Stellebosch
20 April 2009
University of Stellenbosch has been awarded the responsibility to
act as the hub of a postgraduate programme in renewable and sustainable energy
studies by the South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI), a
division of the Central Energy Fund (CEF). The hub will be supplemented by a
number of research chairs forming the spokes of a hub and spoke
model.
University of Stellenbosch presents a number of short courses in
renewable and sustainable energy studies to enhance the capacity in the country
to implement projects in this area.
These courses form part of the taught master programmes but each
moduleâs week of contact is also registered with Engineering Council of South
Africa (ECSA) so that participants from industry can typically earn 4,0 CPD
points in category one.
The overall objective of this initiative is to develop and enhance
national capacity in renewable and sustainable energy in support of accelerated
and shared economic growth within the area of sustainable energy. This will be
achieved by building the human resource capacity, create and disseminate
knowledge and lastly to stimulate innovation and enterprise in the field of
renewable and sustainable energy.
Issued by: Department of Science and Technology
20 April 2009
Source: Department of Science and Technology (http://www.dst.gov.za/)
