Energy Transition Chair
The 21st century begins with a major systemic shock.
The energy transition, geopolitical tensions, competition for resources and the explosion in demand driven by AI: these dynamics are fundamentally redefining the rules of the economic game. At the heart of this shift, energy is once again becoming a key strategic factor.
The low-carbon transition is transforming production models, creating new dependencies (critical metals, infrastructure, computing capacity) and intensifying pressures on water and biodiversity. Environmental challenges are not going away: they are becoming inextricably linked to sovereignty, security and competitiveness.
'This Chair is a key stepping stone for the job market, which needs talents who have a deep understanding of the complexity of the challenges driven by energy transition in terms of strategies, environmental and geopolitical issues, etc.'
Full Professor, Energy Transition Chair
Academic courses coupled with professional experience: internship or apprenticeship lasting at least three months, field trips, seminar weekends, etc. The Chair has built an ecosystem of partnerships with varied and complementary players in the energy transition: major groups such as Capgemini Invent and BNP Paribas; institutional players and climate pioneers such as Citepa and the Association for a Low Carbon Strategy (ABC); players with strong local roots such as the Communauté d'Agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise (CACP), as well as partners with unrivalled expertise in the pedagogy of transition, such as the Campus de la Transition. A key role at the heart of academic research to study the processes of ecological transition in business organizations and in the interplay among the various stakeholders in society.
The energy transition is now one of the three most transformative issues for businesses—and therefore for careers, according to a BCG study.
The chair prepares students for the following careers, among others:
1. Strategy Consulting
Decarbonization, energy security, supply chain transformation, and assignments at the highest levels of organizations.
2. Finance
Capital allocation, financing of energy projects, risk management, and value creation in a constrained world. , climate and energy are among executives’ top investment priorities.
3. Corporate (CSR, strategy, operations)
Management of energy and climate projects in key sectors (manufacturing, transportation, real estate, tech & AI).
Duration: 1 year
Seminar with numerous experts and field players
Official training for the Bilan Carbone®
Courses on impact measurement
Courses on the basics of CSR
Introduction to the circular economy seminar
Closing week at the Transition Campus
Tutored research assignments
Professional assignment in France or abroad
Professor, Department of Accounting and Management Accounting – Head of the Energy Transition Chair
Executive director
Educational Coordinator
Chair Officer
The chair is open to students from the following courses:
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Master in Management (MiM), 2nd to 4th year
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Global BBA, 5th year for students in the apprenticeship scheme,
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Msc in Hospitality Management 2nd year,
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MSc in Sustainability Transformation (as a “Climate & biodiversity” major, with a recruitment process integrated directly into the MSc recruitment)
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