Energy solutions for Texas – and the world

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Twenty MBA students from the Texas Christian University Neeley School of Business spent six days in France to study energy supply and demand issues affecting Europe in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. High level officials from the International Energy Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy Attache at the American Embassy met with the TCU contingent in Paris. Other visits and speakers from Schlumberger, Lazard and other companies also presented their views on the future of energy.

The energy MBA students were led by Associate Dean of Graduate Studies David Allen and Ann Bluntzer, Executive Director of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute at TCU.

At the high-level meetings, the TCU students learned more about the geopolitics of energy, including the Ukraine crisis and energy security. “We discussed issues such as what can the United States, and especially Texas, do to help Europe produce more secure and affordable energy?” said Ann Bluntzer, Executive Director of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute at TCU.

“Our graduate curriculum ensures interaction with innovative industry leaders around the world,” said David Allen, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, TCU Neeley School of Business. “Our globally connected faculty and proximity within the booming North Texas business economy ensure our students become modern, creative leaders and problem-solvers.”

The Texans visited the impressive ITER facility in Marseille. ITER is the world’s largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a large-scale and carbon-free source of energy.

MBA Energy student Chris Perry noted it was “an unforgettable week spending time with fellow TCU Energy MBA classmates, faculty, and advisory board members in France. We were given the opportunity to have candid discussions and gain valuable insights from industry leaders at the International Energy Agency (IEA), Total Energies, Lazard, the U.S. Embassy, Schlumberger, and ITER.”

The TCU Neeley Energy MBA program is ranked among the best academic business curriculums in the world.

“The foreign experience that I had during our Europe Trip as part of our Global Energy Course hosted by TCU’s Neeley School of Business was simply indescribable,” said fellow student Tejal Kshatriya. “The knowledge that I received from this trip gave me an experience I cannot get from just reading a case study or a textbook or by even attending a lecture. The information and the experience that they shared with us, which included Geothermal Energy, Digital twin technology, Artificial Intelligence and more, was amazing.”

Some of the officials who spoke during this academic experience included IEA Director of Energy Markets and Security- Keisuke Samadori and many others from the U.S. Department of Energy Attache at the American Embassy and private industry.

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