University of Manchester invites application for MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology

NEW DELHI: University of Manchester has started the application process for admission to MSc in Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REaCT) for the academic year 2023. The MSc programme focuses on technologies that generate key renewable energy and the factors that have contributed to its exploitation. The last date to apply for the programmes is July 31.

Students will have to apply through Fateh Education, a consulting space for personalised international higher education. The tuition for the 12-month full-time programme is approximately £33,500 per annum.

The official statement said that the MSc course will focus on “principles of solar, wind and marine energy technologies and also the knowledge required to understand: the efficient distribution of renewables; their integration into usage into zero carbon-built infrastructure and to determine the economic and climate issues affecting the choice of renewable”. It further said that after completing the MSc in REaCT, students will have a scope of work in the field of technology or go for further studies such as PhD in advancing such technologies.

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The students will have access to the High Voltage Lab and Photo Science Institute at the university, it said.

As per the official statement, students need to have upper second-class honours degree (2:1) or its international equivalent in any of the following subjects: electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering, physics, or equivalent scientific discipline that is based on significant mathematical and engineering content.

Those students who have relevant industrial experience will also be considered. The selection process will also include the rank of institution from which the student has passed the qualifying degree. Further, all students from international universities will need to show evidence of English language proficiency.

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The CEO of Fateh Education, Suneet Singh Kochar, said: “In order to achieve the goal of being Carbon Neutral by 2050, such pathbreaking courses are key for the newer generation to be baton bearers of the Sustainable future.”