b'Partner News Spring 2023 13AcademicStudents will have access to modern technical facilities including computer, electronics and power and control laboratories, where they work on practical laboratory-based exercises. The latest industry-standard engineering software packages are available to use in our purpose-built computer laboratories. The interest in EV education is expanding globally and the UK-Saudi Electric Vehicles Education and Research Network is a game-changing partnership among higher institutions in the UK and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The focus of the network is on the next generation of EV technologies. The network promotes multidisciplinary collaborations from different engineering departments with the aim of developing new State-of-the-art battery management and electrical drive systems used by two research students for MSc Electric Vehicle Systems graduates with the knowledge and research skills in the fields of Enhanced Energy Education in ElectricManagement, Energy Storage, Advanced Power Modules, Next-generation Powertrain, Ubiquitous Charging and Electric Vehicle Opportunities. Vehicle Systems The overall goal of this project is to take stock and identify key challenges and constraints for the development and implementation of EV technologies in KSA and propose Reported by Dr Chun Sing Lai, a successful model for collaboration between universities and industry to Dr Mohamed Darwish, Prof Maysam Abbod prepare young graduates and researchers capable of addressing the challenges of EV technologies. The project activities include faculty and experts exchange and visits, Electric vehicles (EVs) are key technologiesmeetings, workshops, seminars, curriculum in research and development to decarbonisedevelopment, and conferences. road transportation. It is a general perception that vehicles are related to automotiveThe Department of Electronic and Electrical technology and vehicular dynamics, whichEngineering has hosted a workshop at are still relevant today. However, EVs areBrunel during November 2022 followed by greatly different as compared to an internala workshop in King Abdulaziz University in combustion engine vehicle as they useSaudi Arabia during January 2023. Invited electrical motor for the propulsion andspeakers from industry and academia battery as an energy source.included Dr Alaa Alani (Sondrel Ltd), Jerry Stokes (Executive Chairman, GRIDSERVE), The MSc Electric Vehicle Systems at BrunelDr Damien Frost (Brill Power), Professor M. University London has been designed toE. Farrag, (Glasgow Caledonian University), equip advanced students with knowledgeProfessor M. Shafik (University of Derby). In of low-carbon electric vehicle systems andaddition to presentations, four engineering advanced battery technologies. Differentstudents from King Abdulaziz University to a traditional automotive programme,The UK-Saudi Electric Vehicleshave participated in electric vehicle range this programme focuses on the key areasEducation and Researchmodelling from the MSc programme. of electronic and electrical engineering in relation to electric vehicle systems. TheseNetwork is a game-changingTo meet the net-zero target andinclude power electronics and drives, vehicularpartnership among higher fulfil national agenda, there will be an communication systems, sustainable powerindustry demand for engineers with systems, intelligent systems, and embeddedinstitutions in the UK andspecialism in electric vehicle systems. systems which contributes to the design ofKingdom of Saudi Arabia. Please contact the programme director electric vehicle charging infrastructure andDr Chun Sing Lai for any query on converter topologies. chunsing.lai@brunel.ac.uk.'