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GEOTRAINET: Geo-Education for a sustainable geothermal heating and cooling market
The European Federation of Geologists is the Co-ordinator of a large group of partners which has made a successful application to the European Commission, “Intelligent Energy – Europe” Programme, for a grant to run a project for the training of professionals to install ground source heat pumps (GSHP) across Europe. From the different groups of professionals involved in a GSHP installation, the GEOTRAINET project is focused on two target groups: designers (who undertake feasibility studies including geology) and drillers (who make the boreholes and insert the tubes). The project includes the creation of an EU-wide certification scheme for both planners and installers of GSHP.
Visible results of the project will be the curricula, learning tools, manuals, and an e-learning platform for the designers and the trainers, and several courses to be launched within the project duration.
To read more, go to:
geotrainet.eu/
Supported by:
EURO-AGES, The European Accredited Geological Study Programmes-Project
The European Federation of Geologists participates on a European Qualifications Framework (EQF) Project from Lifelong Learning Programme, DG Education and Culture.
The project aims at developing Europe-wide applicable quality standards and criteria for the assessment of higher education programs in geology in the context of the Bologna Process. During the coming two years framework standards shall be developed and tested for their validity and applicability through discussion with stakeholders and related networks. The project desires to reach the largest possible consensus among the relevant stakeholders. It aims at:
- Supporting improvement of the quality of higher education in geology
- Facilitating mutual recognition by program validation and certification
- Facilitating recognition of accredited degrees in geology higher education in accordance with the EU directives and other agreements
- Supporting academic as well as professional mobility of geology graduates
- Establish the relationship with the qualification profile required by the EUR-GEOL title
Project partners: ASIIN, agency of academic and professional associations and higher education institutions in Germany (Coordinator project); EFG, European Federation of Geologists; ICOG, Official Spanish Association of Professional geologists; MFT, Hungarian Geological Society; and SN, Swedish Natural Scientists Association - Geological Section.Euro-Ages Brochure
The European Federation of Geologists participates in Terrafirma project
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