About

The Natural resource governance and energy transition course offered by ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to contribute towards better governance and oversight of natural resources for a better future. Specifically, the course will examine the political economy of governance in resource-rich states.

Overview

Course objectives

Natural resource extraction can create both opportunities and disadvantages to economic development and poverty reduction.

The Natural resource governance and energy transition course offered by ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology examines the political economy of governance in resource-rich states and explore how it impacts domestic policy debates and practice. Participants learn approaches to analyse energy transition challenges, among other topics related to natural resource governance.
These skills are paramount to leaders in natural resource governance who need to manage the challenges that come with it and understand the impact of politics and power on policy outcomes.

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

Energy transition related challenges for natural resource sectors

Political economy of natural resource extraction

Fiscal regimes, taxation, revenue management

Environmental impacts of extraction

Governance of state-owned companies

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 11 days

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-05-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

3 ECTS

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Natural Resource Management

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Students of the MAS/CAS in Development and Cooperation as well as interested persons with at least 24 months of work experience in international development cooperation.

PhD students who conduct empirical research within the field of development cooperation.

Tuition Fee

To always see correct tuition fees

International

1500 CHF/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1500 CHF for the full programme during 11 days.
National

1500 CHF/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1500 CHF for the full programme during 11 days.

Funding

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