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The composition of self-supporting educational and marked structures in the field of solar energy is the common goal of the Arba Minch University (AMU) in Ethiopia, the University of Applied Sciences of the Italian Swiss (SUPSI) in Lugano, and the Sahay Solar Solution a non-profit corporation in Winterthur.
The first step in this direction shall be the foundation of an Ethiopian solar technology competence centre at AMU. The competence centre contains an appropriately equipped solar laboratory for research and training, as well as setting up a renewable energy chair for students' and technicians' professional education. Parallel to the competence centre, a social company concept for the realization of solar electrification projects shall be developed, in order to successively generate jobs for the educated experts and allow the initiative's sustainable development, independent of third party funds. |
