Within the scope of the curricula determined by being aware of the importance of seeing and experiencing on-site in vocational education, Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) School of Computing and Technology (SCT), Electrical and Electronics Technology Associate Program students visited Elektro Kur Company’s 780 kW capacity solar energy power plant located in Köprü village. EMU SCT students teamed up following the field trip organized within the framework of the “Renewable Energy and Solar Energy” course which focuses on energy sources including the sun, wind, geothermal and water. Students designed 7 different solar energy system projects that can be applied online and offline. EMU SCT students prepared and presented models of their projects to course instructor Ahmet Köylüoğlu and EMU SCT Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazife Dimililer.
Trains Qualified Individuals with Environmental Consciousness
EMU SCT Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimililer made a statement on the matter by saying; “These projects, which are exactly same with the projects in our real life, guide our students in their practical working lives and professional careers, and enable them to gain experience before graduation. Although the importance of renewable energy sources has been known for many years, it has remained in the background because it cannot compete with fossil fuels. We are pleased to see that such studies are increasing, especially in our country, which is a land rich in solar energy. As EMU SCT, our most important goal is to train qualified and environmentally conscious experts who will add value to our country and the world”.
“Technical and Observation Trips Continue”
Stating that the curricula of all vocational education programs at EMU SCT and the teaching methods used in the programs are built on students' acquisition of up-to-date and practical skills as well as theoretical education, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimililer said: “The Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, one of the world's leading international accreditation institutions, has certified its education quality by getting an equivalency from the Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics Accreditation Agency (ASIIN) and provides its students with the highest quality internationally valid. The Electrical and Electronics Technology Associate Program, which aimed to provide education, continued to make technical and observation trips by providing the conditions suitable for the pandemic conditions throughout the academic semester”.
“Increased Use of Solar Energy in our Country is Pleasing”
Expressing that it is pleasing that renewable energy sources are being used increasingly in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), as well as all over the world, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimililer concluded her speech as follows: “Producing clean energy with sustainable methods, using energy sources that can be alternative to fossil fuels, both in terms of evaluating its own resources in energy production, and preventing environmental and social problems such as air pollution, acid rain, health problems caused by fossil fuels, are very importance. As EMU SCT, it is among our most important missions to ensure the theoretical and technical competence of our graduates in these subjects and to train experts who have adopted sustainable and environmentally friendly methods as their professional principle.”