2015 Travel Scholar arrives in Nepal
Peteris Lusis is the 2015 DIT Travel Scholar in Renewable Energy. Peteris is the 4th DIT student to win this award.
Peteris will spend the next three months working with the charity Renewable World in Kathmandu Nepal supporting their work in tackling poverty using renewable energy. Peteris is originally from Latvia and following a degree in Engineering has just completed a MSc in Sustainable Development at DIT Bolton Street.
Thanks to the support and commitment of a generous donor the DIT Travel Scholarship provides an opportunity for a high-achieving DIT Masters or PhD student/recent graduate to pursue a practical work assignment in a developing country in the area of renewable energy. If you would like any further information please don't hesitate to contact us at foundation@dit.ie.
Chapter 1 - Check out Peter's first vlog - the journey so far, here.
Chapter 2 - Arriving in Nepal
Chapter 3 - The Earthquake
Chapter 4 - Tums up, tums down and Tums up again.
Chapter 5 - My Time in Brighton
Chapter 6 - Earth, Wind and Tyre
Chapter 7 - New Horizons
Chapter 8 - The Biggest Challenge of my life
Chapter 9 - Youtube - Top 5 things to do in Kenya
Chapter 10 - A Summary & Technical Report
All Peter's Photos are on our facebook page - Click here for the full album
