International service learning summer schools on
renewable energies (RE) and energy efficiency (EE)
SEER4ALL Lecture
Thursday, 20.04.17, 6-8pm
Room BH-N 333, Ernst-Reuter Platz 1
Greening Africa Together
Presentations of the first summer schools
in Senegal March 4-18 and in the RDCongo 25 March to 8 April 2017
Greening Africa Together is a joint project of the TU Berlin (MSc Regenerative Energiesysteme
(Renewables) and ZEWK/Kubus (Cooperation and Consulting for Environmental Questions)), universities
in Senegal, Guinea, DRCongo, Benin and Turkey and business partners aiming at introducing
international service learning modules on renewable energies (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) which
takes place from 2016 to 2019. The modules with the included summer schools become part of the
regular curricula of the Master programs in RE and EE and credits will be awarded. The summer schools
are prepared and undertaken in collaboration with local NGOs and village associations, to ensure that
the projects address the needs of the communities. The implementation and reflection of the learning
experiences (both by the stakeholders and the students) is ensured by the preparation and evaluation
workshops.
The first international summer school in Senegal took place from 4th to 18th March 2017 in the rural
village of Khouram in the Casamance, in Senegal’s South, and in the Democratic Republic of Kongo
from 25th March to 8th April in the village of Kikoti.
The participating students of TU Berlin will present and discuss their experiences and project
results in the SEER4ALL Lesson.
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Photovoltaic: lighting of the school and the maternity and charging stations for mobile
phones and electronic devices
Biogas: Repair and reset of a biodigester for cooking and building of a second digester
Briquets: Fabrication of Fuel Briquets with agro-residuals for cooking
Income generation through RE: Data acquision through questionaire based interviews
water quality analysis to consult the population on the quality of the different wells
Being a founding member of the HEIs association "Hochschulnetzwerk Bildung durch
Verantwortung", the TU Berlin aims at linking its academic excellence in RE and EE to its mission for a
sustainable development. The cooperation between the MSc Regenerative Energiesysteme
(Renewables) and ZEWK/Kubus (Cooperation and Consulting for Environmental Questions)
guarantees the quality of the academic and pedagogic support by linking universities, business
partners and society on social-ecologic issues.
Partner Universities, Enterprises and NGOs
Financially supported by the DAAD with funds from the
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development (BMZ)