Call for Applications to the 17th Annual Baku Summer Energy School

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Description

The registration for the 17th Baku Summer Energy School (BSES) is close now. Please be kindly noted that the announcement for the 18th Baku Summer Energy School will be out in December 2023.

The Institute for Development and Diplomacy of ADA University in partnership with the ADA University Foundation (Azerbaijan), State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), bp Azerbaijan, KOLIN Azerbaijan, Masdar and other partners organizes its annual Baku Summer Energy School. The BSES is usually held during the two weeks of July every year. This year it is happening on 3-14 July 2023, in Baku, Azerbaijan and for the first time in Aktau, Kazakhstan. For 2024 dates, stay tuned!

The two-week certificate program brings together world-renowned scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to examine and gain a better understanding of global and Caspian energy and environment issues. Besides the regional pipeline and energy security developments, participants will become acquainted with a wide range of issues such as fundamentals of energy, energy law and economics, environmental issues, management in oil and gas industry, and the strategic outlook of SOCAR and bp. Second week of the summer school will be held in on of the regional countries where  the participants will get perspectives of that country on Energy issues as well.

Baku Summer Energy School provides ample opportunity to meet and network with public and private sector leaders from all over the world. Participants will have a chance to discuss challenging issues with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Energy, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, who will be key speakers along with executives of leading energy companies such as SOCAR, BP, Equinor, Masdar and many others.

Upon completion of the program, participants will be awarded certificates signed by the Rector of ADA University, and the President of SOCAR.

The Baku Summer Energy School studies a wide range of issues:

• Fundamentals of Energy 
• Energy Law
• Energy Economics
• Geopolitics of Energy
• Renewables
• Environmental Issues 

A special focus of the program is on the Caspian Basin, including regional pipeline network development, geopolitics of the Caspian and its legal status, and the strategic outlook of SOCAR.

Eligibility

In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:

BSES is organized for both national and international specialists dealing with energy and environment related issues:

• Mid-­career professionals from energy companies
• Policy-­makers and civil servants from governmental institutions, embassies and international organizations
• Scholars/journalists/graduate students focusing their research on energy and environmental issues

For additional information, please contact BSES Team at bses@ada.edu.az