GEB is looking for building the capacity in a new environmentally friendly energy era exploited from the Egyptian territories. GEB will create the first wave of Egyptian students and entrepreneurs able to secure jobs, and open businesses, to harness the under-utilized geothermal resources available in Egypt.GEB has two main major milestones. The first is to build the capacity of the Egyptian HEIs partners (academic staff and laboratories) in the field of geothermal energy. The second is to develop the first graduate diploma of geothermal energy engineering in Egypt based on the European standards. The main objective of this diploma is supplying the local market with its demand of qualified engineers/graduates in the field of geothermal energy investigation, systems design, and project management with available technologies customized to the different applications of geothermal energy in the national circumstances. The project activities aim at raising the level of awareness of the community and decision makers to the geothermal energy potentials in Egypt.
(i) improving the scientific skills of the Egyptian staff in the field(ii) improving competences of the Egyptian HEIs about the field(iii) building a new graduate engineering diploma in geothermal energy(iv) constructing the Egyptian-European collaboration in the field(v) setting up a stable network between the participating Egyptian HEIs(vi) raising the awareness of the importance of geothermal energy to authorities, local enterprises, non participating Egyptian HEIs, and citizens.
GEB aimed at building the capacity in a new environmentally friendly energy exploited from Egypt. GEB has two main major milestones. (i) building the capacity of the Egyptian HEIs partners in the field of geothermal energy. (ii) developing the first postgraduate program of geothermal energy engineering in Egypt based on the European standards. The project activities aimed at raising the level of awareness of the community and decision makers to the geothermal energy potentials in Egypt.
<< Background >> GEB aimed at building the capacity in a new environmentally friendly energy exploited from Egypt. GEB has two main major milestones. (i) building the capacity of the Egyptian HEIs partners in the field of geothermal energy. (ii) developing the first postgraduate program of geothermal energy engineering in Egypt based on the European standards. The project activities aimed at raising the level of awareness of the community and decision makers to the geothermal energy potentials in Egypt. << Objectives >> (i) improving the scientific skills of the Egyptian staff in the field(ii) improving competences of the Egyptian HEIs about the field(iii) building a new graduate engineering diploma in geothermal energy(iv) constructing the Egyptian-European collaboration in the field(v) setting up a stable network between the participating Egyptian HEIs(vi) raising the awareness of the importance of geothermal energy to authorities, local enterprises, non participating Egyptian HEIs, and citizens. << Implementation >> GEB implementation was divided into stages:(i) filling the knowledge gap between the partners via short courses(ii) building the theoretical and practical capacity of EG staff by attending intensive courses at EU HEIs(iii) building the capacity of EG HEIs' laboratories by purchasing the necessary equipment(iv) establishing the first geothermal pilot plant in Egypt(v) establishing the first post graduate programm in the field(vi) holding periodic dessimination activities to raise awarness << Results >> -8 theoretical and practical training activities held in EU and EG (38 participants from EG partners)-Adequate geothermal lab (purchased equipment)-13 modules developed and available in the Egyptian Supreme council-17 students enrolled in the post graduate program at CU-4 periodic seminars were held-6 newsletters were published-1 PhD student utilizing the educational pilot plan at CU in co-op with UNIBO-11 students did graduation project at ASU in geothermal energy