Introducing the programme

• The programme trains young international leaders in all aspects of environmental change and management, preparing them to be confident and aware practical decision-makers.
• Over 250 students apply each year from more than 40 countries, competing for 25 places.
• Students come from a wide variety of subject backgrounds, including natural sciences, engineering, politics and international relations, environmental science, economics and the arts.
• Students have careers in a wide range of fields, as civil servants, NGO leaders, bankers, engineers, lawyers, scientists, policy advocates, and entrepreneurs.
• ECM graduates increasingly occupy influential positions in government, mainstream and new business sectors, international environmental research, and local civic enterprises.