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he main reason that led us to the conception of this mobility project is the desire to create a new generation of specialists with more expertise in two areas of broad interest worldwide:
1) the acoustic domain of noise pollution,
2) the domain of alternative sources of energy from bio-fuels.
1.The dramatic impact of climate change is the result of air pollution. One important cause of climate change is the burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas. This is the source of most emissions for almost all economic sectors and accounts for more than 70% of global GHG emissions.
Besides the fact that fossil fuels have a devastating influence on the environment, the prices are now ten times their average over the last decade. As a result of the current situation, gasoline prices have increased as well, raising questions about the security of the EU''s and global energy supply.
Bio-fuels are used in many engineering fields and remain an open research field which could be improved or applied in thermal engines and more precisely for the internal combustion engines, like aircraft turboengines.
2.Noise pollution is the second important problem behind air pollution, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) linked to air traffic and road traffic. Many scientific papers provide concrete quantitative and qualitative outcomes which prove that noise pollution can lead to health issues, as well as to negative social and economic effects. Examples of health issues produced by daily exposure to noise, especially in urban areas and close to major airports are sleep disturbance, community annoyance, cardiovascular disease, premature death and mental health problems.
Thus, it still remains and continues to be a real issue and a challenge for the new specialists to discover new solutions to the reduction noise pollution problem.