"NORMAK Sustainable Energy" Project raises HE institutional capacities and strengthen R&D at energy systems sector in Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo (MAK) through enhancement of HE knowledge/teaching process, R&D know-how and technology transfer from Gjovik University College (Norway) to the three target universities in respective countries. The three countries share main energy challenges, represented in energy deficiency, heating issues, poorly regulated market, low energy efficiency and underdeveloped human resources. In addition very low public and private investments in R&D compared to GDP complicate efforts toward use of alternative energy sources.
NORMAK Sustainable Energy Consortium Members defines three focal pillars – Renewable Energy Resources, Energy Efficiency and Smart Grids, encompassed into Sustainable Energy as the common denominator, which is in line also with the countries energy R&D reports.
The project has the following objectives:
To support Institutional Development of HE Institutions by improving capacities and structures for development and implementation of the competence based education at partner universities
To increase applied research and commercialization of the R&D results by collaborative activities with industry
To increase the competitiveness of local knowledge based economy
Partner institution in Norway:
NTNU in Gjøvik (originally Gjøvik University College ) , Lead partner
BOOST Global Innovation, Drammen, Norway
Partner institution in the Western Balkans
University of Pristina, Kosovo
Polytechnic University of Tirana (PUT), Albania
South East European University (SEEU) , Tetovo , Republic of Macedonia,
