Reinforcement of Energy Knowledge in Higher Education of African Countries

Abstract

This paper describes the Project HEEMS (Reinforcement of Higher Education as a tool to foster efficient use of energy applied to the poverty reduction within the marine sector through capacity building and regional integration). This project is part of the cooperation program Edulink II. Edulink is a Higher Education Cooperation Program of European Union with the ACP Countries (African, Caribbean and Pacific). The principal aim of HEEMS is to improve the know how of knowledge fields related to the efficient use of energy, and take advantage of small scale use of renewable energies as a tool to the development of marine sector. Furthermore, ACP HEEMS countries will use the University of Vigo Infrastructure and all the material generated by professors at the universities linked to Campus del Mar, even clone totally or partially that infrastructure with the assitance os european technicians. The project will contribute to the training of the local trainers, thus allowing new in-person and online teaching programs at the same time.