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Welcome to EU-Asia Collaboration for aCcessible
Education in Smart Power Systems |
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eACCESS is a
Capacity-Building project in the field of Higher Education (CBHE). It is funded through European
Union's (EU) Erasmus+ programme
scheme to support activities in the fields of Education, Training, Youth and
Sport. This project supports the modernisation,
accessibility and internationalisation of higher
education in Partner Universities in Asia in the field of Smart Power
Engineering. EU funded CBHE projects aim to encourage
cooperation between the EU and Partner Universities in improving the quality
of the higher education, developing new and innovative education programmes and modernising
higher education systems. This will be achieved in the eACCESS
project through sharing innovative teaching and learning practices in Higher
Education (HE) and building a capacity through state-of-the art technology
and knowledge in the Smart Power Engineering. The consortium of three
European and five Asian partners has won total project funding of almost €1
million under the competitive Erasmus+
Key Action 2 call. Over the project span of 3 years, the consortium will
develop and deliver state-of-the art Smart Power Engineering subjects, lab
facilities and study programmes, as well as through
partner universities using innovative teaching and learning platform. The project comes at a time when
many south-east Asian countries are undergoing rapid industrial revolution
and industrialisation processes. This results in
increasing demand for energy, particularly electricity. Sourcing a cheap,
safe and reliable electricity supply is central to further economic
development. Higher education institutions are expected to produce technical
staff, engineers, experts and tutors which will able to design, maintain and
further develop advanced technical solutions, as well as to train other staff
resources like technicians and managers, who will be up to the job and ready
to effectively and efficiently adopted and use modern power technologies. Currently, the subjects which are
central to help build modern power engineers are not available from the
project’s partner universities, and the content of current classes and the
delivery mechanism does not meet students' expectations and challenges
related to the transformation of the power sector. An access to know-how and
experience in teaching of technologically advanced subjects is the critical
conditions. Such knowledge and teaching skills are within the EU
universities, which are involved for years in the transformation of the
European power sector. eACCESS project
will modernise HE approach
in Asian partner universities for delivering Smart Power Engineering
education. This will significantly reduce skill deficit in Power Engineering
application area in partner countries. In addition, as a part of technology
modernization, 4 advanced laboratories dealing with high voltage (HV) devices
and networks, flexible transmission grids (FTG), smart distribution grid
(SG), power electronic devices (PED) will pave the way for education of new
generation of electrical engineers, highly skilled and familiar with new
technologies, ready to implement this solutions in the local power sectors. |
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eACCESS partners and their specific role
in the project: |
Lodz
University of Technology (Poland) |
Kantipur
Engineering College (Nepal) |
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University
of the West of Scotland (Scotland) |
Pokhara
University (Nepal) |
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Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki (Greece) |
Royal
University of Bhutan (Bhutan) |
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Soegijapranata Catholic
University (Indonesia) |
Atma Jaya Catholic
University of Indonesia (Indonesia) |
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Objectives and structure of the eACCESS project: |
eACCESS project
will fill knowledge and skill deficit in the area of modern power system of
the identified countries through knowledge dissemination, skill development
and capacity building. These countries are facing challenges in supporting
power and energy requirements due to lack of leadership, knowledge and
facilities to develop skill personal in this region. eACCESS will mainly target this challenges and offer required solutions through
collaboration with local universities for enabling capacity building in
Higher Education Sector. The
implementation of the eACCESS project will also benefit local energy companies, which
will gain access to new, well-educated engineering staff, will be able to
undertake research cooperation with local universities in the implementation
of new solutions and the application of new technologies in power
engineering. This
capacity building project will be supported by 3 pillars as shown in the
figure below: Pillar 1 - Curriculum development:
Modernisation and implementation
of undergraduate and master degree curriculum in electrical power engineering
embracing preparation of at least 6 master course units and 8 bachelor course
units based on the existing subject curriculum from EU partner universities
and from Asian Universities. The contents will cover a wide spectrum of areas
from engineering (High Voltage Techniques in Power Engineering, Modern Power
Engineering, ICT application to Power Grids), to management and economics
considering environmental issues and implementing sustainable development
approach. Pillar 2 - Teaching and learning
platform development: The
Teaching and learning platform will include innovative teaching mechanisms
for traditional class work as well as practical laboratory work, which may
include video assisted pedagogy, peer-to-peer studies, teamwork, and new
methods for the student progress assessment and feedback collection. The
platform will allow partner universities to recruit students from remote
locations who are physically unable to attend classes, widening access for
future power engineers. Pillar 3 - Infrastructure development: eACCESS project is going to develop
four types of physical laboratory facilities: I.
The HV laboratory (eACCESS-HVL) located at Kantipur Engineering College
(Nepal) II.
Smart distribution and renewable
energy technology laboratory (eACCESS-SGL) located
at Royal University of Bhutan (Bhutan) III.
The power system computer
simulation laboratory (eACCESS-CSL) located at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (Indonesia) IV.
The power electronic laboratory (eACCESS-PEL) Soegijapranata
Catholic University (Indonesia) These
state-of-the-art physical laboratory facilities create an excellent
opportunity for a hands-on experience both for students, researchers doing
their PhD studies and for the professional staff from the power companies
attending complementary training within academia. eACCESS project structure and Work
Packages: eACCESS project will be delivered
and managed through following 7 Work Packages (WP) and over the period of 36
months: |
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Specific role of Uni: |
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role in this project. You can describe workpackages/tasks
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Contact information: |
Local University contact: |
eACCESS@uws.ac.uk |
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info@eaccess-edu.eu |
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Project Team |
Position |
Names |
Email |
Project role |
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President |
Dr. Cheki
Dorji |
chekidorji.cst@rub.edu.bt |
Manager |
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Asst. Professor |
Mr. Roshan Chhetri |
roshanchhetri.cst@rub.edu.bt |
Project Coordinator |
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DAA cum Asst Professor |
Dr. Tshewang
Lhendup |
tshewanglhendup.cst@rub.edu.bt |
Teacher (Curriculum) |
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Lecturer |
Mr. Cheku
Dorji |
chekudorji.cst@rub.edu.bt |
Teacher (Laboratory
Equipment) |
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Lecturer cum HoD |
Mr. Manoj Sharma |
manojsharma.cst@rub.edu.bt |
Teacher (Teaching
Platform) |
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Associate Lecturer |
Mr. Namgay
Tenzin |
namgaytenzin.cst@rub.edu.bt |
Teacher |
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Project number: 610041-EPP-1-2019-1-PL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP |
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