UNET

UNET aims to access to sustainable energy is an important basis for the economic development of a country and for the quality of life of the population. For the partner country of this project (Tanzania) new energy technology is needed for the transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources (RES). Innovation and highly skilled human recourses are of outmost importance for technology development in the field. The universities can support this transition by providing the manpower and the research needed. The partner universities acknowledge the needs for introducing taught PhD programmes with organised course-work and associated needs for specializing and improving the laboratories. The solution to this problem is to jointly develop a PhD Course Catalogue and to share access to specialized laboratories. This will be cost and time effective and promote regional collaboration and mobility of PhD researchers.

Tanzania has been implementing reforms in the energy sector, for the development of its enormous energy potential and to increase the contribution of renewable energy (hydropower, solar and wind power, bio). A wide range of power generation projects are expected that will increase the availability of power in general and contribute to the supply of electricity in rural areas.
However, Tanzania has an acute shortage of engineers specialized in energy technology, especially at PhD level. In order to increase specialists who are capable to serve the Energy sector, it is necessary to train people who will have the capacity to solve the energy problems of the local industry and other consumers.