The English-taught MA in Global Security and Strategy based in Brussels (Belgium) provides students and professionals with comprehensive knowledge and policy-oriented skills at the intersection of international security and strategic studies. This international relations focused Master degree is available both as a 90 ECTS (12 months) and as a 120 ECTS (15 months) programme. The programme enables students interested in an international career in government, international organisations, think tanks or NGOs to gain unique theoretical foundations, practical skill-sets and high-level contacts.
Leading scholars from top universities and think tanks, and senior strategists in security studies (from organisations including NATO, the United Nations, and the Royal Military Academy of Belgium) are brought together in the partnership circle, advisory board and faculty of this international security Master programme to allow for a critical and balanced exchange between the perspectives. Our teaching staff currently includes the following practitioners:
- Dr Jamie Shea – former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO
- Dr Giovanni Grevi – Former Director of Fride and senior analyst at EPC
- Dr Ethan Corbin - Director of the Defence and Security Committee at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Graduates of this programme will be equipped to extract the insights, advantages and limitations of these perspectives and approaches to global security and strategy.
Our School also offers a similar Master programme focusing on Diplomacy and Global Governance.
The Brussels School of Governance is an alliance between the Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Vesalius College. This MA in Global Security and Strategy is a programme of which the degree will be awarded by Vesalius College.