MSc Renewable Energy RENE

Prof. Enrique Velo Programme Director

June 2014

EDU activities

Entrepreneurship

Leadership

Innovation

Research

Barcelona

Stockholm

Lisbon

Paris

The KIC InnoEnergy concept of master programs

Universi(es  

Graduates

Top  performing  engineering  students  with  entrepreneurial  and  innova(ve  talent  

Students’ selection

Internships

Curriculum design

Teaching

Companies  

Knowledge of new market developments and needs

Scholarships for selected students

Skills are a key input in innovation

Human Resources

Knowledge and expertise transfer

Life-Long Learning

Promotion

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EIT-LABELLED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOSTER STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURS.

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A challenging project

§  RENE graduates are expected to be hired by leading companies and public organizations, or to start their own innovative business, providing -in all positions- a strong leadership in the renewable energy sector.

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§  MSc RENE strives to be one of the world’s most highly recognized master’s programmes in the renewable energy field by 2015.

§  The programme shall attract top performing students from around the globe and deliver the right type of engineering graduates to advance leadership, industrial practice, innovation and entrepreneurship in the field.

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MSc RENE partnership

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Coordinating CC

MSc RENE is a cooperation between

Programme Overview

MSc RENE. Programme Overview

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•  Focused to the renewable energy technologies where the partners of KIC InnoEnergy are excellent.

•  RENE is an EIT labeled program –  Robust entrepreneurship education –  Highly integrated, innovative "learning-by-doing" curricula –  International and cross-organisational mobility

•  Aligned with the objectives of the European SET plan –  accelerating knowledge development, technology transfer

and up-take; –  maintaining EU industrial leadership on low-carbon energy

technologies; –  fostering science for transforming energy technologies to achieve the

2020 Energy and Climate Change goals; –  contributing to the worldwide transition to a low carbon

economy by 2050;

MSc RENE. Programme Overview

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two-years full-time programme (120 ECTS)

top performing students

entrepreneurial spirit

polygeneration (KTH)

wind Energy (IST and ParisTech)

hydropower (IST and ParisTech)

ocean energy (IST)

energy vectors (ParisTech)

solar PV (ParisTech and UPC)

Grid Engineering (ParisTech and UPC)

concentrated solar power – CSP (UPC)

core training

specialization

The first year includes core training in advanced

technology concepts and methods, as well as in

sustainable energy production and utilization. Topics like energy

economy and markets, and energy and environment are

also included.

Management and Entrepreneurship Summer School This course aims to provide

the students with the necessary concepts and

tools so they can successfully tackle and

prepare a business plan.

master thesis internship

double degree + EIT diploma

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MSc RENE. Accreditation

MSc in Energy Engineering

Master Degree (MSc) in Energy Engineering and Management

Master of Science MSc in Energy Science

Specialization in Renewable Energy Science and Technology

EIT KIC InnoEnergy diploma

http://kic.upc.edu/training/msc-rene/files-and-templates/msc_rene_booklet_2014

More details about RENE:

Teaching / Learning approach

The Knowledge Triangle

Business  /  Innovation

Higher  Education

Research  and  Technology

New  knowledge  is  the  source  of  innovation

Knowledge  of  new  market  developments  is  important  for  

education

Skills  are  a  key  input  in  R&D

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MSc RENE V2 or more

Graduates

Candidates  holding  a  high  GPA  in  a  degree  in  Engineering  (e.g.  mechanical,  electrical  

or  chemical)  or  Science  (e.g.  physical  or  chemical),  fluent  in  English,  and  with  entrepreneurial  and  innova(ve  talent  

Students’ selection

Internships

Curriculum design

Teaching

Knowledge of new market developments and needs

Scholarships for selected students

Skills are a key input in innovation

Promotion

EIT

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industry is involved and leading RENE

PhD

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EIT overarching learning outcomes (OLO)

Levels of learning outcomes. Working with the European Level Knowledge Forms (QF-EHEA), as well as the EIT Criteria. 12

Link between RENE ILO and the Knowledge Triangle

Business  /  Innovation Research

Higher  Education

StudentsAbility  to  think  beyond  boundaries  and  systematically  explore  and  generate  new  ideas.

Ability  to  use  knowledge,   ideas  or  technologies  to  create  new  or  significantly  improved  products,  services,  processes   or  policies  or  new  business  models.  

Ability  to  transform  innovations  into  feasible  business  solutions

KIC  Added  Value  Activities

Knowledge  and  understanding  of  cutting-­‐edge  research  methods,  processes   and  techniques;  

and  their  application,  within  their  study  field

Ability  to  transform  practical  experiences   into  research  problems  and  challenges

Leadership  and  decision-­‐making

Appreciation  of  ethical,  scientific  and  sustainability  challenges

Students’ development of skills and competences in the MSc RENE environment 13

The learning by doing approach of MSc RENE

Renewable  Energy  Technologies  (Specializa(on)  

Sustainable  energy  systems,  energy  sources  and  usage  

Engineering  principles,  methods  and  techniques  

Research  &  innova(on  methods,  processes  and  techniques  

Energy  management,  planning,  economy  and  markets  

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Research  

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SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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JUDGEMENTS AND STANDPOINTS Create 2 KIC InnoEnergy Renewable Engineering Business Case Studies

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RENE Engineering & Business case®

q  PROPOSAL: §  Introduce the business case through the whole life-cycle of a product. §  All students in RENE will work in the same case study in a multi-country

team managed by a project supervisor. §  Students receive ECTS.

q  OBJECTIVES: §  Students must demonstrate their ability to develop new ideas that

contribute to improve methods and results of their research. §  Students will be able to design a business plan for an innovation in

the field identifying needs for commercializing the innovation.

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Ambitions and plans for future

Dr. Enrique Velo Programme Director

Associate Professor – Department of Thermal Engineering

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech enrique.velo@kic-innoenergy.com