The Solar Shift summer course is organized and hosted by The Centre for Renewable Energy (ZEE) and the M.Sc. program Renewable Energy Management (REM) in collaboration with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The ZEE is an interdisciplinary and cross-faculty centre of the University of Freiburg. It acts as a central scientific facility; it brings together scientific institutions within the university that engage in renewable energy problems in research and education, as well as forming cooperation agreements with institutions from outside the university in the areas of research, education, and advanced training.

The M.Sc. REM programme is administered by the ZEE. It is designed to close the strategic gap between the technical aspects of renewable energy and the vision of sustainable development. The two year industry oriented program attracts students from all over the world and aims to provide them with a context sensitive first-class training in the field of “Renewable Energy Management”.

Financing for the summer course is provided by the DAAD.

Eligible participants:

• Have at least 3 months of experience studying or working in Germany.
• Come from developing countries (DAC country nationals: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/daclist).
• Actively work within the renewable energy sector (regardless of the field).
• Preferably are decision makers, e.g. people who can share their obtained knowledge.
• Must be proficient in English.

Application Deadline
Applications accepted until the 1st of April 2011.

Application Documents

• Complete application form of Solar Shift summer school available at http://www.solarshift.uni-freiburg.de/download.html
• Curriculum Vitae. Please include an overview of your prior study/work experience(s) in Germany and attach proof.
• Proof of citizenship (scanned passport, etc.)
• Proof of previous studies or work in Germany (scholarship certificate, professor letter, contract, etc.
• Motivation letter (Please follow the guideline below)
  • State the relevance of your previous experience(s).
  • Express your motivation to apply in relation to your future aspirations.
  • State which topic of the summer school you are most interested in.
  • Name the main benefits you expect to gain from the summer school.
  • Explain how you will assist in the dispersion of the knowledge gained through the summer school.
  • Give details on how you would contribute to the summer school.

  (The motivation letter should be no longer than 2 pages. Please use font type “Arial”, font size 11, 1.5 line spacing)

The official language of the Summer School is English; hence English proficiency is a mandatory in order to follow the lectures, workshops and other activities.

Please send only complete applications to solarshift@zee.uni-freiburg.de preferably in a single .pdf file.

Travel dates
Arrival in Germany will be May 31st 2011 at Frankfurt International Airport
Departure from Germany will be June 11th 2011 from Munich

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