As part of the final, fourth week, the participants of the 13th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme took part in the 8th annual international forum “Open Innovations”, which is a discussion and exhibition platform devoted to the latest technologies and prospects of digitalization in various fields, as well as submitted and defended their research works.

On October 21-22, fellows took part in plenary sessions devoted to popularizing innovations for sustainable energy development, green energy using digital technologies in the context of the digital economy global development. The participants attended round tables and panel discussions on the introduction of innovative energy technologies, as well as exhibition pavilions, which presented high-tech solutions and developments created by Russian startups with support from development institutions.

An examination day for the participants of the 13th session of the ISEDC/UNESCO Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme was held on October 24 in the presence of the examination board: Grigory Yulkin, Head of Strategic Planning and Partnership Department of ISEDC, Mikhail Skonechny, Head of the Innovation Projects Sector, and Victoria Osodoeva, Head of Educational Activities Sector of ISEDC.

As the first stage of their exam, the participants were asked to write a test that included control questions from all the key topics (energy, climate, sustainable development, renewable energy, energy management) studied during the lectures, as well as questions providing the opportunity to formulate the essence of sustainable energy development in relation to the specifics of nations which they represent.

During the second stage, the participants of the 13th session presented their examination projects about the current state and prospects of development of all types of energy resources in their countries. Based on the results of a detailed analysis of the current situation, they highlighted the main humanitarian aspects of social and economic development in their works and proposed their vision of the energy development strategy taking into account national peculiarities and roles in regional and international cooperation.

The 13th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme for specialists from developing countries, countries with economies in transition and least developed countries finished on October 25 with a solemn ceremony where all the fellows were awarded with certificates of its successful completion.

Yury Posysaev, the Executive Director of ISEDC, Grigory Yulkin, Head of Strategic Planning and Partnership Department of ISEDC, and Victoria Osodoeva, Head of Educational Activities Sector of ISEDC, attended the award ceremony.

Mr. Posysaev made a closing speech congratulating the graduates on the successful completion of the 13th session and expressed his hope that the training course would be remembered for meaningful discussions and interesting meetings, as well as would contribute to the promotion of promising ideas, constructive solutions and initiatives, and also wished success in their further professional activities.

The participants thanked the management and experts of the ISEDC for organizing the training course and excursion programs.

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