Session 4:
Identification of needed competences (gap analysis)
Some ideas for the open discussion
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
President of the MIT Club of Germany
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• What do we mean when we talk about
competence or competency?
• “Competence" as a combination of knowledge, skills and
behavior which an individual should have to perform a
job properly.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• How is competence evaluated?
• To determine if one person has the competency for a
certain task or job, one has to make a job analysis to
identifying the content of a job in terms activities involved
and attributes needed to perform the work and identifies
major job requirements.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
How to build the needed Competences
• The role of the universities
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Offer the students an “energy education” cross- disciplinary
program, addresses both fundamental and applied
knowledge.
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Catalyze student knowledge and enthusiasm to solve
technologically, socially and politically challenging
problems.
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Establish student-driven projects.
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Offer courses on energy and climate for kids and teens in
primary and secondary schools. (summer schools)
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
Some examples of projects taken from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Energy initiative
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• Student groups
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Many student groups on campus offer creative activities related to energy,
including lectures and discussions, community service, extracurricular
design projects, energy advocacy and/or academic work. Clubs include
graduate and undergraduate students.
Students can contact all of these groups directly. Student group leaders can
contact us with suggestions, additions, and updates.
Biodiesel@MIT
Biodiesel@MIT is a student-led group working to establish a campus
biodiesel system, incorporating the collection of used vegetable oil (UVO)
from dining locations, the processing of the UVO into certifiable biodiesel,
and the usage of the biodiesel product in campus transportation.
Biodiesel@MIT is also developing educational materials and seeks to be an
information resource on biofuels. Formed in fall of 2006, Biodiesel@MIT is
working to implement the new system in the 2007-2008. The group includes
students and administrators, and welcomes any MIT community members
interested in the project.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• MIT China Energy and Environment Research Group
• The MIT China Energy and Environment Research Group
(MIT CEER) is a student club at MIT that is founded in order
to create a communication platform for students, scholars
and professionals at MIT and other Boston-area Universities
who are interested in topics related to China's energy and
environment. It organizes speeches by inviting officials from
the Chinese and US governments, industrial leaders and
scholars, hosts seminars and round-table discussions on
China energy and environmental studies, and builds up
connections with China’s energy organizations to promote
more information exchange about China’s energy policies
and markets.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• Electric Vehicle Team
• The MIT Electric Vehicle Team (EVT) is a
multidisciplinary group of undergraduate and graduate
students that designs, builds, tests, and demonstrates
electric vehicles (EVs). The team's mission is to 1)
demonstrate and research electric vehicle
technologies, 2) provide educational opportunities for
MIT students, and 3) increase public awareness of
electric and other advanced vehicle technologies. EVT
is currently finalizing the conversion of a 1976 Porsche
914 into a battery electric vehicle (BEV) with lithiumion batteries for testing advanced EV technologies.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• MIT Electricity Student Research Group
• The MIT Electricity Student Research Group (MIT ESRG) is a student
driven, interdisciplinary research group focused on electric power systems
research at the doctoral and advanced master’s level at MIT and
neighboring academic institutions. The group meets on the MIT campus
once a week during the regular academic year, and acts as a mixture of a
forum for student research presentations and discussions and a special
topics seminar with faculty and guest lecturers. MIT ESRG currently has
members from several departments at MIT including the Engineering
Systems Division (ESD), Department of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science (EECS), Operations Research Center (ORC), Department
of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), and Program in History,
Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS). Members’
research ranges from topics in operations and control, markets and
regulation, long-term policy and planning, system integration, and power
systems modeling—cutting across transmission & distribution, generationsupply, and demand issues.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• MIT Energy Club
• The MIT Energy Club is focused on the creation of
a tight-knit energy community at MIT. The club
holds weekly events, including document-based
energy discussion groups and the MIT Energy
Lecture Series, alongside signature events such as
the annual MIT EnergyNight and the MIT Energy
Conference. The club's emphasis is on building a
community at MIT with a deeper understanding
of global energy trends and challenges through
open, fact-based discussion.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• MIT Solar Air Conditioning System (SACS) Team
• The MIT Solar Air Conditioning System (SACS) is a
novel, efficient system utilizing solar thermal
energy for heating and air conditioning. The goals
of our on-campus demo project are to reduce
energy consumption of buildings, demonstrate
and promote the technology, and illustrate MIT's
leadership in green buildings. The SACS demo
project is located in WW15 with 37,000SF of roof
space, and will serve as an educational program
for both students and faculty at MIT.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT)
• Over the past 20 years, the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle
Team has designed and built 10 vehicles and raced
them all over the world. The team has promoted
alternative energy and transportation through
participation in races as well as in local fairs and
community events. SEVT provides practical skills
impossible to communicate in the classroom
environment, turning its members from students into
engineers. In addition to hands-on engineering
experience, students develop project management and
business skills.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
• Sustainability@MIT
• We strive to inspire, educate, and empower a new
generation of leaders — those capable of creating a
sustainable, just, and vital future for our planet. We
support students, staff, and faculty in bringing our
passion, energy, and ingenuity to these contexts to make
our mark.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
Example of a project taken from the
American University of Beirut
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui
DISEM Workshop
Tunis, 3-4 September 2012
Robotics & Renewable Energy Courses for Kids & Teens in association with The
American University of Beirut (AUB/ Regional External Programs (REP) Continuing
Educations Center (CEC). Starting July 26 to August 16, 2012.
Mohamed Tahar Chikhaoui