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Call for applications | Transsolar Fellowships Programme 2026

We are happy to announce that we are part of the CrossCulture Fellowship Programme 2026 at the IFA (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen). Find all important information about the programme here here> https://www.ifa.de/en/funding/ccp-fellowships/
Application deadline is 10 December 2025.
Apply here https://applications-ccp.ifa.de/job-offers.html
and share this information with your network!

One of Transsolar's important values is sharing perspectives, knowledge and learning across cultures and borders. We are delighted to expand and pursue this value with this program. The Program is fully funded and will take place full-time over three months in the period between May until November 2026 at Transsolar in Stuttgart or Munich, Germany.

Important: Apply at CCP Fellowship at IFA and don't forget to name Transsolar as your desired host organisation. In the application, you will be asked to submit a custom recommendation letter, so start your application in time.

More information > https://transsolar.com/approach/transsolar-world-academy

Questions? Write Aarti Dhingra: [email protected]

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Book of Abstracts | SEMINAR 2024 | Climate Responsive Energy Efficient Design of Built Environments CREEDBE | SPA New Delhi | Transsolar World Academy

We are pleased to share the Book of Abstracts of SEMINAR 2024 "Climate Responsive Energy Efficient Design of Built Environments CREEDBE" presented by the students of the Department of Architecture, B.Arch. Fourth Year 2024-25, School of Planning and Architecture SPA, New Delhi.https://transsolar.com/news/tsindialab-seminar-book-of-abstracts-2024-transsolar-world-academy/seminar_boa_-2024.pdf

As part of the Transsolar World Academy program, Transsolar experts worked with SPA students and faculty on 5 of the research groups throughout the semester with the following topics:

Group 04
Optimization of daylighting in wards and naturally lit indoor spaces of hospitals in tropical climate of India
Group 08
Energy-efficient design for boarding schools in cold climatic regions of India
Group 26
Assessing the influence of outdoor thermal comfort on public streets in composite climate
Group 30
Performance evaluation and application of Passive Downdraft Evaporative Cooling (PDEC) Systems in hot and dry climates of India: A case study of Jodhpur
Group 31
Comparative study of wall system materials for cold climates: An analysis of traditional, contemporary, and hemp-earth wall systems in Uttarakhand

Published by courtesy of SPA students and faculty.

For more information about the collaboration https://transsolar.com/news/academy-2024-collaboration-with-school-of-planning-and-architecture-new-delhi-india

As the year draws to a close, we are also wrapping up the semester for the Transsolar World Academy. It has been a joyful and enriching journey, especially engaging with our students in India. Over the next days, the students will present their work to an external jury, with their Transsolar mentors joining online to support them. We look forward to seeing their progress and reflections on their learning journey.

We plan to share the proceedings of the semester soon.

Wishing you all a wonderful end of the year!

Mid Term Trip
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India

News from The Transsolar World Academy 2024
read more here:
https://transsolar.com/approach/transsolar-world-academy/transsolar-india-lab-october-2024

The https://transsolar.com/approach/transsolar-world-Transsolar Academy
continues this year with a research seminar on climate-friendly design in India. Our Academy, coordinated by (https://transsolar.com/team/aarti-dhingra) Aarti Dhingra, has proposed a joint research seminar for fourth-year bachelor students and their supervisors at the https://spa.ac.in/ School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (SPA), in collaboration with Dr. Chitrarekha Kabre. This project is part of a two year long memorandum of understanding between Transsolar and SPA Delhi to foster exchange in the field of sustainable construction and planning in the majority world.
The aim is to provide guidance and support to approximately 30 students in developing robust research on climate-friendly design, identifying and formulating questions related to the challenges and opportunities of climate-friendly design in India from mid-August to mid-December 2024. Our expertise will promote understanding of the practical application of sustainable design principles.

Weekly online sessions are planned throughout the semester, along with a visit from three Transsolar staff on-site. Junior professionals from Transsolar will mentor the students, supporting them in exploring and refining their research topics and focusing on key aspects of climate-friendly design such as passive cooling techniques, energy efficiency, or sustainable materials.

In review sessions, additional guidance will be provided by senior Transsolar staff, addressing complex issues and sharing their knowledge and experience. SPA will ensure student participation and provide infrastructure (laptops, microphones, meeting rooms, etc.) for conducting online sessions.

The expected outcomes include the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills among students to address well-defined research topics that aim at sustainable design practices in Indian climate conditions based on the principles of climate-friendly design.

We look forward to the collaboration and knowledge exchange, which will also benefit Transsolar.

Photo shows from left to right:
- Dr. K Bangkim Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, SPA
- Dr. Shuvojit Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, SPA
- Prof. Dr. Chitrarekha Kabre, Controller of Examinations and Seminar Coordinator at Department of Architecture, SPA
- Aarti Dhingra, Transsolar
- Prof. Dr. V.K. Paul, Director and Head of the Department of Building Engineering and Management and Department of Environmental Planning, SPA
- Prof. Dr. Jyoti Pandey Sharma, Head of the Department of Architecture, SPA

We open a new chapter of the Transsolar World Academy: The Transsolar India Lab.
Read more here:
https://transsolar.com/approach/transsolar-world-academy

Initiated by Aarti Dhingra who is leading the Transsolar World Academy, the TS India Lab was kicked off on our project day with a guest lecture by the renowned Indian architect Ashok B. Lall.
See Video here
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vWEqgESHv-w?si

Stay tuned. We will publish further activities. For getting in touch to explore opportunities of collaboration, please write to [email protected].

https://climatesmart.citieschallenge.org/2023/03/13/climate-smart-approaches-to-house-construction-in-uganda/
Great! We are happy to share this news!

Climate Smart Approaches to House Construction in Uganda - Climate Smart Cities The Makindye Ssabagabo Municipal Council is currently implementing the system demonstration phase of the Climate Smart City Challenge (CSCC) with technical support from UN-Habitat and Swedish partners to address a dual challenge of housing shortage and Greenhouse Gass emissions.

Climate Smart Approaches to House Construction in Uganda - Climate Smart Cities The Makindye Ssabagabo Municipal Council is currently implementing the system demonstration phase of the Climate Smart City Challenge (CSCC) with technical support from UN-Habitat and Swedish partners to address a dual challenge of housing shortage and Greenhouse Gass emissions.

Dear friends and colleagues,

deeply saddened we have to inform you that Achilles Ahimbisibwe died on February 1st. We lost a dear friend, colleague and fellow of the Transsolar Academy. Many of you who knew him will be heartbroken, as we are.

Achilles was an Fellow of our Transsolar Academy V. His mission was to embrace the opportunities of architecture for improving the reliability of the local electricity distribution, for the better of society in his home country Uganda. After his time in Stuttgart, he quickly became Dean at the Faculty of the Built Environment Uganda Martyrs University. He helped us in our 3 Projects for post occupancy studies of the teacher colleges and kept in touch with us and welcomed visiting students from the ABK Stuttgart in his home country.
We have learned a lot from him and he inspired us culturally and intellectually. While he was one of our “older” fellows, he has still been in his 30ties, way too early to leave this world.
May his soul rest in peace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaGhwqdr_d0
https://transsolar.com/approach/transsolar-academy/2018/achilles-ahimbisibwe-uganda

Transsolar World Academy | Solar Analysis Introduction | Clara Bondi, Matthias Rammig This lecture was held on October 21, 2022, by Clara Bondi, Matthias Rammig and introduces the basic knowledge for Solar Analysis. Due to technical issues it ...

Transsolar World Academy
The original lecture held on October 21, 2022, introducing the basic knowledge for Solar Analysis. was not possible to be recorded. Now we have it as a slideshow with the voices re-dubbed thankls to Matthias Rammig and Clara Bondi.
You find it here:

Transsolar World Academy | Solar Analysis Introduction | Clara Bondi, Matthias Rammig This lecture was held on October 21, 2022, by Clara Bondi, Matthias Rammig and introduces the basic knowledge for Solar Analysis. Due to technical issues it ...