Short courses in Public Policy in Europe

With support from Microsoft Ireland, UCD’s School of Information and Communication studies is establishing the Microsoft-UCD Digital Policy Programme offered by University College Dublin with the goal of building digital policy training and capability in Ireland and Europe. 

This Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Abuse - Micro-credential programme at Trinity College Dublin is a multi-disciplinary micro-credential which aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the topic of and responses to the abuse of adults at risk. 

Delivered by the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV), the UK’s leading academic centre for research and teaching on local governance and strategic public management, this 8-week short course from University of Birmingham unlocks practical insights into public service policies and practices around the world.

This Creating Value with ESG - Micro-credential course at Trinity College Dublin is for business professionals who are interested in learning more about how to implement environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into their business operations.

Examine the challenges facing public bodies and government in rapidly changing times, understanding the dynamics of management and governance of public services.

This Certified Expert in Financial Inclusion Policy from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management will provide you with relevant knowledge on the following key financial inclusion policy areas – proportionate application of global standards, consumer protection, the digital route to financial inclusion, national strategies, measuring impact of financial inclusion.

Explore theories that influence representative democracy and the challenges in changing societies around the world from our experts in local governance and strategic public management. 

In the Managing Public Money microcredential from University of Birmingham, you will explore the importance of effective financial management within the public sector, with topics such as market failure, government intervention, externalities, public goods and more.

Queen Mary University of London's Mastering Public Policy course has been designed to introduce a variety of fundamental perspectives on public policy analysis and formulation to achieve the United Nations (2015) Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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.

This Understanding Multi-level Government course at King's College London is designed to enable civil servants to know and understand that there are different political parties and policy objectives governing in all parts of the UK and the pressures this puts on intergovernmental relations, but also appreciate the need for stronger intergovernmental working across all four administrations.

An understanding of the complex social, political, economic and institutional factors that influence public policy is vital to effectively analyse policy decisions and social interventions, and to make meaningful, informed policy recommendations. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Public Policy Analysis programme.

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. 

In this Researching Global Development module at The Open University UK  you’ll undertake independent research about an aspect of global development to produce a dissertation. With guidance from your tutor, you’ll develop your own project based on your personal interests and objectives.

Health care systems are under constant reform, much of which has an economic dimension. University of Birmingham offers the Policy and Economics of Healthcare Delivery programme. 

European University at St. Petersburg's intensive Political Changes, Conflicts And Cooperation In Eurasia program offers postgraduate students and specialists the opportunity to meet leading scholars of Russian and Eurasian politics and security.

The Regulators and regulation in the digital era course offered by European University Institute (EUI) will be focusing on the evolving role of regulation and regulators.

University of Surrey offers the Primary and Community Care Policy programme. 

This Robust Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty course at King's College London will introduce you to the method of Robust Decision Making (RDM), an analytic framework that helps identify a set of robust strategies.

In University College London (UCL)'s Development and Planning in African Cities - Exploring Theories, Policies and Practices from Sierra Leone free online course you'll learn about urban development and planning in African cities and how to make cities just and sustainable for all.