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LENA beim IEEE Power & Energy Student Summit (PESS) 2026 in Karlsruhe
The IEEE Power & Energy Student Summit (PESS) 2026 took place from 21 to 23 October 2026 at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany. Organized by KIT’s Institute for Technical Physics (ITEP) and supported by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Germany Chapter, the event brought together students, early-career researchers, academics, and industry representatives to discuss current developments and challenges in electrical energy and power supply systems.
Master’s with Double Degree in Brazil – Meet the Federal University of Santa Maria
Finishing your bachelor’s and wondering what comes next? Through DeBraIA (German-Brazilian Engineering Academy), you can earn a double master’s degree at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). That means two master’s degrees, a stay in southern Brazil, and research at one of the country’s major federal universities.
📅 Wednesday, 4 November 2026
🕔 5:15 p.m.
📍 Lecture Hall 6, Building 44
Making sustainability visible in your degree: the NAO certificate at OVGU
OVGU’s NAO certificate adds the environmental, economic and social perspectives of sustainability to your engineering degree. It is open to students of all disciplines, and relevant courses from your own programme count towards it.
LENA at the PoSyDyS in Graz, Austria
The first edition of the Power System Dynamics Summit (PoSyDyS) 2026 took place from September 9–11 at Graz University of Technology, Austria. LENA was represented by João Pedro Cipriani and Yashwanth Akuthota. With around 100 participants, two opening keynotes, and 14 technical sessions, the conference offered a compact and highly focused setting on weak grids and converter-dominated power systems, with substantial overlap with ongoing research at LENA.
LENA Teaching Day and Summer Party
On August 27, 2026, the members of the LENA Chair came together for the annual LENA Teaching Day, a time set aside to reflect on the Chair's educational activities. In the afternoon, the team moved on to StrandParX Cable Island at Neustädter See for the LENA Summer Party 2026, with footgolf and a barbecue.