School event 1

The first school event is organized in three introductory modules preparing the fellows to (i) understand the context of their work, (ii) become aware of the existing technologies and trends in green transportation, and (iii) understand the principles of high-level and ethical research work. Sustainable development and mobility (TM5). The module is divided into two components. The first of these provides an overview of the subject of sustainable development in a way that is relevant to engineers, but deals with issues wider than just technical. The course will address sustainability concepts, values and change processes with a quantitative approach that provides key tools in sustainability methods and metrics. The second component focuses on the issues, challenges and opportunities presented by the global automotive industry’s drive toward sustainable mobility. The subject will be addressed from many different perspectives such as the economic context and regulations, vehicles hybridization and electrification, biofuels, mobility of tomorrow. Responsible: UTCN. Green vehicle architectures and technologies (TM3). The topics that will be covered are: overview of and introduction to green fuels; energy conversion systems on green vehicles; batteries and charging infrastructure; low-emissions automotive auxiliaries; green vehicles in European legislation; standardization and green vehicles. Responsible: ICPE. Research methodology and research ethics (TM4). The goal of this school event is to introduce fellows to ethical research methodology at the highest quality standards and broaden the understanding of: (i) finding and establishing an independent research topic, including literature review, innovation process, hypothesis based research; (ii) result dissemination through papers and presentations, including specific training on presentation skills (complementary to the local training of each beneficiary); (iii) understand ethical considerations in research, peer review processes and requirements (including new concepts, such as open reviews); (iv) scientific misconduct and its consequences. Responsible: ULB.