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  • The objective of the international Master of Science (M.Sc.) program REMENA is to educate German and international students in measures for a sustainable energy sector where the students are expected to have working experience in a corresponding area and hold a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree.

    The REMENA graduates will be experts in different disciplines for future projects in the energy sector with a special focus on the cooperation with countries in the Middle East and North Africa
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  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region (REMENA)

  • In the Middle East and North Africa, the so-called MENA region, depleting fossil fuels, increasing energy costs and the growing energy demand call for a substantial change in the energy policy of the corresponding countries. Renewable energies and energy efficiency are the basis for a sustainable energy policy and render possible new ways for implemeting the Energiewende in the framework of international cooperations in Europe and, in particular, in Germany. These cooperations are typically carried out by companies and institutions in projects between Arab and German partners. For the projects, experts are needed who have skills and knowledge in both technology and economy, but also in language, society and politics in both the Arab and German cultures. Currently, the huge potential of projects cannot be realized in view of missing experts and graduates from corresponding Master programs.

    The objective of the international Master of Science (M.Sc.) program REMENA is to educate German and international students in measures for a sustainable energy sector where the students are expected to have working experience in a corresponding area and hold a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree. The latter can be obtained in different disciplines, e.g. law, economic, social, engineering or natural sciences. While the program contents focus on the cooperation between countries in the MENA region and Germany, applicants can be accepted for the REMENA program independently of their nationality. Scholarships are available from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD), however, only for applicants from Germany and Arab countries.

    The study of renewable energies and energy efficiency requires intensive studies of different theoretic and practical topics in technology, economy, law and intercultural affairs. The REMENA graduates will be experts in different disciplines for future projects in the energy sector with a special focus on the cooperation with countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The REMENA program will be conducted at different places. It comprises lectures, seminars, practical training and excursions during one semester (6 months) at the Cairo University in Egypt and one semester (6 months) at the University of Kassel in Germany. The master thesis project (9 months) is to be done in the MENA region, preferably in companies or institutions dealing, e.g., with wind parks and photovoltaics for power generation, with building insulation or energy economics. The overall duration of the program is 21 months. The program can be started either in April (summer term) in Kassel or in Cairo in October (winter term). Graduation will be done at both universities individually and each student will be granted a separate M.Sc. degree from each university.

    If you want to
    • study renewable energies and energy efficiency in an international and intercultural context,
    • combine it with curriculum being taught completely in English with complementary language courses in German and Arabic and
    • continue your professional future in the area of sustainable usage of renewable energies and energy efficiency
    • MENA region

    • REMENA batch  students in front of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Almeria, Spain

    • "Despite of Life's Challenges - Solar Energy Can Draw the Smile"

  • Program structure

    • overall 21 months full-time program in English
    • program start in Kassel or Cairo
    • 6 months studies at CU in Egypt
    • 6 months studies at UKAS in Germany
    • 9 months master project with an institution
    • or company in the MENA region
    • We offer

      • joint M.Sc. program by the University of Kassel (UKAS) in Germany and the Cairo University
        (CU) in Egypt
      • living and learning in Germany and the MENA
        region
      • courses on advanced renewable energy and
        energy efficiency concepts and technologies
      • excursions to relevant institutions and companies
      • first hand advice from high-level professionals
        and experts in the Arab and German energy
        sectors
      • training in intercultural competencies
      • project management
      • experience in German-Arab institutions and
        projects
      • scholarships (DAAD)
    • Compulsory modules

      • Language and Presentation
      • Fundamentals of renewable energy and energy
        efficiency
      • Economic and ecological aspects of renewable
        energy and energy efficiency
      • Intercultural competencies
      • Practical aspects of renewable energy and
        energy efficiency
      • Economic activities of Germany in the MENA
        region
      • Project management
      • Thesis Project
       
    • Elective modules

      • Solar energy devices
      • Bio energy
      • Development of renewable energy Projects
      • Solar energy systems
      • Wind energy technology
      • Energy efficiency and storage
      • Renewable energy integration
  • Admission requirements

    • bachelor degree in social or natural sciences, economics, or engineering
    • open to all nationalities
    • working experience in renewable energy sector
    • Deadlines for scholarship application

      • March 15 for winter term (program start in
        October in Cairo)
      • September 15 for summer term (program
        start in April in Kassel)
    • Deadlines for self-payer application

      • August 1 for winter term (program start in
        October in Cairo)
      • March 1 for summer term (program start in
        April in Kassel)
    • Academic degree awarded
       

      • double degree program with
        - M.Sc. degree from UKAS and
        - M.Sc. degree from CU)
    • Your prospects
       

      • expert in interdisciplinary field of renewable
        energy
      • excellent career in international projects
      • leadership positions in the public and private
        energy sectors