An overview
The University of Cape Town’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance and Sciences Po Executive Education are partnering to deliver an executive education programme. The Africa-Europe Cooperation for the Green Transition course brings together African and European leaders to explore the intersection of climate change, sustainable development, and regional cooperation. Participants will engage with cutting-edge thinking and practical strategies to drive green industrialisation, enable a just energy transition and unlock opportunities for structural transformation across Africa and Europe.
Download the full course brochure here.
- Submit your application form online via admission platform.
- Send an email to hannah.diaz@uct.ac.za to express your interest in attending.
During the course participants will learn to:
- Understand the global climate policy landscape
- Navigate emerging climate and trade imperatives
- Mobilise investment and partnerships for low-carbon development
- Shape resilient, equitable strategies for transformation
Who should apply?
- Senior policymakers and government officials
- Development practitioners and climate negotiators
- Business leaders and investors
- Civil society and academic experts
This training is an online certificate programme combining asynchronous learning through a variety of digital resources (articles, interactive materials, videos, quizzes, forum discussions) and live online sessions (3-hour Masterclass and 1 hour seminar session per week). Assessment is based on individual written reflections and a group negotiation simulation, providing a concrete validation of acquired skills.
Contact us for more info about fees, start date and find the programme outline below.
Programme Outline
- African Sustainable Development, narratives, perspectives
- Climate Compatible Structural Transformation in Africa
- Geopolitical and economic framing of Africa’s structural transformation challenge (podcast - interview discussion)
- Green Policy Spillovers (lecture, potentially with panelists) (Jodie Keene at ODI – find a potential podcast as a supplementary material)
- Governing energy transitions: geopolitics, regulation and policy
- Renewables and just transition: pathways and case studies
- Relationship between economic development and trade (screencast)
- Impact of climate change on trade in Africa (lecture)
- Facilitated group work during 1-hour live slot (coaching session)
- Adapting projects and institutions to a changing climate
- Advancing the green transition agenda: innovation & ecosystem-based strategies
- The AfCFTA and regional green structural transformation (screencast)
- African green sector opportunities and challenges (lecture)
- European regional integration and policy frameworks
- Dynamics of Africa-Europe relations: cooperation and challenges
- Negotiation 101 screencast (20 minutes)
- Negotiation preparation (group work - 60 minutes)
- Simulation (live lecture - 120 minutes)
- Guided reflection (coaching session - 60 minutes)