CIMO - NSS project
Network to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy use in lighting
Coordinator of the Project
Aalto University, Lighting Unit
- Professor, D.Sc.(Tech.) Liisa Halonen
- Research Scientist, D.Sc.(Tech.) Pramod Bhusal
Partners
- Kathmandu University– Nepal
- Hanoi University of Science and Technology – Vietnam
Project Desciption
The objective of the project is to support Europe-Asia networks between higher education institutions to provide education that promotes sustainable socio-economic development. The project aims to assist selected two Asian countries to reduce electricity consumption as well as greenhouse gas emissions through capacity building of human resources in the fields of energy efficient lighting systems and renewable energy.
Project Components
There are three components of the project: teacher and student exchanges, an intensive course, and a network meeting.
Student exchanges:
The objective of student exchanges is to upgrade and enhance the skills and mobility of students, to provide opportunities for students to learn and generate new knowledge, and raise awareness in the field of energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in lighting, and to encourage them to think globally by increasing their understanding of cultural diversity.
The students taking part in exchange programme will carry out study and practical training at the hosting University. The courses and the topics of the training activities will be related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, and lighting. The duration of each student exchanges is about 6 months, An individual student can only participate in a North-South-South student exchange once.
Grant:
The student grant covers travel costs, costs related to permit, and also allowance for living expenses. An estimated allowance for living expenses is 600 euros per month for students coming to Finland and 400 euros per month for outgoing Finnish students.
A student grant can be awarded to an individual enrolled as a degree student in one of the partner higher education institutions. The grant can be awarded to students studying for a bachelor's or a master's degree, but not to those on their first year of bachelor's degree studies. There are alltogether 8 student exchanges planned on this proejct.
Ongoing student exchange call for application at Aalto University:
