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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 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(AUTH) is one of the three know-how donors in the eACCESS project. AUTH will
be the key project partner for the development and implementation of the new
academic curriculum at the partner universities including master,
undergraduate core courses, additional courses and professional trainings
units. AUTH will support also TUL during preparation and delivery of
professional courses. AUTH will oversee the process of
the design and implementation of Smart Grid Laboratory and Power Electronics
Laboratory cooperating closely with RUB and SCU. It will also contribute to
the development of the High Voltage Laboratory and will support TUL during
the Computer Simulation Laboratory development at ATM. With an outstanding academic
position and excellent teaching performance AUTH will play important role in
the quality management process (WP5). AUTH will lead the work package WP2 and will be the manager
of the following tasks: · T1.2 - Selection and the set-up of
pilot sites and course units/modules for the project implementation and
validation · T2.2 - Development of new core
teaching modules, preparation of the relevant assessment methods and credit
allocation · T4.1 - Preparation of the detailed
technical specifications for the physical laboratories (HVL, SGL, PEL, CSL) |
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Contact information: |
Local University contact: |
labridis@ece.auth.gr |
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info@eaccess-edu.eu |
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Project Team |
Position |
Names |
Email |
Project role |
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Professor |
Dimitrios Lampridis |
labridis@ece.auth.gr |
Project Manager, Teacher-Trainer-Researcher |
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Assistant Professor |
Giorgos Andreou |
gandreou@auth.gr |
Administrative Staff, Teacher-Trainer-Researcher |
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Dr. |
Varvara Katsanou |
vkatsano@auth.gr |
Technical Staff, Teacher-Trainer-Researcher |
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PhD Student |
Ioanna-Mirto Chatzigeorgiou |
ioannamy@ece.auth.gr |
Technical Staff, Teacher-Trainer-Researcher |
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PhD Student |
Anastasia Stefanidi |
anastefa@ece.auth.gr |
Technical Staff, Teacher-Trainer-Researcher |
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Project number: 610041-EPP-1-2019-1-PL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP |
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