About RCEES
Established in 2019 under the World Bank Africa Centres of Excellence initiative, RCEES is based at the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani, Ghana. The Centre advances graduate training, applied research, innovation, and professional capacity building for sustainable energy and environmental management across sub-Saharan Africa.
Welcome Message
Welcome to RCEES. Since 2019, we have worked to build an academic institution in Sunyani capable of standing alongside the world's best research centres on energy and environmental sustainability. Our staff, students and alumni are now present across thirteen African countries and a growing number of partner universities in Europe, North America and Asia.
The Centre's mission is practical as well as academic. Ghana and its neighbours are going through one of the most significant energy transitions in their history, and the decisions made in the next decade will shape the lives of millions. We exist to ensure those decisions are made by people with the training, data and research to make them well.
Our job is to prepare graduates who can walk into a utility, a ministry, a research lab or a consulting firm and deliver on the first day.
Prof. Ing. Samuel Gyamfi, Centre Director
Who We Are
RCEES responds to critical energy and environmental challenges by connecting academic training with practical problem solving. The Centre supports students, researchers, public institutions, private sector actors, and development partners working on clean energy access, energy policy, environmental management, climate resilience, and sustainable resource use.
Its work is grounded in graduate education, internationally competitive research, professional short courses, laboratory and field-based learning, and partnerships that translate research into policy and practice.
Vision
To be the leading internationally accredited Centre of Excellence providing quality research and postgraduate education in energy and environmental sustainability.
Mission
Our mission is to provide excellent, high-quality postgraduate education; discover, preserve, and disseminate cutting-edge interdisciplinary research; and enhance the lives of our students, industry partners, and society through training, capacity building, consulting, professional development, and strategic grant and donor-funded initiatives.
Core Values
Innovative ways to solve energy and environmental challenges.
Engage and build partnerships with stakeholders.
Create an environment that promotes equal opportunity, gender balance, and diversity.
Demonstrate world-class leadership in research and teaching.
Maintain excellence in higher education, particularly in STEM.
What We Do
The Centre's work sits at the intersection of graduate education, applied research, professional practice, and regional collaboration.
Masters and Doctoral programmes develop specialists in sustainable energy engineering, energy economics, environmental engineering, and energy policy.
Faculty, fellows, students, and partners produce evidence for energy transitions, environmental management, climate resilience, and sustainable development.
Short courses and practical training build technical capacity in solar PV, energy management, auditing, safety, and project implementation.
RCEES works with universities, public institutions, industry, and international partners to deliver projects and strengthen regional knowledge networks.
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