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[…]
On 15 August 2025, during the Research Methodologies course for the new master’s students in Sustainable Energy at the National University of Lesotho (NUL), Joni Karjalainen and Kalpani Pavithra from the Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of Turku facilitated a two-hour introduction to futures studieswith a focus on[…]
LETSEMA project partners from the University of Turku’s Finland Futures Research Centre and Linnaeus University, Sweden, visited Lesotho at the end of June 2025 to advance collaboration under the EU-funded Erasmus+ LETSEMA Project, which promotes modernised and hands-on learning in energy education. During the visit, the partners delivered training on[…]
From 8th –14th June 2025, five members of the NUL Energy Research Centre (ERC) travelled to Finland for a series of LETSEMA Project coordinated meetings with the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) in Helsinki, followed by the Futures of Technologies Conference in Turku. The visit, led by Prof. Mpholo and[…]
Lesotho News Agency wrote a piece on the EU Delegation’s visit to Bethel Business and Community Development Centre, a partner in the LETSEMA project. Read the article here.
Marko Kallio reflects on his experience visiting Lesotho for the first time participating in TFK PROPEL and Erasmus+ LETSEMA activities. Read his story below. Late in February 2024 a minibus was travelling up and down the Maloti mountains enroute to a small town of Semongkong. We, a group from Aalto[…]
The training took place 7-11 October 2024 in collaboration between National University of Lesotho, University of Turku and Linnaeus University. LETSEMA project team pilots a new approach on intensive course delivery with students while revising the Energy Planning and Policy course. Instead of students being following the lectures provided by[…]
The NUL ERC and BBCDC team once again rubbed shoulders with LETSEMA Project partners in Finland exploring digital and blended learning pedagogies for contextualization and implementation in the NUL MSc. in Sustainable Energy programme and new Sustainable Energy Micro-credentials to be developed at BBCDC. Through interactive discussions and visits to[…]
The ERC & BBCDC team that undertook the LETSEMA Learning Visit brings home advanced digital learning lessons after receiving training on delivery of high quality, bite-sized lectures with engaging visuals to keep learners clued to their screens from start to end. We are eager to revolutionize teaching with podcast-like pre-recorded[…]
In February 2024, a group of six students representing Aalto University and University of Turku, working on their project course Sustainable Global Technologies (SGT) Studio, undertook an intensive study visit to Lesotho, joining the course Sustainable Energy Solutions for Communities offered by National University of Lesotho. The intensive course consisted[…]
In recent days we renovated a Brace greenhouse in my yard that was built 28 years ago. Greenhouses suffer from heavy moisture pressure and after so many years, the rafters were rotten and the plastic glazing deteriorated. We installed new rafters and polycarbonate. We will actually be constructing 3 of[…]
Report on the EU Erasmus – Letsema study tour and field school/seminar held at BBCDC on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The schedule for the day’s events was as follows: Time Activity 10:00 – 10:30 Arrival, rest stop, tea/coffee and introductions. 10:30 – 11:30 Walk about and full tour of the[…]
Erasmus+ LETSEMA and the EU delegation in Lesotho co-organized the project kick-off event at ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre in Maseru on Thursday, 29 February 2024. Representatives of the government, the European Union, Finnish and Swedish embassies, educational institutions, NGOs and companies came together to discuss the renewable energy future of Lesotho.[…]
Many reporters were present on 29 February 2024 in the LETSEMA kick-off event at ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre, Maseru. The partnership’s, EU’s and Lesotho’s common efforts to achieve SDG 7 were featured in multiple news outlets and websites: LETSEMA consortium wants to thank the guests of honour EU Ambassador, Minister of[…]
The LETSEMA consortium and the Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Lesotho are co-organizing the Launch of the LETSEMA Project on the 29th of February in Maseru, bringing together stakeholders working for a Renewable Lesotho. The LETSEMA initiative is a collaborative project involving the NUL’s Energy Research[…]
