EXECUTIVE MASTER IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATION

This programme could change a little bit for the academic year 2023/2024.

Europe is everywhere. The European Union has an ever-increasing say on the law and policy of each Member State, in many different areas. It is the main player and cannot be ignored. The bloc gives impetus, produces standards, awards subsidies, promotes mobility, and encourages cooperation among countries and regions. The ‘EU machinery’ also powers tens of thousands of skilled jobs.

The EU offers numerous employment opportunities: the European institutions themselves (Commission, Council, Parliament, etc.) plus a multitude of bodies linked to or benefiting from them, such as lobbies, European NGOs, regional and local authorities, European communication agencies, information centres, European media, event organisers, and technical agencies, to name but a few.

This European labour market is growing. It requires advanced qualifications. It now also needs a broad range of skills covering communication techniques and European public affairs. Communication in European policy is clearly a promising niche market!

PROGRAMME : 6 CLUSTERS – More details on each cluster and the full program on EPAC’s dedicated website.

1. EU INSTITUTIONAL CONTEX

2. THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EU PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

4. EU PUBLIC AFFAIRS & COMMUNICATIONS CAREERS 

5. Group project 

6. Individual project (september and octobre 2024)

You have the choice to submit as individual project, one of the three options below:

• A Supervised Thesis or,
• A Detailed and Analytical Professional Report (in the frame of an Internship performed during EPAC Programme) or,
• A Detailed and Analytical Professional Report (analysing your own job/mission evolution thanks to the programme if you already have a job)

10 KEY ADVANTAGES

There is no requirement for applicants to have done any specific ‘field of study’ in order to take this course, which includes ‘European public affairs’ and ‘communication techniques’. You can enrol on the Executive Master in European Public Affairs and Communication via a master’s degree, for example, in law or political science, or via a master’s in journalism, public relations, communication science, humanities and social sciences, and so on.

Our pedagogical approach favors training in small groups. The number of places will be limited to 25 participants.

3,550€ for the entire course.

Applications to be sent to IHECS Academy and to Laura Leprêtre, teaching coordinator.

This programme give you access to the ‘Congés éducation payés’, please check if you meet the conditions on the linked website.

Classes are each Tuesdays and Thursday evenings from 18.15 to 20.15 or 21.15 (either online or in-person)

As well as every two Wednesdays (online from 18.15 to 20.15 or 21.15) and two Saturdays per month (10h to 16h, in person classes only) in alternance

From 28th of September 2023 to June 2024

Final evaluations in September 2024

IHECS Academy
27 rue des Grands Carmes
1000 Bruxelles

Diploma 60 ECTS credits

An Executive Master is a continuing education related to a 3rd cycle training (post-Bachelor/Master) but organized by a private organism, it is not awarded by the Wallonia-Brussels Community.

This degree cannot serve as a master equivalence; on the other hand, it is fully recognized in the private sector.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2023/2024 ARE OPEN.

This course is open to students from the European Union or third countries (outside the European Union).

There is no requirement for an applicant to have completed any specific ‘field of study’ in order to take this course, which includes ‘European public affairs’ and ‘communication techniques’. You can enrol on the Executive Master in European Public Affairs and Communication via a master’s degree, for example, in law or political science, or via a master’s in journalism, public relations, communication science, humanities and social sciences, and so on.

If an applicant does not have a diploma in a second-cycle university degree (master’s or similar), a bachelor’s university degree or higher may also be accepted, provided the applicant can prove they have gained professional experience that is appropriate for this course.

By professional experience, we mean the jobs and professions directly linked to Europe or communication. The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis, based on a detailed file, together with the required certificates. In general, the experience mentioned there must provide guarantees of competency and skills equivalent to those required by second-cycle (master’s degree level) studies. It is the responsibility of the applicant to prove that the experience mentioned is genuine. The applicant can do this by all legal means (employer certificate, contract, evaluation report, recommendation, certificate of registration in the commercial register, certificate from a public authority, tax-related document, etc.).

Level of English

The entire Executive Master course is delivered in English.

On their application form, applicants are invited to demonstrate they are sufficiently proficient in the English language. Knowledge of other languages than English is an additional advantage.

A ‘good command’ means a sufficient level of understanding in reading and listening, as well as a sufficient skill level in writing and speaking. To test your level of English, you can do a free test here.

The level of English must be at least B1 (intermediate).  In order to integrate more easily French speakers, the final Thesis can be written in English and in French.

The right motivation

In the application, the applicant must set out why they want to do this course, especially in terms of European issues. They must also say what they hope to get out of this course, both personally and professionally.

The number of places is limited to 25 students. Please note: when the Executive Master is full, the enrolments is closed.

The application form should be returned to IHECS Academy as soon as possible by e-mail:

Applicants are selected in a two-stage process:

Administrative and technical evaluation of the application​

​Checking the application form is complete, as well as checking the diplomas and certificates are appropriate.

Qualitative evaluation of the application

Evaluation of the application file.

Applicants will be notified in several stages:

• Confirmation of receipt of their application.
• Applicants are informed of the results of the complete evaluation of their appliation by IHECS Academy via email.

After IHECS confirms the acceptance, the enrolment will be considered definitive, following the payment into the IHECS Academy account of a deposit of 1,000€. Under no circumstances will this deposit be reimbursed.

In order to be complete, the application forms must include these documents:

• A personal details form, click here for the template.
• A detailed covering letter.
• A detailed curriculum vitae.
• Photocopy of the identity card and/or passport.
• Full description of academic career.
• Copy of the diploma(s) with an indication of the grade achieved.
• If the student can prove they have a Bachelor’s degree as well as professional experience linked to Europe and/or the communication professions, please send a detailed note about this experience together with any documents proving this experience.
• An identity photo in high quality (jpeg format) for your student card.
• The Student Charter signed.

Any other document that may be required at a later date by the IHECS authorities.