J. Maia Alves1*, Joao M. Serra1, Miguel C. Brito1, Guilherme Carrilho da Gra^a1, Pierre
Hollmuller1, Killian Lobato1, Antonio Vallera1, Antonio Joyce2 and Isabel Cabrita3

1 University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences,

Department of Geographical Engineering, Geophysics and Energy
2 INETI, Department of Renewable Energies, Lisbon, Portugal
3 INETI, Department of Energy Engineering and Environmental Control, Lisbon, Portugal

*jma@fc. ul. pt

Abstract

Since the academic year of 2006/07 the University of Lisbon offers a 5-year Integrated Master Degree on Energy and Environment Engineering. The University of Lisbon is also one of the Portuguese Universities involved on the MIT-Portugal Program, in particular in the area of Sustainable Energy Systems. In this context, a Doctoral Program and Diploma of Advanced Studies were created in the academic year of 2007/08. This set of Sustainable Energy Systems Studies at the University of Lisbon, and the connected research activity, are both shortly presented.

Keywords: Renewable Energy Education

1. Introduction

In the academic year of 2004/05 the University of Lisbon started a 4-year graduation course on Energy and Environment at the Faculty of Sciences. This course, with a strong renewable energy flavour, was launched in close cooperation with the National Institute of Engineering, Technology and Innovation (INETI) involving the Renewable Energy and the Energy Engineering & Environmental Control departments of this institution. This graduation course was adapted to the Bologna process during the academic year of 2006/07, as a 5-year Integrated Master Degree on Energy and Environment Engineering which is currently attracting a significant number of good students, both in the first and in the fourth years (1st and 2nd cycles respectively). The first students are expected to finish this Master Degree in the academic year of 2008/09.

To complete a coherent set of programs in this area, the University of Lisbon launched a Doctoral Program and Diploma in Advanced Studies in the area of Sustainable Energy Systems in the academic year of 2007/08. This was done in the context of the MIT-Portugal Program.