During the third week (October 19-23) of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-sponsored Fellowships Programme the fellows visited experimental laboratories of the leading Russian research and scientific institutions and participated in educational seminars and online conferences.

On October 19, fellows participated in a scientific seminar held by the Joint Institute for High Temperatures (JIHT) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

During the seminar students were acquainted with the advanced technologies of solid-phase hydrogen storage, learnt about other innovative developments made by leading JIHT’s experts. During visits to the laboratories of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures, experts acquainted fellows with the specifics of the experiments conducted in the laboratories of hydrogen energy technologies and demonstrated experimental developments of laser technology for the audience.

On October 20 and 21, the ISEDC held online lectures and webinars with experts from the Northern (Arctic) Federal University and St. Petersburg State Technological University of Plant Polymers. International fellows actively participated in online classes and discussed topical issues related to the use of alternative energy sources at the national and industrial levels.

On October 21, the experts of the UNDP/GEF Project “Building energy efficiency in the North-West of Russia”, Project Manager Mr. Vitaly Bekker, Project Consultant Mr. Andrey Dodonov and Project Assistant Ms. Maria Lukina-Lebedeva visited International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO. The experts of the UNDP/GEF Project participated in the educational seminar and also shared with the fellows their experience in the field of sustainable energy development. In the framework of the seminar Mr. Bekker made a presentation on Industrial energy management and ISO 50001. The presentation attracted fellows’ attention and provoked genuine interest. Mr. Dodonov shared with the audience the experience of establishment energy management information systems in the CIS with the support of international projects. Also, the UNDP TV crew visited ISEDC and made a news coverage on the implementation of the fellowships programme.

On October 22, participants of the Fellowships programme visited the Russian Research Institute for Electrification of Agriculture (RRIEA). Director of RRIEA, academician Dr. Dmitry Strebkov welcomed fellows and familiarized with the main activities of departments and laboratories of the institute. Associate professor Dr. Igor Tyukhov arranged a tour to experimental laboratories and familiarized with the advanced developments of RRIEA. Fellows visited electrical agriculture equipment laboratory, laboratory of technology of photovoltaic cells and electronic devices, experimental technological laboratory of solar cells and laboratory of bio-energy installations. Also, the fellows visited the International UNESCO Chair “Renewable energy and rural electrification” located in RRIEA.

On October 23, participants of the Fellowships programme attended the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MSUCE). The fellows 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, the international fellows visited educational research and production 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». Advisor to Rector, Head of laboratory of intellectual systems in construction Dr. Artem Sedov familiarized students with scientific and educational Center for information systems and intellectual automation in construction. Dr. Sedov presented the peculiarities of intellectual systems and demonstrated the operation of the system by an example of the conference hall, equipped with all kinds of sensors and advanced devices. 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.

During the fourth week of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-sponsored Fellowships Programme fellows will have an opportunity to be introduced to the ISEDC and PFUR experts in order to take part in seminar organized by ISEDC. Also, in the framework of the programme fellows will visit the International Congress “Renewable Energy XXI century: energy and economic efficiency - REENCON XXI” and the largest Russian forum and exhibition of innovation “Open Innovations”.

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