Human capital for the global PV revolution: Experiences with online BSc and MSc education in Solar Energy Engineering

Arno H.M. Smets

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547868

Human capital for the global PV revolution: Experiences with online BSc and MSc education in Solar Energy Engineering

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The PV revolution is only getting started. However, it requires human capital, skilled and well-trained individuals, to make this revolution a success. Currently, the wide variety of companies in the sector of photovoltaic solar energy are claimed to facilitate up to 2.8 million jobs worldwide. This number is expected to significantly grow in the near future. In this contribution I would like to share my experience with reaching out to students and professionals in the world with online education programs on solar energy. At the Delft University of Technology, I have been leading the development of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Solar Energy (BSc-level) and a MicroMasters series of 5 MOOCs on Solar Energy Engineering (MSc-level). Over 300000 students around the world have already been enrolled in the first MOOC. The pilot of the MicroMasters is currently running with 10000-15000 students enrolled per course. In this contribution the impact of the course on the students will be discussed. In addition, I will discuss how we plan to offer official credits to the students, that are recognized by companies for real jobs. I will share many examples how the online courses: Improve the living standard of the participants, inspire students/professionals to start their own companies, help students decide what master degrees to take and help students/professionals to advance their career in industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
Editors	Alexandre Freundlich , Akira Yamada, Marko Topic
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	3838-3840
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-8529-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-8530-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547868
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - Waikoloa Village, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

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Conference	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa Village
Period	10/06/18 → 15/06/18
Other	(A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC)

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Smets, A. H. M. (2018). Human capital for the global PV revolution: Experiences with online BSc and MSc education in Solar Energy Engineering. In A. Freundlich , A. Yamada, & M. Topic (Eds.), 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC (pp. 3838-3840). Article 8547868 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547868

Smets, Arno H.M. / Human capital for the global PV revolution : Experiences with online BSc and MSc education in Solar Energy Engineering. 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. editor / Alexandre Freundlich ; Akira Yamada ; Marko Topic . IEEE, 2018. pp. 3838-3840

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Smets, AHM 2018, Human capital for the global PV revolution: Experiences with online BSc and MSc education in Solar Energy Engineering. in A Freundlich , A Yamada & M Topic (eds), 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC., 8547868, IEEE, pp. 3838-3840, 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, Waikoloa Village, United States, 10/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547868

Human capital for the global PV revolution: Experiences with online BSc and MSc education in Solar Energy Engineering. / Smets, Arno H.M.
2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. ed. / Alexandre Freundlich ; Akira Yamada; Marko Topic . IEEE, 2018. p. 3838-3840 8547868.

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