The application process is underway for the first Energy Community Summer School. The multidisciplinary training programme is aimed at providing highly motivated post-graduate students and young professionals with a strong understanding of the full complexity of the energy sectors as well as giving them a platform for exchange and contribution to the energy debate.

The Energy Community Summer School 2016 will cover scientific, legal, economic, cultural, political as well as technical aspects of energy production, supply and consumption, with a particular focus on energy sectors in transition. The interactive training sessions will be led by renowned academics and professionals with decisive expertise in the energy sector.

The first Energy Community Summer School will take place in Tirana from 3 to 10 September 2016. It is organized in close collaboration between the Energy Community Secretariat and the Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The Summer School will be hosted by the POLIS University.

The application deadline is 31 March 2016. Participation in the Summer School is free of charge.

To find out more about the Summer School, including the selection criteria and registration process, please see the link below:

https://www.energy-community.org/portal/page/portal/ENC_HOME/SECRETARIAT/Summer_School