ჰიდროენერგეტიკის განვითარების მეცნიერებათა მაგისტრის სტიპენდიის პროგრამა
Scholarship
Program for Master of Science in hydropower development
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy
Directorate, through the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of
Georgia, offers four scholarships to Georgians who want to study Hydropower
development at the master’s level at Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim/Norway. Scholarships are tenable for the two-year
master programme starting in 2022.
Georgia and Norway – two hydropower countries
About 80 percent of Georgia’s electricity demand is
covered by local hydropower plants. The construction of hydro power plants in
Georgia has a long tradition, which has been reactivated in recent years. Both
large power plants with reservoirs and small hydropower plants are under
construction or being planned.
Norway has a long tradition in developing
hydropower. Hydropower is the mainstay of the Norwegian electricity system.
Norway has 1660 hydropower plants, which accounts for 31 837
MW
or 96 % of total installed capacity. Norway and NTNU has developed
competence at the highest international level within environmentally friendly
development and operation of hydropower plants.
International master’s
degree programme in Hydropower Development
NTNU’s International master's degrees are
programmes taught entirely in English. The master’s degree programme
in hydropower extends over two academic years (4 semesters) and constitutes a
course load of 120 ECTS credits. The programme is open to both
international and Norwegian students.
The programme in hydropower development is run
by The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Students and
researchers graduating from the department’s programs provide both the public
and private sectors with expertise and skills in the areas of civil and
transportation engineering, structural engineering, water and wastewater
engineering, and hydraulic engineering.
Programme components
The first year consists of a series of
foundational courses and a larger group project where the students apply
knowledge from the other courses by conducting a pre-feasibility study of the
development alternatives in a Norwegian river system. This involves learning
how to combine techniques, environment, and economy to secure success.
Second year and final year consists of four
compulsory advanced courses in the autumn, while the entire spring semester is
dedicated to the master's thesis.
Learning outcome
·
Broad
basic knowledge in Mathematics, Science, Technology and Computer Science
·
Broad
engineering- and research-based knowledge in Hydropower Development,
·
Insight
in selected social science, humanistic, and other non-technical disciplines of
relevance to the exercise of the engineering profession,
·
Understand
the role of engineer in a comprehensive societal perspective, have insight in
ethical requirements and consideration of sustainable development
·
Ability
to disseminate, communicate and cooperate inter-disciplinary on engineering
problems and solutions
·
Understand
possibilities and limitations when using information and communication
technology, including juridical and societal aspects
·
Ability
to lead and motivate co-workers, including having an international perspective
on his/her profession, and develop ability to international orientation and
collaboration
Job prospects with a
master’s degree in Hydropower Development
With a master’s degree in Hydropower
Development, you will have interesting engineering career prospects in Georgia:
·
consulting
engineering companies
·
contractors
·
water
and energy authorities
·
developers
·
power
and utilities companies
Norwegian University of
Science and Technology (NTNU)
NTNU is a
university with an international focus, with headquarter in Trondheim in
Central Norway.
NTNU is the largest university in Norway, with
more than 40 000 students. About 5000 employees work with teaching, research
and dissemination (academic positions), off which more than 42 per
cent are women and more than 30 per cent are international. NTNU has close
cooperation with SINTEF, an R&D organization with 1800 employees.
NTNU has a main profile in science and
technology, a variety of programmes of professional study, and great academic
breadth that also includes the humanities, social sciences, economics,
medicine, health sciences, educational science, architecture, entrepreneurship,
art disciplines and artistic activities.
The city of Trondheim
Trondheim is well known as a top location for
students and academics, and the city is regularly rated as
the best student town in Norway.
Trondheim has the perfect mix of urban life and
scenic surroundings. In the summer months you can fish for salmon in the river,
right in the middle of town. Great hiking and ski trails are just a short
tram-ride away.
The scholarships
The scholarships will cover:
·
The
set minimum required amount for covering the cost of living in Norway, this
amount is set by the Norwegian immigration authorities and is subject to yearly
adjustments. The scholarship will be adjusted accordingly.
·
Cost
of travel to and from Norway.
·
Cost
of the fees for applying for a Norwegian visa and residence permit.
·
A
personal laptop computer available to you during the extent of the scholarship
period.
·
The
semester fee to the student welfare organization.
Qualifications
To qualify for admission to the
MSc programme in Hydropower Development, you must have:
1.
A
Bachelor of Science degree in civil, hydraulic or water resources engineering
or equivalent. The degree must have been completed by the start of the semester
at NTNU in August
2.
At
least 30 ECTS in mathematics/statistics in the Bachelor's degree, including at
least one course in statistics
3.
Excellent
academic performance: A minimum requirement for admission to all programmes is
the grade C or better on the ECTS scale. NTNU converts GPAs for education
from other countries than Norway, and applicants are ranked based on this
assessment. NTNU does not have the capacity to assess your grade average before
you apply, and requests to do so will not be obliged.
4.
English
proficiency (see below)
English proficiency
Students applying to an international
master's programme at NTNU must fulfil and be able to document, at
least one of the English language requirements listed below to
be eligible for admission.
English tests must be no more than two
years old at the time of applying to NTNU. This means that tests taken
more than two years from the application date will not be accepted. The
exception is the Cambridge test (CAE, First Certificate or Certificate of
Proficiency), for which there is no expiration date.
To be eligible to apply you will need to have
at least one of the requisites in the list below:
·
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language):
Minimum score of 90 points on the internet based test
Minimum score of 600 points on the paper based test
·
IELTS (International English
Language Testing Service)
Academic test with a minimum overall band score of 6.5
·
University of Cambridge tests, at least one:
First Certificate in English - Certificate in Advanced English - Certificate of
Proficiency in English
·
Pearsons
Academic English test (PTE): The academic version with a minimum score of 62
How to apply?
Please contact one of the contact persons at Georgian
Technical University or Ilia State University for more information and a
pre-vetting of your qualifications.
Application for the scholarships shall be
submitted to NVE after you have been admitted to the programme by NTNU.
Contact persons
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
of Georgia: Omar Tsereteli, Nikoloz
Lekiashvili, Mariam Alelishvili: omarmemo1991@gmail.com, nlekiashvili3@gmail.com, malelishvili@moesd.gov.ge
Georgian Technical University: Paata Tsintsadze,
p.tsintsadze@gtu.ge
Ilia State University: Murman Margvelashvili, murman.margvelashvili@iliauni.edu.ge
Royal Norwegian Embassy Tbilisi: David
Magradze, David.Magradze@mfa.no
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy
Directorate: Kirsten Winther Westgaard, kwe@nve.no
Norwegian
University of Science and Technology: Admissions for master's degree
students: admissions@st.ntnu.no
Please notify Arne Søiland (NVE) at arso@nve.no if you want to receive invitation to a digital information meeting
(date not decided).