ESES is a 1-year program consisting of four compulsory courses during one semester and one semester of (full time) project work. The courses are:

* Advanced solar thermal engineering.

* Advanced photovoltaic engineering.

* Applied solar energy engineering.

* Utilization of solar energy.

ESES uses predominantly internationally well-known textbooks; presently Duffie-Beckman (1991), Garg-Kandpal (1999, 2003), and Markvart (1996). Courses also include laboratory work in both solar thermal and PV, simulations with PVSyst, TRNSYS, etc., and study visits.

Thesis work usually consists of an independent task within a current SERC research project, and the students get lots of interaction with both senior researchers and graduate students. Some projects are carried out in collaboration with an external company or with another university. After completion of their studies, the students receive a Master’s Degree in Solar Engineering. The curriculum was presented in some detail at ISREE-8 (Broman and Gertzen 2002) and is available (along with other information) at the ESES home page www. eses. org. For application rules and forms, go to the Dalarna University home page www. du. se.