Learning Outcomes
The course "Energy Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries" aims to teach students how the combination of entrepreneurship with sustainable and renewable energy technologies can have a positive impact on the development of low-income communities in the global South. The course provides a learning and exchange platform for students with business and/or technical knowledge and interest in understanding and starting energy-related businesses in the Global South and exploring the various thematic areas of energy access. The aim is to jointly promote exchange and discussion, generate new ideas, develop skills and learning tools to plan a viable business idea and improve the opportunities to access energy in the Global South. During the lecture, the participants will have the opportunity to develop their own business idea and to create a business plan. An alternative is to prepare a seminar paper with the methods learned on applied energy economics.
After completing this course, students will be able to independently handle science- and business-related topics in the field of energy economics, especially energy access and environmental as well as sustainability policy. Based on the preparation and presentation of current case studies and publications, the students acquire presentation skills as well as the handling complex activities in the context of group work, discussions, generating business ideas and starting a new business.
