Energías renovables para el desarrollo rural: nuevas oportunidades para la responsabilidad social en Ingeniería

Abstract

The potential of renewable energies for contributing to sustainable development is thoroughly accepted. In rural areas, the energy transition would contribute not only to the environmental viability, but also to the improvement of the socioeconomic conditions through the creation and consolidation of new job positions. In this frame, the Erasmus+ project “IN2RURAL. Innovative Practices in Renewable Energies to Improve Rural Employability”, aims at strengthening the university students’ employability in the field of renewable energies for rural development in the provinces of Bacau (Romania), Castellón (Spain) and Gyöngyös (Hungary). Implemented between September 2014 and August 2017, the project has developed intellectual products, multiplier events and learning activities, which have directly benefited more than 450 persons. The natural confluence of renewable energies, rural development and employability has facilitated the implementation of IN2RURAL, which can be considered as an open space for university social responsibility initiatives.