HEC Paris in Qatar – the region’s leading hub for executive education, offering a complete portfolio of management programmes including the first-ever international Executive MBA (EMBA) in Qatar – is hosting the first part of the 2012 EMBA energy major in Doha this week.The energy major being conducted under the umbrella of the Total Chair in Energy and Management, consists of two modules, one in Doha from May 19 to May 24, and one in Paris from October 15 to October 19.The HEC Paris Executive MBA participants have the option of choosing one out of six majors: Luxury, Services, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Aerospace and Aviation, Global Business Perspectives, and Energy.They have the opportunity to benefit from a relevant venue, academic and industry experts, as well as from the interaction with like-minded peers from around the globe.Participants from all five HEC EMBA locations (Paris, Doha, Beijing, Shanghai and Saint Petersburg) who have chosen to major in energy are in Doha this week for an intensive five-day programme.In all, Qatar will host some 48 energy major participants from 17 countries, including Qatar, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Russia, and Denmark, reflecting the international character of the HEC Executive MBA.“Qatar being the largest LNG exporter worldwide and given LNG’s role in redesigning the global energy map, it makes lot of sense to host the energy major in Doha,” HEC Paris in Qatar Academic dean Professor Antoine Hyafil said.This first part of the energy major, being held in Doha, consists a number of subjects taught through lectures and group work.These include “The Fundamentals of Gas and LNG”, “The Fundamentals of Oil Markets”, “Financing of Energy Infrastructures”, “Geopolitics of Energy”, and “The Future of Renewable Energy”, as well as a visit to Ras Laffan.The part to be held in Paris focuses on “The Economics of Power”, “Energy and Climate Financial Markets”, “Energy and Climate Corporate Strategies”, and includes a visit to a nuclear plant.The Major is instructed by HEC Paris professors and includes round-tables and guest lectures by other specialists in the field. With a 130-year history of excellence, HEC Paris has been ranked by the UK’s Financial Times media group as Europe’s number one business school since 2006 and among the top three worldwide for executive education since 2010.In June 2010, HEC Paris joined Qatar Foundation as the first European partner in Education City and the first member of the Qatar Foundation Management and Education Research Centre.