The YES special course on <link www.actis-education.ch/special-course-on-energy-systems-apply-now/ - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">“Smart Energy Systems: Policies, Practices, and Technologies”</link> provided deep insights into smart energy and climate technologies, policies towards energy transformations, and best practices in business and non-profit entrepreneuring. The intensive training was organized by myclimate and brought together first-rate scientists and practitioners representing the German Wind industry, NGOs, and policy makers.
16 engaged graduate students and young professionals from countries like Germany, Iran, Kenya, China, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Sudan learned about tools towards sustainable energy systems and shared specialized knowledge. They strengthened their know-how to facilitate change processes in society, and were able to meet practitioners working in Europe’s wind energy hub of Bremerhaven. Moreover, the participants were given plenty of scope to bring forward their own projects, which they can now take back to their countries and <link www.actis-education.ch/yes-alumni/ - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">to the YES alumni network</link> (1,500 students from 140 countries).
The course included diverse modules by international experts, many of them staying and working with the group for several days. Carolin Vierhaus, myclimate projects), and on energy systems modelling (<link se.linkedin.com/pub/rasmus-einarsson/75/882/862 - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">Rasmus Einarsson</link>, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, and <link ee.linkedin.com/pub/madis-org/11/4bb/322/en - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">Madis Org</link>, Energy Consultant Estonia), the students gained fascinating insights into professional practice.
The program was greatly enhanced by many guests including <link ch.linkedin.com/pub/christoph-mayer/78/ba0/759/en - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">Dr. Christoph Mayer</link> (Sika), Hinrich Eden (<link ssc-wind.de/de/ueber-uns/erfolgsgeschichte.html - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">founder and managing director, SSC Wind</link>), Prof. Dr. Meinhard Schulz-Baldes (<link www.klimahaven.de/klimastadt/ - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">director, Klimastadt Bremerhaven</link>), <link www.ebc-hochschule.de/en/research-teaching/professors/campus-hamburg/prof-dr-nicole-fabisch.html - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">Prof. Dr. Nicole Fabisch</link> (EBC University Hamburg), <link www.jacobs-university.de/shss/clattemann - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">Prof. Dr. Christoph Lattemann </link>(Jacobs University Bremen), <link www.desertec.org/en/organization/management/ - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">Andreas Huber</link> (director, Desertec Foundation), and Klara Lindner (<link www.plugintheworld.com/mobisol/product/ - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">project manager, Mobisol</link>). Finally, the participants were able to integrate the topics into a holistic and personalized picture through coaching and creative sessions led by <link www.elle-elle.de/en/ - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">artist Klaus Elle</link>. “It is the engaged work with diverse content, perspectives, and methods that makes the YES course a truly unique experience for the students”, emphasizes myclimate’s YES project manager Dominik Mösching.
To realize the YES course in Germany, myclimate joined forces with the program partners <link che.sika.com - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">Sika</link> and <link www.unep.org - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">UNEP</link>, the course partners <link www.bis-bremerhaven.de/home.56869.html - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">BIS (Bremerhavener Gesellschaft für Innovation und Stadtentwicklung)</link> and <link ssc-wind.de - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">SSC Wind</link>, and hosting partner <link www.ebc-hochschule.de/en/locations/campus-hamburg.html - external-link "Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen Fenster">EBC University Hamburg</link>.
Applications open
The next YES course will take place in Switzerland from 25th January to 7th February 2015.
Apply here.