Powering the Future: Secondary Students Engage in Hands-on Solar Workshops

Last week, students in Secondary School benefitted from four engaging solar energy workshops delivered by Solar Electric Vietnam (SEV) and LONGi.

Experiential Learning Meets Real-World Innovation

These workshops gave students in Engineering and Service Learning a unique opportunity to engage directly with real-world renewable energy experts. Students had the chance to:

• Receive a hands-on introduction to solar energy and its critical role in delivering global climate solutions.
• Examine solar panels, inverters, and other components up close allowing them to understand the technical system components and the step-by-step installation workflows used by professionals.
• Analyse major trends in solar development, the industry’s future roadmap, and the corporate responsibility (ESG) efforts driving the global shift toward a greener economy.

We look forward to exploring future collaboration opportunities with SEV and LONGi, connecting them with our student Service Learning programmes like Light Up the Night (LUTN) and Sanse, to further amplify real-world impact.

The Impact of Giving

SEV and LONGi have played an important role in our sustainability journey enabling several key solar projects across campus, including:

• An initial 5.5kWp pilot solar system on the roof of the bus station (2020)
• A subsequent 9.5kWp system on the security building at Gate 1 (2024)
• A match-funded 25kWp system on the B11 Early Childhood Centre roof, completed in April of 2025

“These installations not only reduce our carbon footprint, they demonstrate a shared commitment to empowering a more sustainable future for our students and community,” said Aisling O’Brien, Director of Advancement. “We are deeply grateful to SEV and LONGi for workshops that bring a real-world lens to our students’ learning, and match-funding that clearly demonstrates our shared commitment to a greener future.”