Opportunities
🔔 #SponsorshipOpportunity 📅 Application Deadline: 4 December 2024 The Wits Business School, in partnership with the South African-German Energy Programme (SAGEN), is offering partial bursaries for representatives of South African public organisations in the electricity sector to pursue a Postgraduate Diploma in Energy Leadership, with a focus on electricity. 🔍 About the Programme This diploma equips future leaders to address challenges in Africa's electricity sector. The electricity stream emphasises reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy systems, covering power generation, transmission, distribution, regulatory frameworks, energy policy, and emerging trends like renewables, smart grids, and storage technologies. Through a blend of theoretical learning, practical case studies, and industry engagement, the programme builds leadership skills to influence policy, drive innovation, and advance Africa's energy goals, including electrification and decarbonisation. Ideal for professionals aiming to lead in this dynamic field. What the Sponsorship Covers: · Tuition fees for 7 electricity stream courses · Accommodation and travel costs to attend all (11) courses For more details about the application process, please check the attached PDF. Only complete applications will be considered. Questions related to the PGDip are to be directed at Wits. _____________________________________________________________________________ SAGEN is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-funded by SECO Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, the National Treasury of South Africa, NERSA - RSA, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, the South African Local Government Association, and the National Transmission Company South Africa. 🌍 GIZ South Africa, Lesotho, and eSwatini: Latest news & publications - https://lnkd.in/djg9j-i 💻 About SAGEN: www.sagen.org.za ✖ SAGEN X: https://lnkd.in/dwbGVCmH 🤝🏾 African Energy Leadership Center: https://lnkd.in/d_tgWDRQ #PostgraduateDiploma #EnergyLeadership #powergeneration #regulatoryframeworks #energypolicy #SAGEN #WITS