In order to qualify for the Executive Master in Governance & Development Policy, participants are required to attend all ten modules of the programme (30 ECTS), write two Seminar essays (10 ECTS), produce an original Master thesis and pass an oral examination (20 ECTS).
CERIS or “CERIS-Diplomatic School of Brussels” is an English-language international school based in the Brussels-Capital Region. This specificity means that our school does not depend on the French community of Belgium (dedicated in the Brussels region to the institution whose teaching language is French), nor on the Flemish community of Belgium (dedicated in the Brussels region to the institution whose language of instruction is Flemish). As a result, our certificate is not recognized by either the French community or the Flemish community. Our education is a non-subsidized private education, which gives it a great independence and autonomy. By virtue of the freedom of education in Belgium, our education has the same rights as the subsidized education and cannot therefore be discriminated (for example to obtain VISA for our participants). Our teaching is geared towards globalization. Indeed, it is dispensed on 5 continents in more than 50 countries around the world. Moreover, the rate of integration in the fields of international relations conferred by our certificate is very high. Our school and our diplomas enjoy a high reputation. Most of our teachers come from the top 10 of the best universities in the world. Major international institutions finance the training of their staff in our institution and promotions within some of them are obtained on the basis of our certificates. CERIS has developed partnerships with universities, International Institutions and Research Centers. Our “Executive Master” (English style Master 60 ECTS) is a Postgraduate Certificate and is not equivalent to a Graduate Certificate, Bologna-type Master (120 ECTS) or specialized master’s (60 ECTS). Our Executive Masters are aimed primarily at professionals and the great majority of our participants have already a Master or a Phd.