What happened
Kadir Has University will host GSCESD-2026, a conference focused on energy and sustainable development for graduate students, on 11 November 2026. Reporting by Enerji Günlüğü describes it as Türkiye’s first academic congress in this field to be run wholly by postgraduate students.
Graduate students will deliver every conference presentation, and the working language will be English. The organisers are seeking submissions of original research from postgraduate students.
The agenda is structured around four areas: energy markets, economics and policy tools; energy security and geopolitics; a sustainable, equitable energy transition; and energy technologies, digitalisation and innovation. Together, these tracks bring policy, market, security and technology questions into one graduate-research programme.
Why it matters
The event creates a presentation venue for postgraduate research on energy and sustainable development, with work shared in English before an international audience. Its format places graduate students at the centre of both the organisation and the academic programme.
For researchers, the conference offers a route to discuss original work across topics ranging from market design and policy instruments to geopolitics, transition questions and digital technologies. Participants will also be able to develop academic and professional connections with sector specialists, according to the event information.
For organisations tracking emerging research, GSCESD-2026 may be a useful forum for following postgraduate work on issues that sit across the energy agenda. The stated themes encompass both established energy-policy concerns and areas of technological change.
What to do next
Postgraduate researchers considering a submission should review the organiser’s information on key dates, paper-submission rules and registration procedures. Details are available through the GSCESD-2026 website.
Prospective attendees and researchers should assess which of the four programme areas best matches their work, then use the published guidance to prepare a submission or plan participation. The conference is scheduled to take place at Kadir Has University on 11 November 2026.
