16th Annual Baku Summer Energy School

The Institute for Development and Diplomacy (IDD) of ADA University is delighted to announce a Call for Applications to the 16th annual Baku Summer Energy School (BSES).

BSES is an annual two-week certificate program offered in July by ADA University in partnership with the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and bp Azerbaijan.

The application deadline is May 30, 2022.

Every year the program brings together 40 participants from around 15 countries selected from the pool of over 200 applications to discuss and develop a better understanding of global and Caspian energy affairs. Instructors represent leading academic institutions (e.g. the University of Oxford, Georgetown University, Texas A&M University, SciencesPo, etc.), the corporate sector (e.g. SOCAR, bp, Equinor, Total, ACWA Power, Masdar, etc.), the government (e.g. Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, State Oil Fund (SOFAZ), etc.), international organizations, and diplomatic missions.

The 16th BSES will be held on the ADA University campus on July 16-30, 2022. The program’s first week will be dedicated to the oil and gas industry, while the second week will be discussing green and renewable energy.