Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for the MENA Region (REMENA) – (M.Sc.)

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The fulltime study lasts for 21 months, without semester breaks, starting in July each year and is divided into three parts.

• 6 months at Cairo University in Egypt,
• 6 months at Kassel University in Germany
• Approximately 9 months internship in an institution, company or in developing projects in the MENA region, preparing a Master Thesis.

The programme is equivalent to 90 credit points according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). One ects equals to 30 hours of workload per semester.
The first 13 months provides the students with the all over knowledge of the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector from political, economical, social, ecological, and administrative perspectives and also with an individual technical specialisation in Renewable Energies. The programme consists of technical basics, technical specialisations and non technical modules.

In total the students have to reach minimum 60 and maximum 65 ects in module examinations.

The programme starts with an intensive language course in German and Arab and various general sub modules that are taught in compact classes like e.g. Mathematical Basics for knowledge levelling for students without technological background, a project work about Potentials of RE&EE, Presentation and Moderation Techniques and Intercultural Communication.

After the first year of study, the students will move to companies and institutions engaged in Renewable Energies / Energy Efficiency, preferably in the Arab region, in order to work on their Master Thesis.

October - March, Cairo

• Intensive Language Course and Project Work
• Knowledge Levelling
• Intercultural communication
• Basics & Specialisations
• Excursions in Arab Countries
• Exams

April - September, Kassel

• Basics & Specialisations
• Electives on specialized topics
• Exams

Either: October - March (May) or April - October (December)

• Working on a project in international cooperation
• Master Thesis

Defense of Master Thesis:

• November, Cairo
• May, Kassel

Funding details

Costs and fundingTo register for the program the student has to pay an overall amount of 10,000 Euro costs for special services. In addition, there is a service fee for each semester amounting to about 240 € in Kassel and about 85 € in Cairo.
Applicants from the following countries only are eligible for scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD):
Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and – as a subject for approval by DAAD – from Lebanon and Iraq.

Students applying for a DAAD scholarship have to fill in the DAAD application form down-loadable from our site. Send in the completed form as the last six pages of your application documents to uni-assist.

Deadline for scholarship applications:

• February 15 for winter term, i.e. start of studies in October in Cairo
• August 15 for summer term, i.e. start of studies in April in Kassel

Deadline for self payers:

• May 15 for winter term, i.e. start of studies in October in Cairo
• November 15 for summer term, i.e. start of studies in April in Kassel