On 26 September 2025, the Energy Research Centre (ERC) presented on behalf of the EU-funded ERASMUS+ Low Carbon Economy Transformation through Sustainable Energy Modernisation and Access (LETSEMA) Project partners at the Erasmus+ Information Session held at Botho University, Maseru. The event, themed “The Role of Education for Green Transition: Harnessing Lesotho’s Green Energy Potential through Erasmus+”, brought together academics, policymakers, and development partners to explore how Erasmus+ can advance Lesotho’s sustainable development agenda.
In her presentation titled “The Lesotho Energy Landscape: Possibilities with Erasmus+”, the ERC Project manager, Ms. Palesa Nkaile, highlighted key energy sector challenges such as policy and coordination gaps, financing constraints, and skills shortages and illustrated how these can be transformed into opportunities for study, research, skills sharing, business development, and job creation through initiatives such as Erasmus+ collaborations.
Drawing from her own journey as an Erasmus+ Alumna through an exchange program at the Management Centre Innsbruck (MCI), Ms. Nkaile shared a personal testimony on how the program broadened her professional perspective and strengthened her capacity to contribute to Lesotho’s energy transition.
LETSEMA Project serves as a model for exploitation by upcoming Erasmus+ initiative in Lesotho, demonstrating how higher education institutions can leverage Erasmus+ funding to modernise teaching and promote hands-on, inclusive, and future-oriented learning. The presentation highlighted the following key project achievements:
- Updated MSc courses and micro-credentials on sustainable energy technologies.
- Improved hands-on learning supported by modern laboratories and digital tools.
- Skills sharing through student and staff mobilities with partner universities in Finland, Sweden, and Austria.
- Training programs reaching over 120 participants in sustainable energy and entrepreneurship.
LETSEMA Project has proven how international collaboration supports green growth, digital transformation, and sustainable job creation, necessitating platforms such as Erasmus+.
