65 Short courses in Public Policy in Europe

Law
Oxford Summer Courses – Law introduces students to how legal systems shape society. Explore justice, rights, and responsibility, and examine modern issues such as cybercrime and online privacy through discussion-led learning in small groups while studying Law in Oxford.

Certified Expert in Financial Inclusion Policy
This Certified Expert in Financial Inclusion Policy Certificate from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management will provide you with relevant knowledge of the key financial inclusion policy areas which are brought together by a comprehensive strategic approach.

Wars and Violence
The Wars and Violence course from UCL Summer School introduces students to major trends in warfare (types of wars, the actors engaged in wars, targets in wars, funding of warfare, technology of warfare), theories explaining these trends, and ethical questions concerning how wars are fought.

Making Policy in International Development
The Making Policy in International Development course from UCL Summer School deals with the empirical reality, theory and current governance problems of development, poverty and inequality.

Foreign Policy Analysis
The Foreign Policy Analysis course from UCL Summer School introduces you to the study of foreign policy within International Relations.

Water Politics and Governance
The Water Politics and Governance course from VU Amsterdam Summer School builds knowledge on the governance of freshwater resources with emphasis on the institutional, political and organisational dimensions.
Approaches to Policymaking
Students in this Approaches to Policymaking course King's College London at will be introduced to the policy process: how public policies are decided upon and implemented.
Technology and Public Policy - Policy Process
The Technology and Public Policy - Policy Process programme offered by ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology targets professionals from both the private and public sector who want to develop the public policy analysis skills they need to effectively address societal challenges in their current or future careers.
Communications, Media and Public Policy
This Communications, Media and Public Policy course at King's College London teaches a mix of practical tools and approaches that can be employed in order to become a more effective policy communicator.
The Economic Analysis of Public Policy
There are several key economic concepts that policymakers need to be able to understand and apply during the policy process, including devising policy, critiquing policy proposals and evaluating policy. The Economic Analysis of Public Policy at King's College London equips you with the key tools and methodologies needed to focus these concepts on their real-world application.
Learning What Works
In this Learning What Works course at King's College London, we will explore the role of evaluation in policymaking and provide an overview of the tools of evaluation. You will have the opportunity to critique existing evaluations as well as design an evaluation of your own.
Advanced Parliamentary Theory and Practice
This Advanced Parliamentary Theory and Practice course at King's College London will introduce you to the different functions that officials will be required to perform, and the wider concerns involved.
Climate Change and Policy
The Climate Change and Policy course at King's College London will focus on the essentials of climate science, impacts and adaptation to climate change, and international climate policy and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions globally.
Financial Management for Policymakers
This Financial Management for Policymakers course at King's College London seeks to contextualise the informational environment in which accounting, particularly management accounting, is conducted to assist policy decision-makers to make well-informed decisions as they plan, control and monitor their organisations.
Food Systems Law and Policy
This Food Systems Law and Policy course from University of Antwerp consists of two modules that are part of the programme, and candidates are required to complete both modules.
Health Economics and Policy
Gain a comprehensive overview of the issues facing the healthcare industry through the lens of economics, and learn how policy can be used to address contemporary global healthcare challenges with London School of Economics and Political Science's Health Economics and Policy.
Public Policy Analysis
How do politics and institutions shape public policy? How and why does policy change? How does bureaucracy work, and how might it be reformed? London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Public Policy Analysis programme.
Democracy & Diversity
The social sciences track offers students the opportunity to delve into a fundamental subject of the Sciences Po curriculum. Students in this track can choose one core class of intensive study, which includes 36 contact hours per month on our Parisian campus.
The Political Economy of Public Policy
London School of Economics and Political Science's The Political Economy of Public Policy course enhances a student’s understanding of the characteristics, determinants and consequences of public-policy making in liberal democracies.
Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods
Policymaking is a complicated business. Decisions have to be made quickly or secretly, based on limited knowledge or expertise, while covering wide briefs and remaining in force for a number of years. The stakes are high, so preparation is essential. The Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods programme is offered at the Maastricht University.