Employability enhancement in the field of renewable energies, on the basis of closer collaboration between university and industry Erasmus Project

Project Title

Employability enhancement in the field of renewable energies, on the basis of closer collaboration between university and industry

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The overarching aim of the EURYDICE project is to increase students’ employability in the field of renewable energies, on the basis of closer collaboration between university and industry. Industry often complains that practical experience of the graduates is missing. This lack can be found on all the layers of the education system in South Africa: vocational training, diploma studies, bachelor and master degrees as well as doctoral studies.Within this project we focus on renewable energies with the overall goal to enhance employability. The energy generation landscape in South Africa is undergoing a fundamental transition, as the vision of the energy strategy is to contribute to an affordable energy for all. Closing the gap between TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges) studies and diploma study by the definition of industrial experience requirements for University of Technology (UoT) diploma students. This leads to an increased preparedness and “studyability” of UoT diploma students. Industrial stakeholders will be integrated into the process. The project will develop an “Industrial Portal” as working tool. Increasing industrial experience in UoT bachelor education by the integration of practical experience into the curriculum. Within the project offered Fast-Track Acceleration program for graduates, enables students for a fast employment or starting a new enterprise in the field. To increase industry cooperation in post graduate education “OpenLabs” and “MobileLabs” are developed within the project. It is intended that industry brings industrial problems into the “Labs”, which will then be solved by the students.Workshops and summer schools guarantee that best-practices in defining and implementing the measures are being used, that input of all relevant stakeholders (i.e. South African students) is been taken into account.

Project Website

http://eurydice.cut.ac.za/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 984984 Eur

Project Coordinator

TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ULM & Country: DE

Project Partners

• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FREE STATE
• FACHHOCHSCHULE TECHNIKUM WIEN
• TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
• DELOITTE LIMITED
• DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
• BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM