Applications for 2025/2026 are now OPEN.
Application are accepted until 24th of October 2025.
One-year programme, 228 hours
Europe is everywhere. The European Union has an ever-increasing say on the law and policy of each Member State, in many different areas. It is the main player and cannot be ignored. The bloc gives impetus, produces standards, awards subsidies, promotes mobility, and encourages cooperation among countries and regions. The ‘EU machinery’ also powers tens of thousands of skilled jobs.
The EU offers numerous employment opportunities: the European institutions themselves (Commission, Council, Parliament, etc.) plus a multitude of bodies linked to or benefiting from them, such as lobbies, European NGOs, regional and local authorities, European communication agencies, information centres, European media, event organisers, and technical agencies, to name but a few.
This European labour market is growing. It requires advanced qualifications. It now also needs a broad range of skills covering communication techniques and European public affairs. Communication in European policy is clearly a promising niche market!
Should you have any question or want to know more about the program, participate in our online information session on June 2025 date TBC register here.
5 CLUSTERS.228H
Laure Wagener
Paul Shotton
Three Masterclasses: Role of Think Tanks in EU Policy (3h) Lobbying Transparency (3h) and Shaping policy: civil society’s impact on EU decision-making (3h)
Communication Strategy 48h
Elena Linczenyiova, Geert Stox and Nuno Bacharel
Working With the Media 20h
Marc Rogerson and Quentin Aries
Two Masterclasses 4h TBC
Engage and Convince Strategic Stakeholder -11h
Frederic Donck
Graphic Design Skills 6h
Event Management Workshop-5h
Writing and Presentation Skills– 7h
Marc Rogerson
Several challenges hinder SMEs from effectively participating in and succeding at calls for tender. We believe that by training experts in European procurement processes, we can enhance SME participation in public tenders, particularly in the communication sector.
To that end, IHECS Academy is launching a co-funded and EU-recognized training program through the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet program, in partnership with VO Europe.
This specialized course combines theoretical classes with hands-on workshops and case studies to master the tender application process.
PROGRAM
- Theoritical classes comprising of:
- 2h Event Seminar : How the EU buys communications services ?
- 6h classes on internal market with Joan Pere Plaza Font
- Practical « Hands-on EU Tenders in Communication » sessions with Gaelle Pellon from Vo Europe (12h)
- Simulation exercise with Gaelle Pellon, Gokçe Laylaci and Louis Ratomahenina (10h)
- Skills and coaching sessions comprising of:
- 4h on « Qualitative writing for EU Tenders » with Gokce Kaylaçi from Tipik
- 6h of coaching with Louis Ratomahenina from GiZ
Expected deliverable at the end of the course:
Participants will write, under supervision, a working paper on the challenges and perspectives of EU tender and will be published in IHECS’s official publication journal through our collaboration with Protagoras (IHECS’s Political Communication Think Tank).
PEDAGOGICAL METHODS
This module is a perfect combination of theory and practice, it combines both the transfer of important knowledge and information needed to understand the practice and frame of EU tender, along with multiple workshops where participants will practice every step of tender application.
TRAINERS
Joan Pere Plaza Font : Phd, Coordinator for the project Knowledge and Innovation for the European Trade Challenges (Jean Monnet Module). Specialist in EU-related topics, in particular interregionalism, European institutions and EU trade policy.
Gaelle Pellon : PhD, Boost – Head of EU Strategy and Business Development at VO Europe.
Gokçe Kaylaçi : Managing Director at Tipik Communications.
Louis Ratomahenina : Project Manager for the Tender Unit at GIZ International Services.
The objective of this group work is to organise an open and public EU communication Event
At the end of your course, you have the choice to submit as individual project, one of the three options bellow:
- A Supervised Thesis or,
- An Detailed and Analytical Internship Report (In the frame of an Internship performed during EPAC Programme) or,
- A Detailed and Analytical Professional Report (Analyze a subject related to your profession using the knowledge acquired in class)
Cost
3,550€ for the whole course.
A payment plan is available upon request.
Duration
Academic year 2025-2026 from 8th November until June 2026.
Program kick off will be on the 7th-8th of November 2025.
Study programme
Classes are each Mondays and Tuesdays evenings from 18.15 to 20.15 or 21.15 (either online or in-person)
As well as every two Saturdays per month (10h to 16h, in person classes only).
Visa
If you are a VISA applicant, you can apply for our Executive Master.
However, we strongly recommend starting your administrative procedures 4 months before the start of classes (beginning of October); to this end, we ask for proof of visa application before the end of June.
Processing an applicant’s file can take up to 90 days. All the information you need for your procedure is available on the Immigration Office website.
Please note that we cannot intervene with your visa application, but we can provide you with all the necessary documents.
Location
IHECS ACADEMY
Rue des Grands Carmes, N°27
1000 Brussels
Room GC103 – First Floor