The overall academic governance of MESPOM is undertaken by the Academic Board that includes representatives of each Consortium partner and the Course Coordinator. The Academic Board makes principal decisions concerning the structure of the programme, curricula, admission and examination criteria, ECTS policy, as well as other key aspects of MESPOM operation. It endorses Consortium-wide policies (such as the Admissions Policy), conducts annual reviews, endorses the lists of candidates recommended for Erasmus Mundus scholarships and selects third-country scholars for academic exchanges. The Academic Board also approves the MESPOM Consortium's budget and appoints the Consortium Coordinator.

The Academic Board meets at least twice a year, as well as holds regular on-line and telephone discussions. The minutes of all Academic Board meetings are available to the faculty and administrative staff of the Consortium Partners.

The MESPOM Academic Board includes:

• Håkan Rodhe and Lars Hansson of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University, Sweden
• Ruben Mnatsakanian and Alexios Antypas of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy of Central European University, Hungary
• Andreas Troumbis and Kostas Halvadakis of the University of the Aegean, Greece
• Andrew Gize and Keith White of the University of Manchester, UK

Aleh Cherp (Central European University and Lund University), MESPOM Consortium Coordinator

David Manning (University of Newcastle), MESPOM External Examiner