The 11th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme for specialists from developing countries and countries in transition has been successfully implemented from 2nd to 27th of October 2017.

The main subject of the 11th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme was related to effective use of energy resources, in particular to municipal energy management and energy efficiency in buildings. The topical issues, such as energy saving, energy conservation, energy efficiency,renewable energy generation, environment protection, climate change mitigation, development of cooperation and capacity building in the field of energy have been studied in the framework of the Programme.

The curriculum consisted of 130 academic hours of theoretical and practical classes, also visits to research and educational institutions, exhibitions, conferences and construction sites’ trips.The fellows visited All-Russian Research Institute for Electrification of Agriculture, Joint Institute for High Temperatures (JIHT) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Laboratory on Renewables at Moscow University. During the training course international fellows visited the International Energy Forum and Conference "Russian Energy Week", the International Conference of the Society of Petroleum Engineers "RO&G SPE-2017", the International Forum for Innovative Development "Open Innovations 2017".

In the end of the training course fellows were awarded with certificates of successful completion of the 11th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme.

• The topical issues of energy efficiency, energy management and sustainable energy development to be studied by international experts in the framework of the 11th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme

  On October 2, 2017 the XI session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme for specialists from developing countries and countries in transition officially started up at the premises of International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO.
  The opening ceremony was hosted by ISEDC Executive Director Yury Posysaev and ISEDC Head of Section of Educational Activities Aleksander Antonov.
  Yury Posysaev welcomed the fellows and wished them to spend time with maximum advantage and apply participants’ knowledge, skills, and professional experience during the Programme. “I believe that during this month we will work together in a multicultural and friendly team to reach useful exchange of views between all participants, and the knowledge gained in the programme will be useful in your further researches and practical activities”, - highlighted Mr Posysaev.
  “The issues related to energy efficient and energy saving technologies are one of priorities for both UNESCO and ISEDC. In this regard, the 11th session of the Programme is dedicated to management of energy resources, in particular municipal and industrial energy management” – addressed his speech to fellows ISEDC Head of Section of Educational Activities Aleksander Antonov. Mr Antonov also presented UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme and shared its further development globally.
  The 11th session of UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme for young professionals from developing countries and countries in transition is taking place from 2nd to 27th October 2017 at the premises of International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO based in Moscow.   
  During the Fellowships Programme topical issues to be examined, in particular energy saving and energy efficient technologies in municipal and industrial buildings, management of use of energy resources, development and use of RES, development of innovation energy technologies, environment protection and development of cooperation in the field of energy industry.
  Due to the broad media coverage of the fellowships Programme in UNESCO member-countries, the total amount of participants in 2017 increased to the amount of 190 young professionals from more than 86 countries from all over the world. The number of candidates for the 11th session included current and graduate students, postgraduates, engineers, ecologists, city service specialists, representatives of administrations, researchers, entrepreneurs and teachers.
  According to the results of the ISEDC Selection Committee, 20 young experts from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, Eastern Europe and the CIS were nominated for grants (participation in the course) whose professional skills met all the requirements of the fellowships Programme.
  The aim of the 11th session of the Programme “Effective use of energy resources. Municipal energy management and energy efficiency in buildings” is to upgrade participants’ qualification in developing and implementing measures to improve energy efficiency in municipal and industrial buildings and showing the benefits of such measures, and strengthening of the institutional and human resource potentials in this particular field. The up-to-date knowledge and experience gained during municipal energy management training course would be useful for all fellows (energy managers, engineers, ecologists, municipal officials, etc.) with different levels of professional qualification.
  The Programme is held in partnership with leading experts of the UNDP-GEF Project “Building energy efficiency in the North-West of Russia” and highly qualified lecturers of Engineering Academy of People’s Friendship University of Russia.
  The important part of the practical course is dedicated to various visits to Russian and international energy facilities, construction sites, companies, educational establishments, scientific and research laboratories and institutions, specialized conferences and exhibitions. During the 11th session of the Programme the fellows will be able to visit Engineering Academy of People’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow Ecology Center, Laboratory on RES of Moscow State University, All-Russian Research Institute for Electrification of Agriculture, Joint Institute for High Temperatures (JIHT) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MSUCE), Moscow Energy Institute, Institute for Innovation Technologies Skolkovo, Danfoss Corp. and Schneider Electric Co.
  The visits to subject-oriented exhibitions, forums and conferences will become a compulsory part of the 11th session of the fellowships Programme. International fellows will participate leading events in the industry of energy, ecology, climate change and innovation technologies, in particular Russian Energy Week, International Congress REENCON, International scientific conference and 11th Young Researchers School “Renewable Energy Sources”, International Forum on Renewable Energy “Renewable Energy: Towards Raising Energy and Economic Efficiencies”, “Power Generation” Russian Conference and International Forum for Innovative Development “Open Innovations 2017”.
  According to the results of the final examination Commission consisting of ISEDC, UNDP-GEF and PRUR experts, the fellows will be awarded with honorary certificates for successful completion of the 11th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme.

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• The results of the first half of the 11th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme

  During the second week of the UNESCO/ISEDC Сo-Sponsored Fellowships Programme fellows studied the course related to municipal and industrial energy management. ISEDC partners became the lecturers of the course in the framework of the Programme, namely leading experts of UNDP-GEF Project “Building energy efficiency in the North-West of Russia”, Mr. Vitaly Bekker and Mr. Andrey Dodonov.
  The main part of the course dealt with the state of modern energy efficient and energy saving technologies, environmental management systems and existing systems of municipal management of energy resources (EMIS), including the introduction stages of such systems in the regions of Russia. In practical sessions, fellows applied their knowledge in assessing economic efficiency of different energy sources, made their predictions from the perspective of efficient and energy-saving technologies, and assessed environmental and economic risks of municipal buildings. During the week, experts created conditions of maximum immersion in the course subject and actively applied the method of team building in order to ensure a high-quality education.
  In order to revise gained knowledge and prepare the fellows for the upcoming exam, UNDP experts Andrey Dodonov and Vitaly Bekker conducted a practical team building training. The task of the training was to develop and construct models of energy efficient buildings: a polyclinic, a kindergarten and a school. During the training game all fellows were divided into three teams in order to build a model of a house that meets all the requirements of energy efficient standards. Young energy managers demonstrated their knowledge by constructing energy efficient houses and proved their energy efficiency on demonstrative examples.
  The third week of the Programme started out with a training interactive game for future energy managers called "Empire of Light". The rules of the game were presented by innovator and a patent holder Andrey Kulakov who became a coordinator of game project. According to the rules, the participants were divided into two energy companies with the aim to present their own projects for the development of energy sector in Russia in specific regions.
  The main task of the game was to correctly place on the map of the Russian Federation different types of stations: solar and wind stations, hydro-electric power stations, central heating and power plants, regional hydro-electric power plants and nuclear power stations so that reliable power lines were connected in all parts of the country and the cost of them was not beyond the financial possibilities of players. As a result of research and calculations, the participants of the game proved that knowledge and information gained during the first two weeks were extremely useful in a real-life situation.
  A cycle of lectures with invited foreign and Russian experts is scheduled as well during the third week of the Programme. The teachers and lecturers of the Engineering Academy of People’s Friendship University of Russia will conduct trainings on green energy technologies and share their experience on energy management and use of renewable energy sources in the Russian Federation.
  Finally, in the second half of the third week, the fellows will have an intense Programme with a lot of outreach activities. As a part of acquaintance with research and educational institutions and companies, as well as exhibition sites, conferences and forums, fellows will visit the Russian head office of a large French engineering company “Schneider Electric”, which provides development and production of solutions in the field of electricity management.
  Also, participants will have an opportunity to visit the experimental construction complex "New Vatutinki" in the area of New Moscow and get acquainted with the heat supply units of this complex.
  The visits are also planned to Moscow Construction University and the Institute of High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The other important event during the third week of the Programme is going to be the International Forum of Innovative Developments "Open Innovations", which will be held under the auspices of the Government of the Russian Federation. This forum is considered to be a unique discussion platform devoted to the development of innovative, computer and intelligent technologies.

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• The 11th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme finished in Moscow

  On October 18, after two-day theoretical and practical classes on Russian experience in energy management, fellows were invited to participate in the 5th Annual Forum “Open Innovations”. The Forum is a global discussion platform that is dedicated to emerging technologies and furthering innovation prospects and collaboration worldwide.
  The fellows of the 11th session of the Programme actively participated in plenary sessions, discussions panels on promotion of innovative technologies for sustainable development, green energy aspects with IT-technologies and development of digital economy worldwide. The young researchers also visited a large-scale international exhibition presented by advanced products and technologies of the Russian and international companies.
  The following days of the Programme were dedicated to scientific and research laboratories of Moscow State Construction University (MSCU) and Joint Institute for High Temperatures (JIHT) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. On October 19, students participated in a scientific seminar that was held at JIHT. During the seminar fellows were acquainted with the advanced technologies of solid-phase hydrogen storage, learnt about other innovative developments made by leading JIHT experts D. Dunikov, I. Romanov, B. Zelener and others. During visits to the laboratories of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Mr. Dunikov acquainted students with the specifics of the experiments conducted in the laboratory of hydrogen energy technologies.
  On October 20, participants of the Fellowships Programme attended the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MSUCE). They had an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the state of the art engineering developments of scientific and laboratory facilities of the university. During the MSUCE lab tour, international fellows visited research laboratory of aerodynamic and aeroacoustic tests of building construction, scientific educational laboratory of engineering research and monitoring of building structures and Scientific Research Center «Translucent Structures». The fellows were introduced to the leading experts of MSUCE laboratories. Head of climatic tests laboratory, Dr. Stanislav Pashkevich arranged an excursion to the Research Institute of Building Materials and familiarized students with the research of durability and corrosion resistance of building materials and products.
  The fourth week of training became the most intense. On October 23, participants of the programme visited All-Russian Research Institute for Electrification of Agriculture. During the visit Dr. Igor Tyukhov arranged the tour to experimental laboratories, such as laboratory of electrical agriculture equipment, laboratory of technology of photovoltaic cells and electronic devices, experimental technological laboratory of solar cells and laboratory of bio-energy installations. Also, students had an excellent opportunity to visit UNESCO Chair “Renewable energy and rural electrification”.
  The examination day on October 24 was the most exciting day for both students and Examination Commission consisting of ISEDC experts and invited experts from the UNDP/GEF Project “Building Energy Efficiency in the North West of Russia” and People’s Friendship University of Russia. Fellows presented their examination projects in which they analyzed situations in the energy sector of their countries, shared statistical data and evaluated prospects for the development of energy. According to the second examination task, all participants were divided into two teams. After that, all fellows moved to tense discussions, the result of which became several main examination projects. According to the results of the Examination Commission, all fellows demonstrated excellent knowledge and successfully passed the exam.
  The final two days were devoted to the field trips. On October 25, students visited the representative office of a large French engineering company “Schneider Electric”, which provides development and production of solutions in the field of energy management, as well as integrated energy-efficient solutions for energy, industrial enterprises and construction sites. The experts of company presented building management systems "smart house", demonstrated samples of high-performance controllers, circuit breakers and load switches, measuring systems and technological developments of the company.
  The final thematic visit was organized on October 26, to the Renewable Energy Laboratory of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The leading scientists of the laboratory Nadezhda Chernova and Sophia Kiseleva presented innovative technological solutions of energy-saving microalgae cultivation and demonstrated interactive maps of existing and constructing RES facilities on the territory of Russia.
  On October 27, the 11th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme for specialists from developing countries and countries in transition was ended up by the graduation ceremony of awarding certificates. The ceremony was attended by ISEDC Executive Director Yury Posysaev, Head of Section of Educational Activities Aleksander Antonov, UNDP Project Manager Vitaly Bekker and leading UNDP consultant Andrey Dodonov. Mr. Posysaev congratulated the graduates with the successful completion of the Fellowships Programme and wished everyone success in further professional activities. Mr. Antonov thanked everyone for responsible attitude to the studying process and also expressed his hope for further communication and cooperation. The international fellows, in their turn, returned thanks to management and experts of International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme and Engineering Academy of People’s Friendship University of Russia for high quality educational process and cultural activities.

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