Starting in 1987, the master programme Sustainable Renewable Energy Technologies (SuRE) - formerly known as Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy - has graduated more than 563 participants from ~85 countries in over 30 years.

Students (who must hold a 6-semester (180 CP) Bachelor's degree in engineering or science in order to be admitted) with some professional experience in the field of energy study the theory and applications of renewable energy systems, test their skills in labs and outdoor experiments, visit companies and sites, and do an external training in industry or research institutes. The programme is completed with a thesis project.

Successful participation is awarded with an MSc degree. SuRE´s alumni made their careers in industries, consultancies, government bodies, NGOs or in research institutes.
The university keeps good contacts to alumni, who are taking part in regional seminars or are invited to give lectures for the present students. Networking with alumni includes a newsletter, e-mail distribution lists, internet platforms and visits.

The programme has cooperation agreements with universities abroad with the aim of intensifying the exchange of staff, students and curricula in the field of postgraduate renewable education.

• Admission Regulations SuRE
• Examination Regulations Fak V & Attachment SuRE
• Current Examination Regulations for SuRE

The University of Oldenburg puts emphasis on the agreements for Good Scientific Practice as given by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The most recent prominent cases of plagiarism should remind students of the negociated agreement of the scientific community.

We expect students to read the following paper "Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice" by DFG given in German and English langauge (second part).

•  Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Arbeit / Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice (709KB)

Please also see the official guidelines by the University of Oldenburg (30.09.2002)

• Grundsätze zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis (Version 2022) (298KB )
• Principles for safeguarding good academic practice (Version 2022) (284KB) 

Recommendations: Exerpt of "Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice"

„Rules of good scientific practice shall include principles for the following matters (in general, and specified for individual disciplines as necessary):

• fundamentals of scientific work, such as
  • observing professional standards,
  • documenting results,
  • consistently questioning one’s own findings,
  • practising strict honesty with regard to the contributions of partners, competitors, and predecessors,
• cooperation and leadership responsibility in working groups (recommendation 3),
  
• mentorship for young scientists and scholars (recommendation 4),
  
• securing and storing primary data (recommendation 7),
  
• scientific publications (recommendation 11)."

To read the full paper please follow this link

Excerpt from the DFG memorandum
"Sicherung Guter Wissenschaftlicher Praxis",
German/English,
Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft,–Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 1998
ISBN 3-527-27212-7

What are the consequences of plagiarism?

Legal framework: From the examination regulations for the Master's degree programmes of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Section 14 Paragraph 3:

„If a student attempts to influence the result of their performance in an examination by means of cheating or by other unauthorised means, the examination will be graded as a fail. Individuals who have violated the examination regulations may be barred from continuing the examination concerned. In that case, the examination in question will be graded as a fail. Before a decision is taken by the Examining Board in line with clauses 1 and 2, the student will have the opportunity to be heard. The student will continue to qualify for the examination until the Examining Board has taken a decision, unless the invigilator decides that temporary exclusion of the student is necessary for the proper conduct of the examination. In serious or repeated cases of fraud, the Examining Board may bar the student from continuing the Master's programme. In this case, the student in question will definitively fail the Master's programme.”

Find the current examination regulations here.

Here are some PPRE insights: 

Research Activities

Energy and Outdoor Lab

Excursions

Short Film - Discover Oldenburg with a PPRE Student (English)

Short Film - Discover Oldenburg with a PPRE Student (German) 

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