1. From Visions to Reality

2. About Project The project aim is to test models of cooperation between universities and businesses/organisations in the European Union (EU) and Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) in order to establish sustainable relations among the project’s partner universities.

3. CREATIVE WORKSHOPS ITESM Monterrey students will spend three weeks in Central Europe - doing research in the field of innovation transfer while discovering three Central European countries. WHAT ARE CREATIVE WORKSHOPS?

4. Within the first 14 days students will work on applied research projects together with students of the hosting university. All students will present the results of their research projects at the project’s final workshop, to be held in Bratislava. At the end of their stay in Central Europe, students will visit the capital cities of the participating countries. HOW THEY WILL BE ORGANISED?

5. 1 June 2014 Arrival to Europe 2-13 June Research period 14-21 June Road-show to capital cities 17 June Final event 22 JuneDeparture from Europe WHEN THEY WILL BE ORGANISED?

6. RESEARCH PROJECTS Students will work on applied research projects together with students of the hosting university. Topics of research projects are following:

7. Research in Prague TOPIC 1 Multi-criteria analysis of the environment quality in cities (based on the comparison of one Mexican and one Czech city) TOPIC 2 Comparison of the efficiency of solar energy use in Mexico and the Czech republic TOPIC 3 Efficiency of costs/expenses of environmental protection (cleaner technology)

8. TOPIC 1 Multi-criteria analysis of the environment quality in cities (based on the comparison of one Mexican and one Czech city) Multi-criteria analysis is one of very progressive techniques helping in the area of urban planning (it helps better understanding the current situations and especially it is a powerful tool when planning the future development of cities).

9. Students: Will be consulted the principles of the methodology A case (city) in the Czech Republic will be presented to the students One city in Mexico will be selected (preferable a small or medium one) Students with a support of Czech teacher will elaborate the methodology for an assessment of quality of living in the cities (where the environmental factors/parameters will be included) The methodology will be applied for the Mexican city

10. TOPIC 2 Comparison of the efficiency of solar energy use in Mexico and the Czech republic The solar energy seems to be one of the very prospective sources of renewable energy for the future. The nature conditions, appropriate technologies and policies could differ in different countries. Comparative analysis could be useful for promoting future research and technological collaboration between countries.

11. Students will work on a comparative analyses covering especially following points: Comparing nature conditions for introducing solar energy in Mexico and in the Czech Republic Comparing solar technologies used in Mexico and in the Czech Republic Comparing economic efficiency of the solar energy in Mexico and in the Czech Republic Comparing (governmental) policies in both countries.

12. TOPIC 3 Efficiency of costs/expenses of environmental protection (cleaner technology) Economic aspects of introducing modern technologies in the area of environmental protection are very important issue in the theory and practice. Comparing to the end-of-pipe solution they have potential for higher economic effectiveness.

13. Students: Will be consulted the principles (basic theory) of understanding the abatement costs in the case of end-of-pipe solution and especially in the case of cleaner technologies introduction and their efficiency Students will find a case in Mexico (in a corporation, which has a concrete experience with introducing cleaner technology and has an interest to invite student to collaborate) The methodology for efficiency assessment will be developed with the help of Czech teacher The methodology will be applied for the Mexican case

14. Any questions ? The contact person: Prof. Petr Šauer petr.sauer@vse.cz

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