ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the key findings of two project surveys that were carried out in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Guatemala. The objectives of these surveys were to identify the needs of the labour market regarding education and research in the renewable energy sector and to identify training and qualification needs of university staff in the renewable energy sector. The presentation of the results focuses on the aspects that are most relevant to the topic of fostering innovation and technology transfer in the renewable energy sector at Latin American higher education institutions. The JELARE project is a cooperation scheme involving universities from Germany, Latvia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Guatemala with the aim of fostering innovative labour market-oriented educational and research approaches in the field of renewable energies at Latin American and European institutes of higher education (HEI). The JELARE project improves dialogue, mutual understanding and foster cooperation between EU and Latin American universities.
