Renewable Energy: Policy and Development
July 2 – August 3, 2012 Arcadia University, Northwestern University, University of Bonn
The University of Bonn, Northwestern and Arcadia Universities invite excellent undergraduates to a new interdisciplinary program on renewable energies. The program introduces students to numerous facets of renewable energy policy and development as responses to today’s climate and energy problems and students will explore and discuss technologies and their implications with professionals. Bonn is closely associated with renewable energy and is a hub for institutions in this field such as 16 UN agencies and international think tanks. Its location allows to draw on a range of well-known institutions like the National Research Center Jülich. In 2008, the City of Bonn received the European Energy Award in Gold and aspires to be certified again in 2011.
The program offers:
- a combination of coursework, guest lectures from and excursions to NGOs, research institutions, and renewable energy sights
- students work on energy related group projects, guided by professionals from the respective fields
- the program is conducted in English but students take a class on German culture and language
- a five day excursion to Berlin will give students the opportunity to gain further insight into renewable policies as well as recent German history and culture
You want to stay longer in Germany, learn more German, immerse yourself in the culture and / or do an internship? Combine your Summer Program with one of these other programs:
