Enel Foundation Open Africa Power Program 2021 for African Students.

Application Deadline: April 6th 2021 

Enel Foundation announced the call for applications for the Open Africa Power 2021 program, which this year will begin in May.

Open Africa Power is an education venture initiated by Enel Foundation in 2018, in partnership with top Academic institutions such as Strathmore University and University of Nairobi in Kenya, University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, University of Cape Town in South Africa, and Italian institutions such as Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano, Bocconi University, Florence School of Regulation, and Venice International University.

After receiving more than 750 applications last year, Open Africa Power is welcoming candidates who want to acquire a holistic know-how of the electricity sector, enhancing their technical, regulatory and business skills required to work in the private and public sector towards the electrification of Africa. African Nationals currently living abroad, but wanting to relocate back to Africa, will also be admitted, as one of the program’s aims is to contribute to talent retention in the continent.

Requirements

To be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be between the ages of 24 and 35 by May 3rd, 2021;

• Be a citizen of an African country;

• Currently resident in an African country or planning to relocate in Africa within the end of 2021;

• Be eligible to travel to Italy. All candidates are invited to check well in advance the procedure applicable to their specific case;

• Having graduated from or being a student (having an admission letter is also acceptable) of a PhD, MSc, LLM, MPP or MBA degree.

 Undergraduate students or people who are not at least enrolled in a master’s degree are not eligible for this program. One of the two degrees (Bachelor or Masters) must be from an African University;

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