importance since it deals with the issue of financing our plane tickets and
living expenses that will allow us to carry out our travel project during the
Assignment to project 10 days in Germany. Thanks to this trip, our university will be able to
objective(s) strengthen cooperation with German universities and become better
known among students and professors who wish to come to Peru in the
future.
Risk of implementation:
⮚ Flight delay
⮚ Transport problems

Day 2: 01.05.2021

On the second day, we will still meet in Berlin, and there will be a number
of cultural and technological activities in conjunction with German
Description: students, such as visiting the German Museum of Technology, visit the
Museum Kesselhaus Herzberge, visit the Science Center Spectrum, and
have a lunch and dinner together. with German students sharing our
cultures and strengthening relationships.

D. To achieve the adequate realization of knowledge exchange meetings

with students and professors from German universities.
F. To learn the cultural aspects of Germany by visiting its museums,
libraries, parks, and other places that relate to our research project.

Explanation: The completion of these activities will help us to strengthen

Assignment to project
the academic aspect of our project, and to learn more about the cultural
objective(s)
aspects of Germany such as museums and research centers, which allow
us to exchange knowledge and strengthen the relationship with German
students.

Risk of implementation:
⮚ Transport problems

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⮚ Shuttered spaces by Covid -19

Day 3: 02.05.2021

On the third day, it will be our last day in Berlin before starting our
Description: academic trip the next day, for this the team will prepare and organize
future presentations at the universities, and then at 4:00 p.m., the team
will transport from Berlin to Leipzig.
A. To provide an academic talk of the research project under the theme of
our trip “New source of energy as an ally of the environment: Exchange of
knowledge and culture between Germany and Peru.” In german
universities.
E. To enforce cooperation between the Universidad Nacional Mayor de
San Marcos and German universities in order to exchange knowledge,
experience and motivate the exchange of German and Peruvian students
for research purposes.
G. To do activities and dynamics among German professors and students
Assignment to project in order to have a better understanding about our research project.
objective(s)
Explanation: On this day, the team will prepare to give a talk about the
research project, and exchange knowledge with German students and
teachers, as well as having ready the planning of activities to be carried
out, taking into account the strengthening of our university with German
universities for future cooperation links.

Risk of implementation:

⮚ Low capacity in the facilities due to covid 19

Day 4: 03.05.2021

The fourth day will be our first day in Leipzig, there will be a series of talks
and technology presentations aligned with the research project. These
presentations will be given in the following places: the Helmholtz Center
for Environmental Research, the Department of Environmental
Description: Engineering and Biotechnology, DBFZ, the Institute of Chemical
Technology of the Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy. Also, we will have
a meeting to exchange knowledge and experiences with DAAD scholars.

C. To visit laboratories, research centers and energy institutes in order to

receive information about technological advances from German
universities in the field of renewable energy, sustainability and the
environment.
Explanation: During our visit to these research centers, departments and
Assignment to project
institutes of technology they will allow us to have a greater vision of
objective(s)
renewable energies, and have a greater scope of industries oriented to
sustainability, this could be able to apply what we have learned in our
research project , in addition to promoting the exchange of knowledge with
German teachers and students.
Risk of implementation:

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⮚ Low capacity in the facilities due to covid 19

⮚ Transport problems

Day 5: 04.05.2021

On the fifth day, our delegation will leave Leipzig for Jena in the morning
to continue with the planned activities. Upon arrival in Jena, there will be
a welcome and general information about Campus Ernst - Abbe -
University of Jena. Then we will visit the Faculty of Industrial Engineering,
and the Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, with the aim of knowing the
infrastructure of the faculty.

Description: Additionally, the Environmental Measurement Technologies Laboratory

will be visited due to the scientific approach and commitment to the
environment, and the conservation of natural resources that is strongly
related to our research project.

Finally, a dinner will be held together with the students of Ernst - Abbe -
University of Jena to continue growing and strengthening the ties between
the students and the universities involved.

B. To establish a network of contacts with German students and teachers

associated with our research area in renewable energy, sustainability and
the environment.

D. Visit laboratories, research centers and energy institutes in order to

establish a symbiotic relationship between both countries.
E. Enforce cooperation between the National University of San Marcos
and German universities in order to exchange knowledge and experience
between students and professors.
Explanation: The team will learn about the technologies and tools that will
Assignment to project be added to the research project, this through visits to laboratories,
objective(s) faculties and research centers related to the environment and scientific
knowledge, in addition, knowledge will be exchanged promoting
cooperation, forming relationships with students, and strengthen ties
between our university and German universities.
Risk of implementation:
⮚ Shuttered laboratories by Covid -19
⮚ Low capacity of laboratories due by Covid - 19

⮚ Transport problems

Day 6: 05.05.2021

On the sixth day, visits will be made to two laboratories with high impact
on environmental research, energy conversion and green technology,
Description: these laboratories are: Environment and Water Laboratory, and the
Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, the
laboratories are in the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Faculty of
Chemical Engineering respectively, within the facilities of the University of
Jena. Next, there will be a presentation of the academic project "Seawater

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hydrogen gas generation system for use in combustion engines" as an

exchange of knowledge in the field of engineering, green technology and
environmental research.

At the end of the day, we will go from Jena to Eichstatt to continue the
academic activities the next day.

A. To provide an academic talk of the research project under the theme of

our trip “New source of energy as an ally of the environment: Exchange of
knowledge and culture between Germany and Peru.” In german
universities.

G. To do activities and dynamics among German professors and students

in order to have a better understanding about our research project.

D. Visit laboratories, research centers and energy institutes in order to

establish a symbiotic relationship between both countries.
Assignment to project Explanation: On this day, the project team will learn about the technology
objective(s) and tools used by laboratories in Germany for research related to the area
of interest to us, which is the environment and renewable energy, and the
group will also give a talk about the research project in order to to promote
an exchange of knowledge and experiences between German students
and teachers, in turn carrying out activities and dynamics to obtain a better
understanding of the subject.
Risk of implementation:
⮚ Shuttered laboratories by Covid -19
⮚ Low capacity of laboratories due by Covid - 19

Day 7: 06.05.2021

On the seventh day, we will meet in the city of Eichstatt and visit the
Katholische Universität Eichstätt - Ingolstadt, here we will visit the Central
Institute for Latin American Studies, because this institute has a marked
research profile in the cultural and social sciences and reinforces the
identity of our culture in Europe.
Description:
In addition, there will be a presentation on Sustainability of the KU
including a visit to the Department of Geography, a visit to the "Green
Office" of the KU and exchange with stakeholders of the project "Mensch
in Bewegung", this with the finality to have more knowledge about
sustainability in Germany. Then you will visit the surroundings of the
Eichstatt Campus "Green Walk", including a visit to Kapuzinergarten
Eden.

A. Exchange knowledge and culture between Germany and Peru in

topics of new sources of energy and sustainable development issues.
Explanation:By carrying out all the activities of the day, knowledge related
to the academic project and the study trip will have been shared, in
Assignment to project addition to having achieved a greater link with the Katholische Universität
objective(s) Eichstätt - Ingolstadt for future cooperation of our research project and the
university German in research for the environment. Besides, the research
team will learn about sustainability and research issues by sharing
knowledge with students and visiting different centers of the university.
Risk of implementation:

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⮚ Shuttered center by Covid -19

⮚ Transport problems

Day 8: 07.05.2021

On the eighth day, it will be our second day of activities at the Katholische
Universität Eichstätt - Ingolstadt, we will visit the Ingolstadt Campus. It will
begin with a welcome and a visit to the Campus Tour Ingolstadt, then there
will be a visit to the KU Research Institute for Business and Economics in
Service of Humanity (BESH) and Exchange with Chairs / Lecturers in the
area of Sustainability, Ethics and Social Responsibility, these activities will
allow us to be more familiar with the Ingolstadt Campus, and learn about
the university's research on issues related to sustainability and the
environment.
Description: Then there will be a “get-together” activity with students and international
students from WFI - Ingolstadt School of Management, in order to have an
exchange of knowledge and experiences with them.
Finally, there will be an exchange with Student Organization
DenkNachhaltig! at the KU’s Ingolstadt School of Management, then there
will be a presentation of our academic project, the Universidad Nacional
Mayor de San Marcos and Peru that allows us to have a space in which
we can know the facilities of the universities, and share and experiences
together with the group of German students, and to be able to share
information about our talk.

A.To provide an academic talk of the research project under the theme of
our trip “New source of energy as an ally of the environment: Exchange of
knowledge and culture between Germany and Peru.” In german
universities.
B.To establish a network of contacts with German students and teachers
associated with our research area in renewable energy, sustainability and
the environment.
Assignment to project Explanation: The “get-together” activity with German students and
objective(s) teachers is very important because it allows us to expand our network of
contacts in the area of interest which is renewable energy, sustainability
and the environment. Also thanks to the space provided by the university,
we will be able to give a talk about our research project and carry out
activities and games in order they can learn more about the Universidad
Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and Peru.

Risk of implementation:
⮚ Absence of students (evaluations weeks)

Day 9: 08.05.2021

On the ninth day, we will carry out our cultural activities in the city of
Eichstätt with a visit to Willibaldsburg Eichstätt and the Jura Museum,
Description: these activities will allow us to know the representative places of the city
of Eichstätt and to enrich ourselves about natural history and German
culture .

E. Enforce cooperation between the National University of San Marcos

Assignment to project
and German universities in order to exchange knowledge and experience
objective(s)
between students and professors.

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H. To learn the cultural aspects of Germany by visiting its museums,

libraries, parks, and other places that relate to our research project.
Explanation:
By visiting castles and museums, we will have more knowledge about the
cultural aspects of Germany that help us to understand more about its
culture and that is also related to environmental issues. In addition, our
university has previously entered into agreements with German museums
and libraries, so this visit will contribute to future cooperation alliances in
favor of contributing to research.
Risks of implementation:
⮚ Absence of students (evaluations weeks)
⮚ Jura Museum shutdown.

Day 10: 09.05.2021

On the tenth day of the study trip, together with the KU students, we will
visit the Almahtal Natural Park, this will help us to continue creating a
Description: bond with German students and promoting the learning of German culture;
In order to continue learning about German culture, we will visit the Pfunz
Roman Fort and finally we will transport from Eihst-tt to Karlsruhe to
continue with the proposed activities.

B. To establish a network of contacts with German students and teachers

associated with our research area in renewable energy, sustainability and
the environment.

F. To learn the cultural aspects of Germany by visiting its museums,

libraries, parks, and other places that relate to our research project.

Explanation: The research team will get to know natural parks and a wide
variety of landscapes, as well as learn about topics such as history and
Assignment to project the environment in Germany. We will share general knowledge related to
objective(s) our country, while we establish links between German students and our
delegation.

Risks of implementation:
⮚ Problems to meet with the student group DenkNachhaltig!
(evaluations weeks)
⮚ Climate problems

Day 11: 10.05.2021

On the last day of the study, the trip will visit the Department of Geo and
Environmental Sciences, Chemical and Process Engineering, and the
Institute Product Engineering (IPEK) in order to polish all the previously
acquired knowledge and combine it with the innovation of scientific
Description: products.
In the middle, there will be a lunch with the KIT students to start
conversations and exchange knowledge of engineering, product
innovation, and continue with the learning of German culture, gastronomy,
and customs. Then there will be a visit to Energy lab 2.0 because it is a
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technological institute focused on the search for new sources of energy,

this is essential because it will continue to learn topics related to the
academic project.
Finally, as the last activity of the day and the study trip, there will be a
presentation of the academic project "New sources of energy as an ally of
the environment: Exchange of knowledge and culture between Germany
and Peru" which will end with a dinner together with our colleagues KIT
students.

A. To provide an academic talk of the research project under the theme of

our trip “New source of energy as an ally of the environment: Exchange of
knowledge and culture between Germany and Peru.” in german
universities.

C.To visit laboratories, research centers and energy institutes in order to

receive information about technological advances from German
universities in the field of renewable energy, sustainability and the
environment.
D. To achieve the adequate realization of knowledge exchange meetings
with students and professors from German universities.
Details: This day will be the last day of our field trip. The study group will
Assignment to project visit the department of science and engineering, product engineering
objective(s)
institutes of the Karlsruhe Institut fur Technologie. Also, as the last activity
of the day and of our study trip, we will give a talk about our research
project and the experiences learned in Germany, reaffirming our interest
in being able to visit Germany again and being able to continue
collaborating with a culture of research and cooperation. between both
countries.
Risks of implementation:
⮚ Shuttered laboratories by Covid -19
⮚ Absence of students (evaluations weeks)

⮚ Transport problems

Further programme-specific information

Preparation: please explain the status of your substantive preparation for the trip and/or any
associated preparatory measures (academic, preparation for insights into the country, language
preparation)

For our preparation, we began to attend the different talks offered by the DAAD. On the other hand,
we contacted winners of past editions of the DAAD of various nationalities to gather valuable
information, recommendations and experience in German universities.
We have carried out an evaluation of the different universities in Germany considering criteria such
as educational quality, history of agreements with the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos,
adequate facilities for learning, relationship of the area of interest with the proposed project,
geographical proximity between the universities and the accessibility of visits by the host university
for next year. All this under biosecurity measures due to the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To guarantee compliance with the itinerary, we take into account the invitation letters from the
universities already contacted. In these we will make visits to faculties, laboratories, research centers,

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as well as the exchange of cultural experiences. The itinerary was put together in such a way that the
sequence of universities visited can be carried out with the minimum of displacement and seeking
proximity between them.
Our preparation in research work is constant, since we seek to be updated and obtain first-hand
information, in this case, we are aware of technology and advances in renewable energy developed
in Germany.
For greater security of compliance with the itinerary, we take into account the invitation letters from
the universities already contacted. In these we will make visits to the faculties, laboratories, research
centers, as well as various cultural experiences will be shared. The itinerary was put together in such
a way that the sequence of universities visited can be carried out with the minimum of displacement
and seeking proximity between them.
As for the language, this does not turn out to be a problematic issue for the team, since each member
has at least an intermediate level of English. Group meetings have been held to be able to practice
the language, with the aim of successfully achieving a perfect understanding and speaking of the
English language. During this preparation, the group has practiced English in online workshops in
order to improve specific skills such as reading, listening, writing and speaking. Native speakers have
been invited to constantly evaluate our pronunciation.
All members of the research group pass a comprehensive medical evaluation to see both general
health status and symptoms related to COVID-19. In the same way, they are being periodically trained
on prevention, hygiene measures and care against COVID-19.
All members have prepared all the documentation to achieve a successful trip (passport, credit card,
ID), anticipating every problem during the trip.
Sustainability: is further cooperation with German higher education institutions planned as a
result of this trip, e.g. a return visit?
We hope to enhance cooperation between the Peruvian and German institutions. All this in order to
continue proposing solutions that affect the environment in the world. We want to promote greater
alliances between universities in Europe, exchange experiences among our colleagues,
strengthening our network of contacts. We would like to start an international academic cooperation
with higher institutions with academic activities such as virtual courses, talks with international study
groups with the same interest in projects, in addition, this trip is a great opportunity to initiate
agreements with the University of Karlsruhe, University of Leipzig, Karlsruhe Institute Technology,
among others that are planned to visit, exchanging knowledge, benefits and advantages that the
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and the Peruvian culture offer to the German
Universities.
In addition, the group is interested in pursuing a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering or
related in German universities, generating greater expectations about studies and scholarships from
DAAD programs to colleagues from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and other
universities in Peru and Latin America.
As a product of this trip, it is planned not only to coordinate scientific presentations and conferences
on environmental issues but also to generate publications in academic journals about the study
project and also the experience during the stay in Germany.
On the other hand, we want to continue contributing to the industry such as the fishing industrial
sector, the Peruvian Navy, smart and sustainable city projects, to continue presenting this research
project to technological innovation programs in competitions worldwide.
Finally, we want to encourage our Peruvian and German colleagues to continue participating in this
program in the following editions, strengthening our network of contacts and providing solutions for
global sustainable development.

Will third-party funds be introduced? Yes ☐ No ☒

Has the third-party funder provided a legally binding

Yes ☐ No ☒
declaration / commitment?

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Reason: Please specify

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