INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON PEM FUEL CELLS

The Accredited International Summer School on "PEM Fuel Cell Fundamentals" is organised by the European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Energy and Transport (IET), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (ICHET) and the Ovidius University of Constanta.

The Accredited International Summer School on "PEM Fuel Cell Fundamentals", as part of the JRC’s Enlargement and Integration Action, has strategic objectives of:

   - helping Candidate Countries and Potential Candidate Countries to familiarise with the “EU Acquis” in areas of the JRC contributing to the
     development of the European Research Area (ERA).

Technical Objectives

The technical objectives of the Accredited International Summer School are:

    - to provide general knowledge of the design, modeling and optimization of PEM fuel cell systems
    - to enable the comprehension of the detailed operation, functionality and interaction between the various components used in PEM fuel
      cell systems
    - to develop analytic skills in system integration with respect to system efficiency and control engineering aspects of PEM fuel cell energy
      systems
    - to obtain the knowledge needed to construct and operate PEM fuel cell based technologies in the laboratory and in real applications
    - to share knowledge related to the practical realization and implementation of fuel cell systems, especially pertaining to innovative
      aspects, business planning and financial consideration.

Targeted audience

   - The Accredited International Summer School is aimed at:
   - Master students (with Bsc in Physics, Chemistry, Thermodynamics or Material Sciences)
   - Young professionals and junior researchers including PhD students from academia and industry

In order to receive ECTS points, participants should take part in all lectures and successfully complete the examinations of the Summer School.

Registration fee

Registration fee is 100 Euros. Payments will be made on-site in cash

Venue

Nevsehir University, Turkey, 16 -20 July 2012.

Registration

Applicants should register with International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (ICHET)

   -Dr. Mustafa Fazil Serincan (fserincan@unido-ichet.org)  
   -Dr. Suha Yazici (syazici@unido-ichet.org).

Deadline: 15 July 2012

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