Executive Master of Management in Energy (EMME) - Study plan 2022/2023
Executive Master of Management in Energy (EMME) - Study plan 2022/2023
Executive Master of Management, Specialisation, 90 credits, 18 months.
The Executive Master of Management in Energy (EMME) is an 18-month part time executive programme taught entirely in English. The programme is designed for professionals who want sought-after leadership positions in the rapidly transforming energy sector. The green energy transition requires understanding of global external forces, company strategies and innovative leadership. The programme gives the students comprehensive understanding of these key issues through campus-based courses and online classes addressing energy policies and regulations, value creation through technological development and business model innovations. At the end of the programme, participants deliver a consultancy project where research-based insights are applied to address a real-life business, organizational and/or political challenge.
Participants will achieve a thorough and holistic understanding and familiarity with the energy industry and the associated ecosystem. Participants will gain an in-depth knowledge of competencies and capabilities required to lead the industry towards a sustainable future. This includes a thorough understanding of business models, including the impact and importance of digitalisation, Big Data, machine learning and AI regarding value creation, decision-making, organisation design and leadership. The programme has an international profile in terms of topics and participants. A global outlook is an important learning outcome, not least with respect to the demands characterizing the industry’s sustainable transition. Participants will learn to balance single organisations’ need and desire for competitive advantage with a broader understanding of how to co-create value together with an increasing number of participants in the global energy ecosystem.
The programme is designed with the energy industry’s need for high performance management and leadership skills in mind. Research-based in nature - applied in practice, the programme develops skills in strategy analysis and implementation, including an ability to address and incorporate regulative requirements and various societal and political influences, leadership skills needed in a digital and disruptive business environment, decision making under unpredictable and uncertain conditions, and an open mindset embracing opportunities for value co-creation. Training on advanced real-life problems develop skills in transforming strategy into action, using digitalization, Big Data and Internet of Things to advance decision-making.
The participants will learn to thoroughly evaluate the ever-increasing complexity in the energy eco-system and to acknowledge the increasing speed of change including disruptive shifts in the business environment and the interaction with society and governments. The candidates should achieve a thorough perception of the energy ecosystem, characterised by both uncertainty and a significant potential for value creation. Finally, candidates shall be qualified in entering key executive management and leader positions in the energy industry, being capable of shaping the future for the industry in a digital and disruptive world.