DOHA: Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, this month welcomed a significantly expanded cohort of participants to form the second intake of its Executive Master in Energy and Resources (E&R) programmeme.
Forty-four executives have been accepted as students of the 16-month programmeme – an increase of 57 percent on the first intake. High interest in the programme resulted in close to 150 people attending information sessions delivered during the most recent admissions cycle.
Of the new student body, 88 percent are Qatari. The programme, which is structured around five intensive modules (one per quarter), began on February 11 with a two-day course delivered by Professor Mehran Kamrava, Director of Georgetown University in Qatar’s Center for International and Regional Studies, immediately followed by a course delivered by Professor Jean Michel Gauthier, Executive Director of HEC Paris’s Energy and Finance Chair. Three more highly qualified instructors will teach the class until the first module is completed on
February 23.
By integrating the disciplines of geopolitics, public policy, technology, finance, management, and strategy, the Executive Master in Energy and Resources provides participants with a comprehensive view of the energy sector. The programme, offered in partnership with Georgetown University, Texas A&M University, and HEC Paris, is specifically designed for potential high-level managers and executives looking to build industry knowledge that goes beyond beyond a purely technical approach to energy and resources.
Tailor-made to serve the needs of the region and to further develop Qatar’s highly qualified workforce, while also attracting executives from further afield, each of the modules blends academic presentations, with simulation exercises, and case studies.
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