Educational Projects

PhD – Clean Coal Technologies

Faculty of Energy and FuelsKraków, 12 April 2011

Application AGH 17th January 2011:

PhD Studies „Clean Coal Technologies”

Acronym: CleanCoal

Preliminary decision Feb.2011:

The organization of common PhD School, common application 16.03.2011

Partners:

Academic:

Silesian University of Technology SUT

KTH- University of Science and Engineering

UKA – Karlsruhe University

INP-Grenoble Institute of Technology

UMPC – Pierre et Marie Curie Uni. Paris

Partners:

Nonacademic:

IChPW Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal

Tauron Polska Energia

EDF France, EDF Poland

Entry year

2011 2012 2013 2014

No. of students

10 10 10 10

Expected no. of students –entry point AGH

1. 4-year studies

2. Regular courses in semesters 1-3 + invited lectures/seminars (industrial partners, academic partners)

3. PhD seminar in each semester (1-7)

1. Mandatory industrial internship (2 months)

2. Mandatory academic/non-academic training abroad (one semester)

3. Enterpreneurship element (ESADE or local)

Schematic overview of the programme

Thematic fields:

•technologies of CO2 removal

•technologies of chemical sequestration of CO2

•oxy-fuel combustion + methods of oxygen separation

•gasification of coal

•gasification of biomass

Thematic fields continued:

•nuclear-coal synergy

•fuel cells – application in energy sector

•environmental protection in fuel and energy sectors

•energy and environmental economics

energy management and policy

Program based on active forms of learning

•Active participation of the student in PhD project

•PhD seminars in each semester

•Didactic course (workshop)

•internships

Learning outcomes of the program

Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), are:

"Qualifications that signify completion of the third cycle are awarded to students who:

1.       have demonstrated a systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of the skills and methods of research associated with that field;

2.       have demonstrated the ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt a substantial process of research with scholarly integrity;

3.       have made a contribution through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a substantial body of work, some of which merits national or international refereed publication

4.       are capable of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas

5.       can communicate with their peers, the larger scholarly community and with society in general about their areas of expertise

6.       can be expected to be able to promote, within academic and professional contexts, technological, social or cultural advancement in a knowledge based society."

All requirements are fulfilled by PhD program!

Summary:

•Modern PhD program ecompassing thematic fields especially important for energy industry

•Scientific, practical and enterpreneurship elements

•European element – 6-12 month internships