MSFHQ wrote:
I like where your head is at, but isn't Spain cutting back their renewable energy subsidies because of the cost? Same with Germany? And while there is a lot of renewables there, not sure if that will equate to jobs for graduates. I suppose all this can be found out through further research.
Which Spanish schools were you looking at? I know of IE, IESE, Barcelona GSE, ESADE, etc.
Germany I know of Frankfurt and Goethe. Some others for sure.
Thank you so much for your response. More research into the employment opportunities are in order. I'd suppose there are other areas outside of Europe with growing RE industries. (China, Japan, Thailand, Dubai, Chile)
It is true that Spain and Germany are cutting back on their subsidies. Yet, their RE industries are still better than that of the Philippines. In the Philippines, no solar power plant has yet been implemented for fixed rate power purchase agreements in spite of passing RE energy regulations six years ago in 2008.
For Spain, I'm looking at IESE. Among their list of recruiters, more than ten participate in energy finance.
For Germany, I'm looking at Mannheim (MBA) but am considering reconsidering (???)... I can't find any evidence that its graduates have found prospects in RE finance, since this information is not publicly available. I've been using linkedin to determine this, and so far most of them are going into consulting. Would you have any comments regarding the Mannheim MBA program?
I've signed up for the Frankfurt mailing list and will be researching their MSc finance program soon.