C-Cook-Mali - Activities & Events - Renewable Energy Systems

C-Cook-Mali – Activities & Events

Student exchange (2022-2025)

As part of supporting education on topics related to clean cooking and sustainable circular economy, student exchanges have been carried out among the project’s partners. Twelve students from Mali visited ITT, staying for two months to work on their Master’s and PhD theses.

Closing workshop (2025)

The closing workshop of the C-COOK-MALI project was held in Bamako in September 2025. Representatives of the project partners met to present the main outcomes of the project and to discuss the final steps and future joint activities beyond the framework of C-COOK-MALI.

Malian researchers visit ITT (2025)

In May 2025, professors and researchers from USTT-B and IPR/IFRA visited the TH Köln. The objective of the visit was to discuss the results of the C-COOK-MALI project, enhance knowledge exchange by participating in a Master’s course seminar, and carry out various field visits to energy companies.

Project workshop in Cologne (2024)

A project workshop was held in September 2024 for the C-COOK-MALI and ERA-SOLMAB projects. The workshop was attended by 18 participants, including the Director General of IPR/IFRA, the former Rector of USTT-B, and representatives from TH Köln, DAAD, and BMBF.

Online winter school (2024)

In February 2024, the C-Cook-Mali Winter School was conducted over the course of two weeks. The goal was to train Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students from Mali in topics related to energy transition and clean cooking technologies in the context of West Africa.

Experiments and field visits (2023-2024)

One of the pillars of the C-Cook-Mali project is research work. This research work encompasses planning and performing experiments with pilot plants at IPR/IFRA and USTT-B installations. Throughout the C-Cook-Mali project, the ITT team has conducted several field visits to collaborate with the local teams at these installations.

Mid-term workshop in Mali (2023)

The team from TH Köln traveled to Bamako and Katibougou for three days to conduct the project’s midterm workshop. The main objective of the workshop was to present the results achieved by the project and to discuss/plan the next steps together with the partners.

Network meeting at DAAD (2023)

Project team participated to the networking event organized by the DAAD in May 2023. TH Köln team took part at the venue in Bonn, while the team from Mali participated online.

Online Autumm School (2022)

In December 2022, the C-Cook-Mali Autumn School was conducted online over the course of two weeks. The goal was to train Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students from Mali and the region in topics related to sustainable circular economy and renewable energy in West Africa.

Train the trainers (ToT) workshop (2022)

Understanding the importance of capacity building and knowledge exchange, a ToT workshop was held in November 2022 in Bamako.

Project workshop in Germany (2022)

Professors and staffs from USTT-B and IPR/IFRA visited TH Köln for a project workshop. Discussions focused on the technical aspects of pilot plant construction for an ICS laboratory, a briquetting machine, and a biogas plant in Katibougou (Mali).

Kickoff meeting in Mali (2022)

A project meeting was held in Mali in September 2022. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the key points of the project, report on work progress, and identify priorities for future activities.