"The energy sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, highlighting the urgent need for a transition toward climate-friendly and renewable technologies. At the same time, the energy and electrical engineering sectors face the most significant skills shortage among STEM …

The global energy sector is undergoing rapid transformation while facing critical challenges such as a shortage of skilled professionals, outdated knowledge, and the urgent need for a just energy transition. In Argentina, where 86% of energy still derives from fossil fuels despite vast renewable potential, …

The rapid energy transition highlights the urgent need for innovative education formats to equip future professionals with interdisciplinary skills. This paper presents lessons from the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on Positive Energy Districts (PEDs), a collaborative education programme …

"For 40 years now, students at Technische Universität Berlin have been shaping their own learning through self-organized “project labs”. These interdisciplinary formats link academic knowledge with real-world sustainability challenges and foster skills essential for future professionals in the energy …

"The Dutch housing stock faces an urgent renovation challenge, driven by aging buildings, sustainability goals, and labor shortages. This article introduces the Plug-and-Play Demonstrator, a rooftop test setup that simulates 1960s apartment facades to explore innovative, cost-effective renovation strategies. …

"This project brings together stakeholders across multiple regions to develop and evaluate Learning Communities (LCs) aimed at enhancing knowledge and collaboration for system integration challenges within the energy transition."

"In 2024, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences introduced an innovative introductory course on energy transition for second-year students: The Energy Transition Game. This initiative was designed to inspire interest in the energyfocused educational track and foster student engagement with sustainability …

"The global energy transition demands a new generation of engineers equipped with not only deep technical knowledge but also a broad, systemic understanding of complex, interconnected challenges. This paper presents the "Rotterdam Energy Transition"" program, an innovative educational framework developed …

CoVE SEED is an EU-funded ERASMUS+ project aiming at developing regional centres of vocational excellence (CoVE) on sustainable energy education. In the project, collaborative design practices (codesign) were employed to engage partners and regional stakeholders in the development of regional strategies, …

This paper describes the context, and development of and future intentions with our minor Energy Transition. The experiences of the Inholland UAS contributors may be of interest for colleagues in other UAS, and/or invite useful feedback.