The issues related to the sustainable energy development will be discussed by foreign students - participants of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme in October this year.

On the 6th of October 2014 the 8th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-sponsored Fellowships Programme for specialists from developing countries and countries in transition started up at the premises of Ecological Faculty of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. This year the Programme is participated by 19 young specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Gambia, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Montenegro, Peru, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Togo, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

The main subject of the Fellowships Programme 2014 is called “Sustainable Energy For All” and devoted to the topical issues within the framework of the Programme, such as sustainable energy development, renewable energy, environment protection, development of cooperation in the field of energy technologies, strengthening the international human capacity development in the energy sector. The curriculum consists of 116 academic hours of practical and theoretical classes.

The educational process of the 8th session is led by experienced lecturers and presenters from Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, and also by invited experts from World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Energy Institute, State Moscow University, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Center for International Industrial Cooperation of UNIDO in the Russian Federation and other institutions.

The visits to the Russian subject-oriented institutions are also very important part of the Programme. During the 8th session, international fellows are going to visit various conferences and exhibitions, in particular International Conference “City Energy and Urban Planning”, International Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers “RO&G SPE”, 4rd International Exhibition for Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuel “REenergy 2014”, Russian Exhibition of technologies and equipment for energy, electrical engineering, and energy saving technologies “Energy Saving”, International Forum for Innovative Development “Open Innovation”, and other events.

During the Programme, students will make reports on the situation and prospects of energy development in their countries, record video appeals to all future participants of the Fellowships Programme and present their courseworks.

For reference
International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO (ISEDC) has been holding the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme for specialists from developing countries and countries in transition since 2008 in cooperation with UNESCO and leading Russian institutions. The UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme was highly appreciated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization during the 36th session of the UNESCO General Conference.

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