1st UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event
 

1st UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event

Human resources and new knowledge to build the future energy system

Hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
24 - 26 February 2016


Titled "Human resources and new knowledge to build the future energy system", the 1st UNI-SET Clustering Event (ECE) will take place on 24-26 February 2016 and will be hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway.

The event is the first of a series of five UNI-SET Energy Clustering Events which will take place in 2016 and 2017 to discuss and stimulate the development of innovative research and education programmes in the energy field. The five events seek to mobilise the European university community to tackle the “energy challenge” by fostering exchange and collaboration between researchers, educators and other stakeholders. The events will also explore how universities can enhance their contribution to the current EU energy policies, framed by the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and the European Energy Union.

The UNI-SET ECEs are organised in the framework of the FP7 UNI-SET project, an action implemented jointly by the European University Association (EUA) and KU Leuven, representing the universities in KIC InnoEnergy. The UNI-SET ECEs are mainly intended for EUA member universities participating in the UNI-SET Universities Survey. In order to facilitate networking and follow-up of initiatives generated during the event, up to two delegates per university will be accepted.

Objectives

The 1st ECE at NTNU in Trondheim will offer insights into innovative programmes and approaches from a multidisciplinary perspective through examples, lessons learnt and other best practice. The conference participants will also contribute to the development of a roadmap and ultimately a strategic agenda for universities as important stakeholders in the future energy society. The overall goal is to strengthen inter-university cooperation and thus the voice of universities in the development of energy policy at EU level. The goal is also to make visible the substantial contribution of universities in implementing the European Energy Union.

As the first of a series of events, the meeting in Trondheim will set the stage through discussions on how universities can enhance their contribution towards the future low-carbon energy society. 

The discussions in the plenary and interactive parallel sessions will be informed by:

  • background activities of the European Platform of Universities in Energy Research & Education (EUA-EPUE); 

  • initial outcomes of the UNI-SET Universities Survey on the energy research and education activities of European universities and the UNI-SET Employers Survey on the skills and professional profile required by the energy labour market. 
The conference participants will also contribute to shape the future UNI-SET activities. The programmes of the upcoming four events will be developed based on the main messages emerging from the discussions in Trondheim and eventual participation of new universities.

 

Participants

The UNI-SET Energy Clustering Events provide a platform for networking and exchange of views with a forward-look towards the future energy society and the need to better prepare the next generation of Master and Doctorate graduates. Specifically, the events will be of interest to university leaders in the field of energy (e.g. rectors and vice-rectors, deans, heads of institutional energy initiatives, with an interest in innovative approaches for energy research and education), as well as other stakeholders from the energy research, education and policy development.

Registration for the event is free of charge.


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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 609838.