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.

    -  Submit your application online via admission platform.


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?

  1. Senior policymakers and government officials
  2. Development practitioners and climate negotiators
  3. Business leaders and investors
  4. 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
Closed
  • 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)
Closed
  • Governing energy transitions: geopolitics, regulation and policy
  • Renewables and just transition: pathways and case studies
Closed
  • 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)
Closed
  • Adapting projects and institutions to a changing climate
  • Advancing the green transition agenda: innovation & ecosystem-based strategies
Closed
  • The AfCFTA and regional green structural transformation (screencast)
  • African green sector opportunities and challenges (lecture)
Closed
  • European regional integration and policy frameworks
  • Dynamics of Africa-Europe relations: cooperation and challenges
Closed
  • Negotiation 101 screencast (20 minutes)
  • Negotiation preparation (group work - 60 minutes)
  • Simulation (live lecture - 120 minutes)
  • Guided reflection (coaching session - 60 minutes)
Closed

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