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| 11 August 2005 | PR 05/81 |
Student secures sustainable energy scholarship
A student at Loughborough University has been awarded a scholarship aimed at educating people from developing countries about renewable energy systems.
Mr Junior Osei-Agyemang from Ghana has been given an e7 Sustainable Energy Development Scholarship. The e7 is an organisation of leading electricity companies from the G8 nations that wish to play an active role in protecting the global environment and to promote the efficient generation and use of electricity. Its scholarship programme has been established to support outstanding students in advanced studies of sustainable energy development, and is specifically for people from developing countries and economies in transition.
The scholarship will enable Junior Osei-Agyemang to study for an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology at the University’s Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), based in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Simon Watson, director of Renewable Energy Teaching Programmes at CREST said: “We are delighted that one of our students has been awarded this scholarship. It will enable him to learn about renewable energy systems, and then to use this knowledge to improve the use and generation of energy in his home country.”
For further information about e7 visit http://www.e7.org for more details.
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For further information contact:
- Judy Smyth, Public Relations Office,
T: 01509 228697, E: J.L.Smyth@lboro.ac.uk
Notes to editors
1. CREST’s remit is to advance renewable energy technology so as to provide substantial and benign energy options for present and future generations. Its main areas of activities include:
- Contribution to the development and implementation of renewable energy through high quality research and demonstration
- Working with research institutions, industry and related organizations worldwide to promote renewable energy
- Provision of training and education in both theoretical and practical aspects of renewable energy systems technology
2. Loughborough has an established reputation for excellence in teaching and research, strong links with industry, and unrivalled sporting achievement. Assessments of teaching quality by the Quality Assurance Agency place Loughborough in the top flight of UK universities, and industry highlights Loughborough in its top five for graduate recruitment. Around 45% of the University’s income is for research. The University has been awarded four Queen’s Anniversary Prizes: for its collaboration with aerospace and automotive companies such as BAE Systems, Ford and Rolls Royce; for its work in developing countries; for pioneering research in optical engineering; and for its world-leading role in sports research, education and development.