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Affordable Energy Transition: technological solutions and socio-economic constraints

12-25 August 2019

Shanghai Jiaotong University  | Zhejiang University Hangzhou

The yearly 2-week Energy PhD School will take place at Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) and Zhejiang University (ZJU) in Hangzhou between 12 and 25 August 2019. The theme of the PhD school this year is “Affordable Energy Transition: technological solutions and socio-economic constraints”. Students will have lectures, excursions   and project work in an international working environment where students will come from European Universities as well as Chinese Universities. Expert Professors from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, KTH Stockholm and TU Eindhoven will give selected high-level lectures on the current and foreseen Sino-European pathways towards a fully renewable energy supply within the context of societal acceptance and economic constraints. Accommodation, breakfast, lunch and dinner are included for students. Travel to China and transfers from Shanghai to Hangzhou, should be paid by the students or their home departments. The course renders 4.0 ECTS credit points. All CLUSTER students are eligible to the School. Students will be selected based on their application. Please send your application and motivation letter no later than June 30, 2019 to:

energyplatform@kth.se

Hope to see you in China this year!

Invitation

Técnico Lisboa, of the University of Lisbon, is pleased to announce that its International Staff Training Week will be held from 7 to 11 October, 2019.

The five-day programme has a unique format which will include guest speakers, regular sessions, debates, workshops, along with the opportunity to disseminate your university at the international exhibition (I-Day) and World Café, cultural activities and social events. The outcome is to exchange experiences and know-how and participants who will learn from good practices of the partner institutions, obtaining the skills that are relevant for their jobs and their professional development.

Programme

Detailed programme information is available at International Staff Training Week 2019 or download a brochure here. The International Staff Training Week is open to international relations professionals, administrative staff from international partners and non-partner Universities, as well as staff members from all Portuguese universities. This initiative will enhance skills in 5 main areas:

1. International Visibility;
2. Dynamic Networks and Strategic Partnerships;
3. International Student Recruitment Strategies;
4. International Events/Fairs @ 2 Campi (Partner Exhibition & World Café);
5. Job Shadowing Meetings.

Participation in the exhibition is strictly for our international partners, but national professionals are welcome to assist and network with our international partners.  The fair is used to disseminate international mobility opportunities to our students. Previous editions received more than 1000 students.

How to apply?

Fill in the application form as soon as possible, pay and benefit from a special discount. The Fee includes participation in Exhibition (booth) / World café (coffee table) workshops, debate, guest speakers and cultural and social events. The online application is already open.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at international@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

We would appreciate it if you could pass this information to interested persons in the International Affairs Area of your University.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Known as one of the most famous University rankings provider, Reuters published at the beginning of April the “Europe’s most innovative universities 2019”. This ranking spotlights the dynamic of CLUSTER by standing out from the crowd some of its members. For the fourth year in a row, KU Leuven (Belgium) trusts the first place of this ranking. To do so, the Belgian university reached astonishing statistics such as:

Among the CLUSTER’s universities, some others universities performed in this ranking such as the EPFL (Switzerland) which reached the 5th place, TU Eindhoven (Netherlands) is ranked 29th, UCL (Belgium) is 43th, close behind is KIT (Germany) 53th to be found, as well as INP Grenoble (France) 62th. UCL (Spain) and TU Darmstadt (Germany) are also in the top 100 with respectively the 75th and the 97th place.

This ranking is based on several data including patent volume, patent success, width of the patents, patents citation and impact, numbers of articles published and their impact (quotations) and others similar criteria. To see the full methodology, report directly to the Reuters’s explanation.

CLUSTER congratulates all of its members and associate members for their performances in the Reuters’ ranking, especially KU Leuven for it’s top place! These results are a true motivating factor for all members and enhance the renown of CLUSTER.

PM Life is a lifelong programme devoted to powder metallurgy (PM), which has been launched in 2008. it includes 5 training weeks, each one devoted to a specific PM process and hosted in a different venue across five European countries, ans a 3-week intership in a company or an academic research group. The training includes both fundamental and technological facets of the processes. The targeted audience comprises newly-recruited or regular employees of PM companies or universities, as well as PhD. students and recently graduated students. The students can attend the full programme  or pick specific modules. The programme is sponsored by EIT Raw Materials, which allows offering low registration fees. It is coordinated by Grenoble INP in close connection with the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA).

More information can be found in the programme website: www:pmlifetraining.com

Invitation

TU Graz is pleased to announce that it’s International Staff Training Week will be held from the 6 to 8 February 2019.

The three-day programme has a unique format which will include Guest speakers, regular sessions, debates, workshops, along with the opportunity to disseminate your university at the international exhibition (I-Day) and World café, cultural activities and social events. The outcome is to exchange experiences and know-how and participants who will learn from good practices of the partner institutions, obtaining the skills that are relevant for their jobs and their professional development.

Programme

The Staff Training Week is open to international relations professionals, administrative staff from the EUCRITE – European Centre for Refugee Integration in Higher Education – universities as well as staff members from CLUSTER.

After an analysis of the actual needs of staff dealing with refugee students at our universities and we are now ready to share our findings and training packages with you. The training packages are targeted at supporting staff in their interaction with displaced students. This first staff training event is also a test run for our material and we would like to invite you to engage in the activities/discussions as much as possible and share your ideas with us. Your feedback is crucial for us to make necessary adjustments to the material.

Here you can find the preliminary program as well as the Registration form of Graz University of Technology. Please forward this invitation email within your university. We are advertising this event preferred to CLUSTER members and are looking forward to receive your registrations until 15^th December. A participation is only possible for staff being able to be present all three days. Please send registration forms directly to gerlinde.mueller-reinisch@tugraz.at Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to welcoming you!