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TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION

in Upper Austria for vocational school
students. On site, they receive hands-
on information about the company,
their services and products. This also
serves to initiate contact between
companies and potential future
employees. Since 2013, over 1,000
students have taken part in 27 such
outings.

Also in the early 2000s, the first
study programme for green energy
engineers was developed together
with the University of Applied
Sciences. Today, there are over
600 graduates from three such
study programmes (2 bachelor
and 1 master). The master degree
programme "Sustainable Energy
Systems" is offered in English, thus
attracting international students to
Upper Austria and preparing regional
students for the globalised world.

LET THEM TAKE PART –
CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENERGY
TRANSITION IN UPPER AUSTRIAN
COMPANIES
The ESV supports energy
technology companies in increasing
competitiveness and market
leadership in the context of the
Cleantech-Cluster (CTC), a network
of 250 businesses in Upper Austria. In
2019, acting on this ambition, the ESV

Primary school children learning about renewable energy

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