Strategic Energy Planning and Industrial Ecology for Local Sustainable and Just Development in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainties (Politecnico di Milano). The BEP is one of the six Inter-University Specialising and Intensive Courses under the TNE – Advanced Skills.
Download here the call for application
Eligible Profiles
The Blended Executive Programme (BEP) is designed for:
- young talents with academic prospects: early-career lecturers, junior researchers at University or Research Centers, young professor;
- young officials from Ministries and/or local Energy Authorities.
The African countries involved in this program are: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Tanzania, Tunisia
Application
Admission is by selection. In order to apply click here and insert your application as requested.
- Opening of applications: 4 July 2025
- Deadline for applications: 21 July 2025
- Publication of results: 28 July 2025
- Deadline for the student to accept the position: 1 August 2025
Required documents for the application
Bachelor or Master of Science degree in scientific or technological field is required. The list of mandatory documents is the following:
- Bachelor or Master of Science degree in scientific or technological field (not exclusively energy engineering);
- Copy of a valid Passport;
- Curriculum Vitae, in English with personal contact (address, email, mobile-phone number, max 2 pages);
- Motivational letter, in English and prepared on purpose, highlighting the reasons for joining the training program, max 1 page);
- Support letter, in English and prepared on purpose, issued on headed paper and signed preferably by an institutional representative (Head of Unit or Department; Supervisor) of the home Institution/Authority/University (max 1 page).
A good knowledge of written and oral English is requested: the entire learning program will be held in English and the selection interview itself will be in English. If you have a Language Certification you can attach it to your application as an additional document.
For the Italian regulation, it is also essential to be willing to own a credit or prepaid card that allows international bank transfers (e.g. Revolut, Wise…) by the enrolment date.
Incomplete applications will be considered ineligible.
Admission steps
The BEP management team is located at the Politecnico di Milano Department of Energy – Specializing Master and Lifelong learning Office. The Scientific Committee will ensure a selection process based on equal opportunity without prejudice, regardless of gender, race, religion, age, pregnancy or any disability.
STEP 1 – Firstly, the BEP management team will evaluate each applicant’s documentation with respect to the Call for application requirements. The selected applicants will access Step 2.
STEP 2 – The Scientific Committee will invite up to 40 candidates for a video interview. During the interview, the candidate will need to demonstrate:
- Capacity to clearly and accurately communicate in spoken and written English;
- Knowledge of Sustainable Development concept, 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063;
- Communication, team-working skills;
- Multidisciplinary and cross-sectorial approach;
- Willingness to contribute to disseminate the knowledge to peer-professionals or younger students;
- Commitment to pursuing the training program and demonstrated relevance of the field of study for the development of the country, at regional scale and at planetary scale.
The output of the selection process will be a ranking list based on the evaluation of the above mentioned criteria: from 1 point (lowest) to 5 points (highest). The maximum overall grade will be 60 points. The minimum grade will be 36.
The ranking list will be sent by email at the end of the selection process (July 2025). A reserve list will be included in case of withdrawal of one or more of the selected applicants.
Fee exemption and financial support
The administrative costs of the training programare covered by the TNE Africa program: tuition fee, duty stamp, consumable and learning materials, travel and medical insurance, accommodation and lunch during the training on Campus at Politecnico di Milano. Through a credit or prepaid card that allows international bank transfers (e.g. Revolut, Wise…) the student will get reimbursement for these specific expenses: learning device, internet connection, VISA application; airport transfer/shuttle, dinner. The credit or prepaid card must be owned by each applicant by the time of the enrolment.
More details will be provided after the selection process will be concluded.
Insurance & Visa
The Visa procedures are entirely under the responsibility of each student. The accident insurance and liability insurance provided by the Politecnico di Milano can only cover incidents that occur during the training activities in presence.