EPG Summer School 2025
(8th edition)
„Powering Tomorrow:
Smart Policies for Energy Sustainability”
Programme description
In an intensive 5-day programme, the summer school offers insight into the challenges faced by today’s energy sector and the impacts of different prospective solutions. Through seminars and lectures, more than 15 speakers (reputed scholars, international experts, and practitioners from leading energy companies) explore critical questions on smart policies for energy sustainability.
The summer school is targeted for 20-25 master/PhD students and young professionals (max. 35 years old) studying/working in the energy sector or other related fields: economics, law, political sciences, environmental studies, international relations, social sciences etc.
The goal of the programme is to equip students and professionals with the appropriate tools to better analyse the energy sector and its complex interconnections with the climate system and the natural resources industries. The summer school is also a great opportunity to debate, interact, and build a sense of community that can afterwards facilitate a cross-disciplinary and cross-border collaboration to deploy the energy transition goals.
As many of the summer school topics will be approached from a policy perspective, ideal candidates can be: employees of international organisations, public affairs professionals in business organisations, policy advocates from NGOs, researchers within universities, research institutes and think-tanks etc.
Programme structure
The summer school builds upon the thematic areas and projects EPG is undergoing, structured along 3 main modules:
Energy & Climate Governance
Energy Systems
Clean Economy
Module 1. Energy & Climate Governance (30th of June 2025)
The aim of this module is to offer an overview of the international institutional architecture for energy & climate change including political bargaining, policy-making and implementation by governments, non-governmental organisations, businesses and communities. Part of this module there will be interactive group learning games that promote greater understanding of the causes of climate change and the solution to mitigate it. Starting with the general picture of the foundations of EU energy and climate policy, the programme will move into more specific discussions on key energy topics, such as energy efficiency, secure low-carbon energy supply, energy system optimisation and industrial decarbonisation.
Module 2. Energy Systems (1st of July 2025)
Decarbonising the energy system is critical to reach climate neutrality by 2050. Within this module, significant attention is given to policies that prioritise energy efficiency and renewable energy, a secure and affordable energy supply and a fully integrated, interconnected and digitalised EU energy market.
Module 3. Clean Economy (2nd of July 2024)
As the EU is embarking on a transition towards climate neutrality, net-zero requirements must apply to the whole economy (energy sources, industrial processes, supply chains and infrastructure). This module will focus on industrial decarbonisation, innovation on low-carbon technology and processes, as well as resilient supply chains.
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
Agenda
Speakers
Elena Beianu
Policy Manager, RenewableUK
Mara Bălașa
Associate, Energy Policy Group
Alexandra Bocșe
Director for Institutional and International Relations, Romanian Investment and Development Bank
Olga Bogdanova
Deputy State Secretary – Ministry of Climate and Energy, Latvia
President, World Energy Council Latvia
Claudiu Butacu
President, EFdeN / Co-Founder, European Institute for Sustainability
Mihnea Cătuți
Executive Director, Energy Policy Group
Andrei Covatariu
Senior Associate, Energy Policy Group & Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Radu Dudău
President, Energy Policy Group
Sebastian Enache
Business Development Manager, Monsson Romania
Elena Fjørtoft
Convenor of Future Energy Systems WG, RDIC – ENTSO-E & Head of R&D for Grid infrastructure – Statnett
Adrian Joyce
Secretary General, Efficient Buildings Europe | Campaign Director, Renovate Europe
Corina Murafa
University lecturer, activist and independent consultant in climate, energy and sustainability
Alexandru Mureșan
Co-Founder / CEO Renergia
Bartłomiej Kupiec
Policy Advisor – Clean Air Task Force
Bogdan Leu
Associate & Summer School Director, Energy Policy Group
Luciana
Miu
Head of Clean Economy, Energy Policy Group
Carolina Novac
State Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Moldova
Malwina Qvist
Nuclear Energy Program Director – Clean Air Task Force
Mihai Stoica
Executive Director, 2Celsius
Gheorghe Vișan
Director Energy Markets Division, Transelectrica
Participants
450 €
(early bird)
until February 24, 2025
600 €
(standard call)
until March 10, 2025
(for PhD and Master students a 500€ fee is available for the standard call period of application)
The participation fees include:
The participation fees don’t include:
Timeframe
3 – 24 February
Early Bird Call
24 February – 10 March
Standard Call
10 – 16 March
Evaluation
17 March
Notification
17 – 31 March
Confirmation and Fee Payment
14 May
1st
Webinar
11 June
2nd
Webinar
30 June – 4 July
Summer
School
Coordinators
Bogdan Leu
Associate & Summer School Director
Ciprian Bogdan
Office & Events Manager
Caterina Oproiu
Communications Officer
Alexandru Tremurici – Mavropol
Organisational Development Manager