I am Meseret Biazen Belete, from Ethiopia, and currently undertaking a master degree in Energy study, Department of Mechanical, Production and Energy Engineering sponsored under African centre of excellence in phytochemicals, textiles and renewable energy (ACEII- PTRE) scholarship. I found it very essential and helpful in building capacity in academics and all aspects of life as well. Since I joined MOI University, Kenya, I have been using my ultimate power trying to be the best version of myself. This is because (luckily) the lecturers, the staffs in the centre and anybody that I have met in this university and outside the campus always driving me with positive energy. And also I have got chances to participate in different conferences, trainings and workshops; helps me to interact with scholars and gain experiences from them. I am hopeful that this experience will enable me to be part of the team who have a positive impact on the technology and development of Africa.
ACEII- PTRE Center supports PhD and MSc Energy programmes through its Scholarship. The staff in the Center and the department have continually responded to funded proposals for sustainability and develop other new programmes that are in line with the component of Renewable Energy. The Department of Energy studies through the support of the Center has attracted the DFID grant of Ksh. 8 million to support development of a multi-disciplinary MSc program in Sustainable Energy and Development under the Transforming Energy Access Learning Partnership Project (TEA-LP). The project team comprises 10 academic staff drawn from School of Engineering, School of Business and Economics, School of Science and School of Arts. The project will be coordinated by University of Cape Town. Other partners are: Strathmore University, Kenya, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Malawi University Polytechnic, Gulu University, Uganda, Makelle University, Ethiopia, University of Lesotho , Pan African University, Water and Energy Institute, Algeria
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