The Summer University Lingen (SUL) is open to students of any degree course, graduate and post graduate. It is especially interesting for students majoring in business-related subjects, but students from other degree programs may also apply. What makes SUL special is the combination of company visits and classes on campus. SUL focuses a lot [...]
Stellenbosch University’s Solar Thermal Energy Research Group (STERG), hosted within the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, is seeking applicants for Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions. STERG’s primary mission is to train students and deliver research outputs in Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and related technologies. Three key focus areas have been identified in STERG’s research strategy, [...]
The following scholarships are available at Sapienza University of Rome: Students 6 month duration for each student Students of all cycles and of all disciplines (except Medicine for 1st and 2nd cycle students) 1500 euros for travel expenses 850 euros per month Minimum duration 3 months Staff 14 days duration for each staff All [...]
The current round of applications for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s International Climate Protection Fellowship is open until 1 February 2023. They are seeking young leaders and postdocs from non-European emerging economies and developing countries who want to come to Germany for up to 24 months to work together with a German host on a [...]
After proposing the research topic “Design, Build and Test a Quadcopter with a Novel Configuration for Endurance Flights” for a fifth year, Dr Willie Smit finally found an interested student. Waldo Wessels, who since he received a soldering iron from his grandfather in Grade 1 loves designing and building. This inspired him to become an [...]
Stan Rietveld, from Eindhoven University in the Netherlands, arrived in Stellenbosch on June 8. As part of the two year Masters programme at Eindhoven University, students undertake an internship in industry or coursework at another university. On recommendation of his friends, Stan applied to Stellenbosch University. Stan joined STERG and was supervised by Prof Craig [...]
The 13th International Sustainability Transitions Conference is co-hosted by Stellenbosch University and is taking place for the first time in Stellenbosch at STIAS on 25 November 2022. The invitation is for a limited number of students and is fully funded for the day’s attendance. The theme of the day is Africa’s energy transition, and the [...]
The current round of applications for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s International Climate Protection Fellowship is open until 1 February 2023. We are seeking young leaders and postdocs from non-European emerging economies and developing countries who want to come to Germany for up to 24 months to work together with a German host on a project they have [...]
This week is the Global Youth Summit on Net-zero Future 2022. "Join the Global Launch of the Week, and together we will help the youth assume their role as the backbone of the net-zero future shared by all." 🗓 31st October 2022 ⌛️ 3:00 PM - 4:30PM (UTC+8)️ 🌍 Watch live: https://www.facebook.com/GAUCNews
From the 11th to 15th of September 2022, STERG staff, guests and postgraduate students embarked on the first technical tour since 2019. The tour had the goals of firstly giving the students access to concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in the Northern Cape and to host the STERG Symposium to present our research to the [...]