The Institute for Development and Diplomacy (IDD) of ADA University in partnership with the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), bp Azerbaijan, Kolin, Masdar, and TotalEnergies concluded the 16th Baku Summer Energy School on July 29. The program was supported by the ADA University Foundation (Azerbaijan).
BSES is an annual two-week certificate program that brought together world-renowned scholars, academicians, and policymakers to examine and gain a better understanding of the energy and environmental issues with a particular focus on the Caspian region.
The program provided a balanced approach in studying energy and the environment. It covered a wide range of topics, including energy economics, energy law, natural resource revenues governance, renewables, sustainability, climate change, and energy geopolitics. BSES instructors and speakers were the leading national and international experts from academia, public and private sectors.
Forty-three participants from 13 countries have been selected to participate in the 16th BSES. The participants were junior and mid-career professionals from energy companies, policymakers and civil servants from governmental institutions, embassies and international organizations, as well as scholars, journalists and graduate students investigating energy and environmental issue.
In frame of the Program, participant visited Shusha, the culture capital of Azerbaijan and must-seen spots of capital Baku.
They were awarded a certificate signed by the Rector of ADA University and the President of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan upon the successful completion of the program.