The Postgraduate Certificate in Global Risk Analysis and Crisis Management provides participants with unique insights and fundamental skills required for mastering the field of global risk analysis, early warning and the management of major man-made and natural disasters. The programme is offered in an online format, with the 5 modules spread from October through December. All Modules are held fully online.
The programme is taught by a renowned faculty of senior officials from major international organisations (such as the European Union, NATO and the United Nations), NGOs as well as leading security scholars (see Teaching staff section below). Examples in previous years include Mireia Villar (Senior Policy Advisor, United Nations Development Programme, UNDP), Karen Frazer (Former Head of Corporate Affairs and Risk Communication, MASTERCARD), Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director of Strategy, Policy and International Co-operation, DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, ECHO, European Commission), Lotta Lampela (Adviser to the Director of the EU Intelligence and Analysis Centre, INTCEN), Leon Prop (Director, Red Cross EU Office), and Jamie Shea (Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Emerging Security Threats, NATO).
The Brussels School of Governance is an alliance between the Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Vesalius College. This Postgraduate Certificate in Global Risk Analysis and Crisis Management is a programme of which the degree will be awarded by Vesalius College.