Twente, 13 to 16 October 2026
Project meeting and module training University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Team 1 Modules 1, 4 and 5, taught by Sibiu, Twente and Siena
Thirty-eight academics from eleven partner institutions in eight countries met at the University of Twente from Tuesday 13 to Friday 16 October 2026.
The programme
| Day | Time | What | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct | 13:00 to 13:30 | Opening and Welcome, Raluca Sava, Diana Mihaiu, Joerg Osterrieder | RA 2504 |
| 13:30 to 16:00 | Transnational Project Meeting | RA 2504 | |
| 16:30 to 18:00 | PhD defence, Yiting Liu, network-based credit risk modelling (optional) | Building Waaier | |
| 18:30 to 21:00 | Dinner, registration required | UPark Hotel | |
| Wed 14 Oct | 08:45 to 09:45 | PhD qualifier (optional) | VIP Room |
| 10:00 to 12:30 | Transnational Project Meeting | RA 4336 | |
| 12:45 to 14:00 | Lunch, registration required | UPark Hotel | |
| 14:15 to 16:30 | Transnational Project Meeting | RA 2503 | |
| 18:00 to 20:00 | Dinner, individually arranged, not funded, UPark Hotel suggested (optional) | own choice | |
| Thu 15 Oct | 09:30 to 12:30 | Module 1: Fundamentals and Building Blocks, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu | RA 4231 |
| 12:45 to 14:00 | Lunch, registration required | UPark Hotel | |
| 14:15 to 16:30 | Module 4: Green Finance Risk Management, University of Twente | RA 4231 | |
| 18:00 to 20:00 | Dinner, registration required | UPark Hotel | |
| Fri 16 Oct | 09:30 to 12:30 | Module 5: Investing with Purpose, University of Siena | RA 4334 |
| 12:30 to 14:00 | Lunch, individually arranged, not funded (optional) | own choice |
Four days, 16 contact hours: 7.75 in the project meeting and 8.25 in module training.
The six blocks, with their hours and rooms
- Tuesday 13 October, 13:00 to 16:00: Transnational Project Meeting (Project meeting, RA 2504)
- Wednesday 14 October, 10:00 to 12:30: Transnational Project Meeting (Project meeting, RA 4336)
- Wednesday 14 October, 14:15 to 16:30: Transnational Project Meeting (Project meeting, RA 2503)
- Thursday 15 October, 09:30 to 12:30: Module 1: Fundamentals and Building Blocks, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Training, RA 4231)
- Thursday 15 October, 14:15 to 16:30: Module 4: Green Finance Risk Management, University of Twente (Training, RA 4231)
- Friday 16 October, 09:30 to 12:30: Module 5: Investing with Purpose, University of Siena (Training, RA 4334)
All times were Enschede time, UTC+2. An informal get-together at the UPark Hotel opened the week on Monday 12 October from 18:00. The programme placed the lunches on Wednesday and Thursday and the dinners on Tuesday and Thursday at the UPark Hotel; Wednesday evening and Friday lunch were individually arranged and not funded.
Rooms
The meeting and the three modules were in the Ravelijn, at the University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede. Five rooms were reserved on 1 September 2026, one per day and two on Wednesday; the PhD qualifier on Wednesday morning was in the Ravelijn’s VIP Room, and the PhD defence on Tuesday in the Waaier:
| Day | Room | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 13 October | RA 2504 | 12:45 to 17:30 |
| Wednesday 14 October | RA 4336 | 08:00 to 12:30 |
| RA 2503 | 12:45 to 17:30 | |
| Thursday 15 October | RA 4231 | 08:00 to 17:30 |
| Friday 16 October | RA 4334 | 08:00 to 14:30 |
Module 4, Thursday 14:15 to 16:30
Green Finance Risk Management: climate risk in a loan book, the disclosure frameworks of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), scenario analysis, carbon metrics, stress testing, and what they mean for Southeast Asian banks. The session’s programme took the six lessons in order, each published in full.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 14:15 | Welcome and learning outcomes |
| 14:20 | Lesson 1: Climate Risks and the Green Taxonomy |
| 14:42 | Lesson 2: TCFD / TNFD Risk Assessment |
| 15:04 | Lesson 3: Scenario Analysis and Climate Modeling |
| 15:24 | Lesson 4: Carbon Metrics and Climate VaR |
| 15:40 | Lesson 5: Climate Stress Testing |
| 16:03 | Lesson 6: ASEAN Climate Vulnerability |
| 16:22 | Close and questions |
Preparation and the adaptation plan
- About half an hour of reading before the week: Companion 0, Start Here, and Companion 1, Climate Risks, both with the Module 4 material.
- One portfolio or loan book example from the delegate’s own market.
- A one page adaptation plan for one Module 4 lesson, due fourteen days after the week, on 30 October 2026.
A Certificate of Completion from the University of Twente records the venue, the dates and the hours a delegate attended.
Who attended
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.
| 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 |
Delegates are named in the booklet each of them received. What the site publishes about the people it names, and on what footing, is set out in full.
Participant feedback
The participants’ answers to the feedback form after the two teaching days are counted in word clouds and charts.
Contact
Prof. Dr. Joerg Osterrieder, University of Twente project lead and Work Package 3 coordinator joerg.osterrieder@utwente.nl
The second training week is planned at the University of Opole from 20 to 23 October 2026, dates provisional until the host confirms them: Session 2, University of Opole.
GREEN FINANCE: Advancing Higher Education for Sustainable Growth in Southeast Asia. Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education, Strand 2. Grant Agreement No. 101237817.