The thirteenth Summer School on Advanced Studies of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells was organised in cooperation with the Graz University of Technology and Yokohama National University.
 

The aims of this event include deepening the expertise of the participants, international and cultural exchange between researchers, and the opportunity to make new contacts and deepen existing ones. For the first time, this event was held in a hybrid form – i.e. both online and on-site at Graz University of Technology.

In addition to the lectures, the 14 speakers from Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Slovenia and Austria introduced the 69 participants from seven international universities to the various aspects of these future technologies in a series of interactive exercises.

The students were able to present and discuss their own research online in a poster session. A total of 23 posters were presented in short lectures. An international committee headed by Dr. Uwe Reimer (FZ Jülich) awarded four prizes to students from Japan, Slovenia and Austria for the excellent presentation of their work.

Finally, students who successfully pass the written exam have the opportunity to have the knowledge acquired at the summer academy credited as an optional subject at Graz University of Technology or Yokohama National University. This brings successful participation a step closer to graduation.

On the last day, the newly acquired knowledge was applied and consolidated in practical examples in an interactive workshop.

The correct results, the division of labour and cooperation between the participants, and the intensive discussions showed the great interest and the increase in knowledge of the participants. The workshop was concluded with a practical demonstration of a laboratory fuel cell unit of the H2GreenTech project by Michaela Roschger and Sigrid Wolf.