The module

Green Transition: Law, Policy and Practice

An extracurricular module under the ENGAGE Jean Monnet Module, Erasmus+, open to students across all programmes at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. No prior specialisation in environmental law is required.

Content

From international climate law to a live negotiating table

This course offers students a structured engagement with the legal and regulatory architecture driving the EU's green transition. It moves progressively from the foundations of international climate law through EU policy design, energy and corporate reporting, culminating in a live multi-stakeholder simulation.

Your consultation response and certificate.

Students who complete the course and submit a response to an EU public consultation receive an ENGAGE Certificate of Completion. The consultation submission is due in December; the Certificate is issued at the Session 7 simulation in January 2027. Each cohort runs October to January, and the course is offered three times over the project period (2026, 2027, 2028).

Module at a glance

Code: ENGAGE-EXTCUR-01  ·  Credits: N/A — extracurricular, no ECTS  ·  Duration: 7 sessions, 15 October 2026 – January 2027

Coordinator: Sandra Nóbrega  ·  Lecturers: Sandra Nóbrega, Jaime de Jesus Lima

Certificate: ENGAGE Certificate of Completion, issued at the Session 7 event (January 2027)

Learning objectives

What students can do by the end

  • LO1

    Articulate the architecture of international and EU climate law, from the Paris Agreement through to the EU Green Deal.

  • LO2

    To be confirmed.

  • LO3

    Critically evaluate EU climate policy instruments, including NDCs, the Fit for 55 package, and multilevel governance mechanisms.

  • LO4

    Explain the legal and political dimensions of a just transition, with reference to the energy sector.

  • LO5

    Read and interpret a company's annual report, distinguishing mandatory financial disclosure from voluntary sustainability claims.

  • LO6

    Apply the legal standard of materiality to assess the credibility of corporate sustainability disclosures.

  • LO7

    Apply these frameworks to a contested governance scenario under simulated institutional conditions.

Competences

How the module builds skill, not just knowledge

CompetenceLevelHow it's met
Analysing2 / 3Taught through interactive sessions combining lecture, guest expertise, Socratic questioning, and case analysis. Assessed through in-session reflections and the individual EU public consultation submission (D1.3).
Critical thinking3Taught through interactive sessions combining lecture, guest expertise, Socratic questioning, and case analysis. Assessed through in-session reflections and D1.3.
Global and EU awareness2 / 3Taught through interactive sessions combining lecture, guest expertise, Socratic questioning, and case analysis. Assessed through in-session reflections and D1.3.
Professional communication2Taught through interactive sessions combining lecture, guest expertise, Socratic questioning, and case analysis. Assessed through in-session reflections and D1.3.
Where it fits

Relation to the wider curriculum

This module carries no ECTS credits and stands independently of the regular curriculum. It complements existing Law programme offerings — in particular International Law, Environmental Law, and Commercial Law — by applying EU regulatory frameworks to the green transition in an integrated, applied format. It is open to students from all programmes and years; students with prior exposure to European Law or Commercial Law will find the material familiar in method, though not in substance.

There are no formal entry requirements. ENGAGE is open to all students enrolled at The Hague University of Applied Sciences — finance, business, public administration, and law alike.

Entry requirements, course description
Reading material

Open access, no textbook required

All preparatory reading materials are open-access and made available via Brightspace prior to each session. Core primary sources across the module include:

  • UNFCCC Paris Agreement (2015), Arts. 2, 3, 4
  • Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 (European Climate Law)
  • Directive 2013/34/EU (EU Accounting Directive), as amended by Directive 2022/2464 (CSRD)
  • ESRS 1 (materiality definition)
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (EU Taxonomy Regulation)
  • Directive 2024/825 (Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive)

Readings for the Courts and Energy guest sessions will be confirmed alongside finalised content — see Activities.

See how the seven sessions run

From the architecture of international climate law to a live negotiation under institutional pressure.

View Activities