This master program provides young professionals with technical and managerial knowledge in the renewable energy and energy efficiency (RE&EE) sector and with intercultural competencies. Both aspects are equally important when taking up leadership positions in the renewable energy sector and to work effectively in the framework of international cooperation.
Countries in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region face a change in energy policy due to the depleting resources of fossil fuels, the rising prices, and growing demand.
Sustainable energy supply will remain the most crucial challenge of the Arab region for the coming decades and also a main focus in developing cooperation. Experience shows, there is a lack of energy experts being familiar not only with technological knowledge, but also with the culture, language and politics of both sides.
Two universities – the University of Kassel and the Cairo University – in cooperation with institutions and companies in the renewable energy sector have combined their expertise to design an attractive master program to guarantee an excellent education for young experts to meet the needs of a sustainable energy supply. Students follow this 21 months program at three different locations (www.uni-kassel.de/remena).
Here is some information about the German-Arab master programs jontly created by German and Arab Universities:
There are presently four priority areas for German-Arab development cooperation: Water management, Economic Change, Renewable Energies/Energy Efficiency, and Education management. To increase the effectivity of the cooperation programs in these four areas, a special graduate program was created to jointly train young professionals from the Arab Region and from Germany to become future leaders in international cooperation.
These double degree master programs are offered by teams of one German and one Arab university. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides up to 20 scholarships per year for each of the four master programs. The first semester is always taught at the Arab partner university, the second semester is taught at the German partner university. The master theses are related to development aspects and shall have an intercultural and interdisciplinary approach. The programs are conducted in English language, but the German participants have to learn Arabic, and the Arab participants have to learn German, to be able to better understand and communicate in both cultures.
The effectiveness of development policy measures is highly dependent upon understanding the interests, potential, and cultural context of the partner. This has become even more true in the last few years, as the content of development cooperation has increasingly expanded from the specialist-technical level to include comprehensive economic, social and political problems. A lack of cultural communication in this context reduces the efficiency of development cooperation.
In order to counter this deficiency, the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst - German Academic Exchange Service) supports the establishment of Bicultural Master’s Programmes at German and foreign universities in Arab countries. Besides imparting technical knowledge, the courses place a special emphasis on conveying regional knowledge and intercultural communication skills. Based on a needs assessment from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Master’s courses with English as the language of instruction are being designed and launched in selected fields of study in selected Arab countries
The following Bicultural Master’s courses have been funded thus far within this programme:
Applicants have to send in their application by February/March each year. The scholarships are awarded based on decisions of a selection committee with representatives of both partner universities and the DAAD. These are the links:
For Water Management: www.iwrm-master.info
For Economic Change: www.uni-marburg.de/fb02/ecar/contact
For Renewable Energies/Energy Efficiency: www.remena.uni-kassel.de
For Education Management: www.ph-ludwigsburg.de/10836
وهذه منح تدريبية مجانية لجميع طلاب وخريجى الجامعات
المصريةبما فى ذلك منحة اللغة الانجليزية بالتعاون مع جامعة كمبردج والمجلس الثقافى البريطانى
ويتم التسجيل فيها بالدخول على الرابط
: http://pathways.cu.edu.eg/DTMSW2012/
ثم اتباع الاجراءات التالية:
1- ملء كافة استمارات التقديم الخمس التالية:
وفى حالة برنامج اللغة الانجليزية يجب تحديد منهج التدريب وجهة التدريب احد الجامعات التالية القاهرة/المنيا/بنى سويف/أسيوط/الفيوم.1- طلب الحصول علي منحة تدريبية ،
2- استمارة توقعات المتدرب
3- استمارة الخطط والتحديات
4- استمارة تطوير مواقع المشروع
5- السيرة الذاتية للمتقدم
2- تحميل الصورة الشخصية.
3- اتمام امتحان اللغة الانجليزية من داخل حسابك على موقع المشروع (ويمكن اجراء الامتحان اكثر من مرة وتسجل لك الدرجة الاعلى دائما).
4- تحميل التقارير الخاصة بالتقديم (الاول والثانى).
يراعى انه عند حضور المقابلة الشخصية خلال النصف الثانى من شهر نوفمبرطبقا للجدول الذى سوف يعلن لاحقا يتم تسليم ملف المتدرب لمقر ادارة المشروع بالجامعة المتقدم اليها للتدريب والملف يجب ان يحتوى على:
لتقرير التقدم للمنحة من داخل حسابك.1- صورة الكارنية و البطاقة الشخصية.
2 - طباعة
3 - طباعة خطاب استيفاء ملف التقدم وعقد المقابلة الشخصية واقرار المساهمة
وبعد المقابلة يتم اعلان اسماء المقبولين للحصول على المنحة.
اما فى حالة برنامج اللغة الانجليزية: فيتم اجراء
امتحان تحديد مستوى اللغة الإنجليزية إلكترونيا عبر الانترنت بالتعاون مع جامعة كمبردج وهو مايسمى Placement test بمقر التدريب خلال شهر ديسمبر.
حيث تتم هذه المنحة بالتعاون مع جامعة كمبردج بهدف تنمية مهارات اللغة الانجليزية الخاصة بمجال الاعمال (
Business English) للالتحاق بفرص عمل افضل ويتم التدريب بالتسلسل الاتى:1- اسبوع متصل خلال احد اجاز
ة نصف العام مع مدرب مباشرة (25 ساعة)2- يوم كل اسبوع خلال الفصل الدراسى التالى – عبر موقع جامعة كمبردج بانجلترا
(online) (50 ساعة)3- اسبوع متصل خلال اجازة اخر العام – مع مدرب مباشرة (25 ساعة)
4- عمل امتحان نهائى لتحديد مستوى اللغة الإنجليزية (
BULATS) عبر الانترنت بالتعاون مع جامعة كامبردج، وبعدها تحصل على شهادة معتمدة من المشروع وجامعة كمبردج بانجلترا.CAMBRIDGE ESOL BULATS Course
PURPOSE OF COURSE
This 100 hour course is intended to:
· help students to develop their listening, reading and writing skills
· make students familiar with a range of business texts and styles
· increase the business English vocabulary of students at lower and intermediate levels of English
· familiarise students with the format of the BULATS Test
· help students to develop strategies for taking the BULATS Test.
STRUCTURE OF 100 HOUR COURSE
The course has 3 phases:
· First Classroom Phase: 25 hours of face-to-face activities in the classroom
· 50 hours online: self-study using materials designed to help students improve their business English and prepare for BULATS
· Second Classroom Phase: 25 hours of face-to-face activities in the classroom.
FIRST CLASSROOM PHASE: 25 HOURS FACE-TO FACE TEACHING
Structure
· Listening & Reading thread (5 units, including introduction to BULATS Computer Test). It is recommended that students work through the five units of each thread in full and in order.
· Writing thread (5 units). It is recommended that students work through the five units of each thread in full and in order.
· Mixed thread (12 self-contained units). These can be worked on in any order, to suit the interests, needs and language level of the students. However, a suggested order and timetable has been given on page 3.
Timing
The suggested timings for the units of all threads are approximate. The actual time taken will depend on the students’ interests and level of English.