Join the 2024 Fall Course on Innovative Finance for Development: Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing Course

by |August 15th, 2024
Categories: Partners

Course Title:  SUSTAINABLE FINANCING AND IMPACT INVESTING

 

Course Partners & Sponsors:

 

 

 

Course Instructor:  Professor Glenn Yago | פרופ’ גלן יאגו | البروفسور غلين ياغو

Senior Director |מנהל בכיר | مدير كبير
Milken Innovation Center | מרכז מילקן לחדשנות | مركز ميلكين للابتكار
Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research
Senior Fellow/Founder-Financial Innovations Labs, Milken Institute
Course Dates:
  • In the USA-September 9- December 9, 2024 (8:30am-10:30am Pacific Time)
  • In Israel-November 4- January 27, 2025

 

Course Objective:

  • develop skills and design projects to answer the questions below
    • DEVELOPMENT:  What are the stages, targets and goals of development financing?
    • REVENUE AND BUDGETING: How do we design revenue models?
    • What are the budget components of projects and programs and how do they work?
    • PERFORMANCE MEASURES: How do we measure project and program performance?
    • CAPITAL STRUCTURE:  How do we create sustainable capital structure?
    • PROJECT STRUCTURE:  How do we create a project structure and how does it support the capital structure?
    • PROGRAM & POLICY DESIGN:  How do we create a sustainable program?
    • CONCEPTS/PLANS: How do we create policies that support sustainable projects and program?
    • What do we include in a concept plan for an investible development project or program?

Course Description:

We are excited to invite Global MDP students to join our Fall Course (3 credits) on Innovative Finance for Development: Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing. This dynamic course will run from September 4-December 9, 2024.every Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. GMT +3/  8:30-10:30 Pacific.

The Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research’s Milken Innovation Center is a leader in financial innovations. With over 20 years of expertise, we have designed this course to equip graduate students with the knowledge and tools to tackle global challenges in sustainable agriculture/food, energy transition, health, and inclusive economic growth. No prior finance knowledge is required; just a strong interest in learning and applying these skills.*

Course Highlights:

  • Hybrid Format: Attend via Zoom.
  • Credits:  Up to 6 credits for students participating in both Fall and Spring Semesters  (see flyer attached below)
  • Expert Faculty: Learn from leaders in financial innovation.
  • Hands-On Projects: Develop real-world solutions to global challenges.

Opportunities for Students:

  • Project Development Seminar: After completing the Fall course, students would be eligible to participate in our Spring semester seminar (up to an additional 3 credits).
  • Global Development Finance Practice Fellowship:  Fellows will be eligible to apply to  join real-world projects with a generous stipend, travel allowance, and hands-on fieldwork assignment up to 6 months after successful coursework completion. Our Fellowships are globally recognized for providing marketable skills in development finance to build sustainable projects, gain valuable work experience, develop professional networks in sustainable finance and project development.
  • Capstone Projects:  the advancement of project concept notes and project development/implementation plans can support capstone projects in development practice, development engineering, sustainable finance, and impact investing and other applied professional fields.
  • Global Recognition: Earn university credits and a certificate in Development Finance, transferrable to your home university.

Collaboration and Mentorship:

  • Mentorship: Faculty may be invited to participate as mentors and supervisors for selected projects.
  • Networking: Join a robust alumni network of over 200 leaders in government, industry, and research worldwide.

Application and Additional Information:

  • Course Syllabi: Find detailed syllabi and the Fall-Spring sequence on our website [here].
  • Partnerships: Operated in conjunction with the Hebrew University Business School, the Milken Innovation Center development finance fellowship program, the Global Association of Masters’ in Development Programs, and the Goldman Graduate School for Public Policy and Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC-Berkeley [here].

Selected Fellows will have the unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology companies and stakeholders both in Israel and internationally, gaining invaluable experience and building professional networks.

Join us as we continue to collaborate with leaders in development finance and policy education from around the world. I look forward to discussing this cooperation in teaching and field training soon.

Please address any questions you might have directly with my colleague, Orly Moshovitz-Landskroner who manages our Fellows and Alumni program.

*PREREQUISITES:

This course is for graduate students.   It does not have prerequisites or require prior knowledge of finance.  With the successful completion of the course and a project concept note, qualifying students can participate in the Second Semester Project Development Seminar (DEVP 290) and qualify for fieldwork fellowships through the Jerusalem Institute’s Milken Innovation Center in development economies.

Additional Resource on the Course:

1_Flyer Final DEVP 296_MBA 55721 Innovative Finance for Development (3)