Managing Climate Solutions
In the Managing Climate Solutions (MaCS-HSG) certificate, master students develop entrepreneurial solutions to one of the most pressing societal challenges of our time: climate change.
Program Overview
Climate Solutions 101 is a specifically designed course for MaCS students and the first get-together of the cohort. The course provides the students with a basic scientific understanding of climate change and its consequences and presents potential climate solutions. The focal topics are climate science, economics & policy and implications for business.
The course will start with a physical kick-off, followed by online learning modules and quizzes. In the second week of the break, a block seminar combining guest lectures, team work and excursions will take place. Professors and climate specialists will present different perspectives on the relevant topics. Students will apply their newly acquired knowledge and get first-hand experience of managing climate solutions. At the end of the course, students submit a reflection paper to fulfill the course requirements.
Lecture dates 2021
- Kick-off: September 18th, 2021; 10:15-18:00 h
- Block seminar: November 8th – 12th, 2021; 9:15-18:00 h
- Closing session: November 25th, 2021; 8:15-12:00 h
The second compulsory course, Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Solutions, will take place in the spring semester. Service learning will be used as a teaching method with the aim to implement a project on campus or in the region that has a positive effect on the climate.
A set of elective courses can be selected from the three core areas (1) Climate and Sustainability, (2) Energy Transition & Governance and (3) Low Carbon Innovation. Students have to complete at least one course per core area.
The preliminary menu of elective courses can be found here.
How to apply
To apply for MaCS, submit your motivation letter and CV by June 30th, 2021. Please note the earlier application deadlines for admission to the main Master’s programmes!
The application process takes place in Compass.
- HSG students with a valid HSG email address log in to Compass to apply for MaCS (just follow the “Apply Now” button).
- external students without a valid HSG email address apply as follows: create a login at https://anmeldung.unisg.ch/Web/LoginPage.aspx: -> login to access Compass -> apply for MaCS.
- HSG alumni (who no longer have an HSG account) please contact us through the contact form at the bottom of this site and we will initiate the further procedure to apply for MaCS.
Academic director
The programme’s academic director, Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen is a director of the Institute for Economy and the Environment (IWÖ-HSG) and has a long-standing experience in energy and climate-related research and teaching. An expert advisory board, including faculty from five different schools of the University of St.Gallen and a climate scientist from ETH Zurich, will contribute to teaching the MaCS curriculum and provide an interdisciplinary learning experience.
Prof. Dr.
Rolf Wüstenhagen
