Abstract:

Given the current global energy crisis and the responsibility to remedy and maintain a clean environment, creating renewable energy specialists is a priority for higher education.

The exchange of experience of specialists researching and exploiting different types of renewable sources contributes to enhancing the content of Master's programmes in this field and to developing graduates' skills to effectively use the potential of renewable and alternative energy sources in different parts of the world.

The present study highlights the results achieved by partners from two universities in Iceland and Romania in their collaboration to create a common learning platform for the master students in renewable energy. Students and professors from both universities participated in training, study and application programmes in the field of geothermal energy, hydrogen production and electrochemical energy converters. The projects carried out by the students participating in the programme highlighted their increased ability to provide solutions to current challenges related to the use of unconventional fuels, the use of hydrogen vehicles, hydrogen production and storage, the use of geothermal potential for hydrogen production. The common learning and applications platform can be used in training programmes for specialists from different universities and can also be extended through collaboration with other providers of renewable energy master programmes.

Keywords:

Renewable energy, master programme, geothermal energy, hydrogen production.