Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen (Hanze UAS), is the centre for energy-related studies in The Netherlands. As a participant in the Energy Academy Europe a programme focusing on entrepreneurial knowledge and skills was set up as part of the bachelor degree programme of Industrial Engineering and Management.
Students will learn how to formulate a strategy for an international company in the field of renewable energy. They will apply that strategy when setting up a production facility abroad as part of the corporate concern.
In the first part of the programme the focus will be on an internal and external analysis of a company in renewable energy. The external analysis focuses on certain foreign countries. The case that students will be working with is based on an existing company in the field of energy. In the second part students will draw up a business plan, explaining how a chosen strategy can be implemented on an international level, taking various company activities into account.
The programme takes place in the second semester, February-July, and its study scheme may vary from week to week. The programme is intensive and consists of courses and project group work.
Students who apply for this programme are expected to be full time available and present during the whole duration of the programme. Students attend lectures and tutorials. Project work will be done in groups in which Dutch and/or international students cooperate, and progress meetings will be held with a supervising lecturer. A game about scenario planning will train students to work with an Energy Transition Model.