EUROPEAN COMMISSION T.E.I of Patra and it’s Partnersit’s Partners REGION of W. GREECE Cultural Capital of Europe, Patra 2006

IP PARTNERS Technological Educational Institute of Patra, Greece S. Kaplanis (Coordinator) Technical University of Prague, Czech Republic V. Benda University of Limerick, Ireland A. Thakker South West University ‘Neophit Rilski’, Bulgaria M. Stoev Higher Technical Institute of Nicosia, Cyprus S. Kalogirou University of Perpignan, France B. Zeghmati Technological Educational Institute of Larissa, Greece A. Tzachanis Szczecin University of Technology, Poland A. Majchrzycka, Z.Zapalowicz Katholic University College of South-West- Flanders, Belgium A.M. Van Den Dries, S.Schroef, P. Ligneel Lulea University of Technology, Sweden A. Kaplan Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania I. Visa, D. Talaba University of Zaragoza, Spain J.A. Turegano Tel Aviv University, Israel A. Braunstein

(co)-organise: within the SOCRATES Programme AN INTENSIVE PROGRAMME Contract no: IC GR-ERASMUS-IPUC-2 Duration: 3-18 July 2006 Venue: T.E.I. Patra Title: I.C.T. Tools in PV Systems Engineering: Teaching & Learning

Three main issues: 1.T&L: White Paper: T&L towards a Learning Society 2. New Technologies: T&L tools: I.C.T. tools (see for Education, Training) 3. The significance of R.E.S. (PV, Wind, Biomass, Solar Thermal, Hydro, Ocean) in SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTR.E.S. PV: it is a field in which all partners are interested to have expertise look forward to

Scope: Learning Society Information Society The E.U. Educational & Training Programmes under the article 126 of the Treaty Competitive Market Sustainable Development

Goals: 1.to develop, build and forge an ethos of collaboration and if possible co-operation in the field of Education and Training. Significant documents: a. Magna Charta Universitatum and b. the One Space in the European Higher Education c. White Papers on Education & Training

2.to exchange experience in the field of PV technologies and R.E.S., in the Domestic, Agricultural and Industrial sector 3.to exchange experience and develop synergy or collaboration, at least in the use and development of I.C.T. tools, towards an effective T & L process

4. to give the opportunity to a multi-national group of Learners to work together and along with other Trainers, to update and/or upgrade skills and knowledge.

5.to integrate I.C.T. Tools in the Learning process; to test them for their friendliness, capacity, flexibility, effectivity, utilizability

6. to BUILD a Platform of steady Communication in the Engineering advancements and Innovation in the sector of PV and R.E.S., in general

7. to set up a partnership of physical or legal persons to collaborate in the above fields and present each year in a FORUM the advancements in R.E.S. Technologies and Innovations. Two years ago partners agreed to establish ICAROS, an international civil society, which makes this group a legal international body

This mesh of interrelated issues was approached in previous European projects which we have contributed and coordinated in the same with this I.P. area, such as: 1. the development of an MSc course: CDA : Solar Energy ; Technology & Management (see 2.the IWTPV workshop in Prague every two years. This is related to PV Technology 3.the Intern. Conference in the West University Neophit Rilski, where Energy issues make a part of it. 4.the LEONARDO da VINCI project : ICT Tools in R.E.S. and Environmental Management

5. the FP6 project ADEPT on Eco-designs 6. The Ms. Course “Energy Systems” in FH Aachen, Germany 7. It is our intention to try to make for all of us, together, such a go ahead and synthesize ideas and efforts towards the common benefit which is to be: PEACE and SUSTAINABLE Development The Contribution of all partners, administrators and staff, along with their students, was invaluable, during the last 3 years, for all that has been achieved and succeeded THANK YOU

1. Universite de Perpignan (FR) 2. T.E.I. of Larisa (GR) 3. University of Limerick (IRL) 4. Szczecin University of Technology, Poland 5. West University Neophit Rilski (BG) 6. Higher Technical Institute of Nicosia (CY) 7. KATHO Belgium 8. Universitatea Transylvania din Brasov (RO) 9. Tel Aviv University, Israel 10. University of Zaragoza, Spain 11. Lulea University of Technology, Sweden IP PARTNERS