International Governance and Business in the High North
Rapid climate change, business development, and international cooperation in the High North mean that more knowledge is needed. Also, the High North is a region where new opportunities to exploit natural resources, new trade routes and increasing human activities may have major consequences for the environment and society, and there is a great responsibility to ensure sustainable management of region's business and societal development. Different debates include issues of governance, discovery, access and use of mineral and hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic, sustainable urban and rural development, possibilities for new maritime routes, cross-border cooperation, fisheries, opportunities for Arctic tourism development, as well as the support of indigenous communities and human resources in High North.
The scenario workshop is an important part of the course. During this workshop, students will learn about different methodologies for scenario building and use one of them to produce scenarios on a predefined topic, working in multidisciplinary groups. In advance, students will be given a specific scenario topic developed by relevant stakeholders in the Arctic and relevant for the High North Dialogue conference.
As the part of course activities, Master students will take part in the High North Dialogue Conference organized by High North Center of Business and Governance at Business School. The focus of the conference is dialogue: the dialogue between young people and the Arctic regions' representatives from industry - ranging from maritime to land-based industry, authorities and academics to share information and discuss the best practices to tackle challenges in the region. For an updated version of the conference program, please visit www.highnorthdialogue.no.
It is possible to apply for admission to the course as a single course. There are reservations about the available capacity on the course. The applicant must meet the current admission requirements for the Master of Science in Sustainable Leadership and Arctic Perspectives.
Knowledge
- have advanced knowledge of High North region development based on geopolitical, economic, regulatory and stakeholders-oriented approaches from national and global perspectives;
- have theoretical underpinnings of foresight management in general and scenario building in particular;
- have thorough knowledge about conceptual differences between prognosis, forecasting, trend projections and scenario building;
- can analyze the institutional and business issues surrounding resource management and sustainable development of the High North.
Skills
- can analyze complex the interplay between the (geo)political, economic, legal, technical, environmental, etc. driving forces in terms of formulating the structures of the future;
- can apply knowledge from different disciplines in formulating and presenting basic images of the possible future;
- can analyze and discuss political, economic and societal foundations for sustainable High North development.
General competence
- can analyze opportunities and challenges for implementing foresight management in organizations;
- can demonstrate their communication skills by providing convincing arguments about their own worldview;
- can apply their knowledge and display the creativity in solving potential challenges and problems for an organization;
- can contribute to the innovative thinking about sustainable development in the High North
Teaching in the classroom, intensive project work with scenarios, company visits and presentations;
Obligatory participation in the High North Dialogue conference.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
EN301E - The Geopolitics of Petroleum and Natural Gas - 4 credits
EN314E - High North Dialogue - 7.5 credits
FE314E - Sustainable Accounting and Finance - 2 credits