GREEN FINANCE Training Programme
The training programme builds capacity among ASEAN partner staff to develop and deliver the green finance micro-credential curriculum.
Programme Overview
Training Structure
Two sessions, a week apart
The training runs as two sessions in October 2026, each led by one of the two thematic teams. Seventeen of the delegates published for Twente are on the list for Opole as well, so for them the two weeks are consecutive.
| Session | Location | Team | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1: UT, 13 to 16 October | University of Twente, Netherlands | Team 1 | Module 1 fundamentals, Module 4 risk management, and Module 5 as Investing with Purpose, taught by the University of Siena |
| Session 2: Opole, 20 to 23 October, provisional | University of Opole, Poland | Team 2 | Module 3 products and services, and EU policy |
Workshop session during Kick-Off Training, Sibiu, January 2026. Kick-off meeting, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 23 to 25 January 2026. Photograph: GREEN FINANCE consortium.
Participant Distribution
Confirmed attendance for Session 1 at Twente, from the participant list signed off by the partner institutions and kept current by the coordinator. The number varies by institution.
| Institution | Country | Delegates |
|---|---|---|
| University of Twente | Netherlands | 1 |
| West Visayas State University | Philippines | 5 |
| Ho Chi Minh University of Banking | Vietnam | 4 |
| Walailak University | Thailand | 5 |
| Banking Academy of Vietnam | Vietnam | 3 |
| Ateneo de Manila University | Philippines | 5 |
| Payap University | Thailand | 4 |
| IHF asbl | Belgium | 2 |
| University of Opole | Poland | 3 |
| University of Siena | Italy | 1 |
| Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu | Romania | 5 |
| Total | 38 |
38 delegates from 11 partner institutions in 8 countries: 26 from partner universities in Southeast Asia (Philippines 10, Thailand 9, Vietnam 7) and 12 from European partners.
Attendance for Session 2 at Opole is confirmed separately by that session’s host.
Training Timeline
Schedule, October 2026
Session 1 at the University of Twente, 13 to 16 October 2026 ├── Tue 13 Oct, 13:00 to 16:00: Transnational Project Meeting ├── Wed 14 Oct, 10:00 to 12:30: Transnational Project Meeting ├── Wed 14 Oct, 14:15 to 16:30: Transnational Project Meeting ├── Thu 15 Oct, 09:30 to 12:30: Module 1: Fundamentals and Building Blocks, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu ├── Thu 15 Oct, 14:15 to 16:30: Module 4: Green Finance Risk Management, University of Twente └── Fri 16 Oct, 09:30 to 12:30: Module 5: Investing with Purpose, University of Siena
Session 2 at the University of Opole covers Module 3, green finance products and services, the EU sustainable finance policy framework, assessment design, industry engagement and implementation planning. Which topic falls on which day is the host’s to publish, and so are the dates: the coordinator’s participant list of 16 August 2026 gives 19 to 22 October and this site gives 20 to 23, provisional until Opole confirms.
Session 1 timings are agreed; Session 2 timings above are provisional.
The Twente week runs 13 to 16 October 2026, from the host outline of 1 September 2026: a Transnational Project Meeting on 13 and 14 October, then three modules taught on 15 and 16 October, one by each of the partners who wrote them. Sixteen contact hours in total. Rooms, travel and the full programme are on the Session 1 page, and the four days, the campus photographs and the files to download are on the one screen event page.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing the training programme, participants will be able to:
- Deliver core curriculum content with confidence
- Adapt materials to local ASEAN contexts
- Design assessments aligned with competency outcomes
- Engage industry partners for guest lectures and internships
- Support students through the micro-credential programme
Training Methodology
Approach
The training uses a cascade model:
- EU experts train ASEAN academic staff
- Trained staff develop local curriculum adaptations
- Local teams deliver to students with EU support
Methods
The Twente week carries 16 contact hours: 7.75 of transnational project meeting and 8.25 of module training in three blocks. Of the Module 4 block, 110 minutes are taught, 10 are a break and 15 are the opening and the closing evaluation. The Opole week’s hours are the second host’s to publish.
Before the week
Two Module 4 companions are published for reading before travel, about half an hour together: Companion 0, Start Here and Companion 1, Climate Risks. One portfolio or loan book example from a delegate’s own market, however rough, is used in the carbon metrics session.
The module leads at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu and the University of Siena issue their own session programmes and any reading that goes with them.
What is published today
- Module 4, Green Finance Risk Management, in full: six lessons with slides, readers, exercises and worked solutions, under CC BY 4.0
- The two companions above, written from zero
- The week’s programme, rooms and roster, and a one page sheet to print
The other four modules reach the curriculum pages as each partner finishes one.
Post-Training Support
Ongoing Assistance
The grant carries operational missions from the EU partners to Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines in project months 19 to 22, June to September 2027. Each delegate writes a one page adaptation plan within fourteen days of the training, and those plans are the input to the next stage of Work Package 3. How often the consortium meets between the two, and on what channel, is the coordinator’s to set.
Training Sessions
- Twente, 13 to 16 October 2026
- Participant feedback, Twente, 15 and 16 October 2026
- Session 2: University of Opole
- Module 4: Risk Management Materials
- Personal data on the training pages
- Press kit: the GREEN FINANCE week at Twente
(c) GREEN FINANCE Consortium 2026