Who we are
The ETGN is a training and development partnership among seven prestigious European academic and research institutions, offering transnational perspectives on governance issues of the 21st century:
- Central European University
- College of Europe, Bruges Campus
- College of Europe, Natolin Campus
- Institut National du Service Public (INSP)
- School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute
- Hertie School
- SDA Bocconi School of Management
Founded in 2018, the ETGN consortium shares knowledge and competences by regular online and in-person meetings, and delivers collaborative executive education including a Summer School for policy professionals. The ETGN also provides the participants with the opportunity to receive the Executive Certificate in European and Transnational Governance.
What we offer
- The ETGN executive education training courses transfer knowledge and competences from the classroom to the workplace and address both current and future transnational policy challenges.
- The ETGN's joint executive education equips participants with the relevant skills and networking experience that will positively impact their long-term career performance while also providing benefits to society-at-large.
Our mission
The mission of the ETGN is to provide professionals with a unique opportunity to deepen and extend their knowledge and competences in the area of public policy innovation in relation to European and transnational governance. Therefore, the ETGN develops innovative, interactive and impactful executive education training initiatives, leveraging the comparative advantages of the academic curricula of the participating institutions. The training courses have a strong orientation towards civic service to include civil society and private sector organisations across the world.
Our guiding principles
- The recognition and understanding that 21st century policymaking crosses national boundaries, involving domestic and public institutions in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world where public actors must successfully interact with civil society organisations and private sector entities;
- Commitment to a consistent proven track record of excellence in European and transnational governance research, education and policy dialogue;
- A foundation and rigour in both social and human sciences, which provides the broader analytical skills to understand world interdependencies in order to successfully address social challenges, via well-designed and broadly evaluated policy interventions;
- A transnational knowledge emphasis that enables an understanding of the linkage between evidence-based policymaking, which continuously drives professional learning and skills development.
How to apply
Applicants are kindly requested to fill in the ETGN Certificate Application Form, indicating their intended study plan and motivation. They should then send the form to the institute organising the first training course on their study plan.
If you wish to start your learning journey at the Hertie School, please send your study plan to: executive[at]hertie-school[dot]org.
Should your first seminar be organised by one of our ETGN partner institutions, please follow instructions on their respective websites (listed below) to submit your study plan.
Eligible courses and focal points at our ETGN partner institutions
The courses eligible for the Executive Certificate in European and Transnational Governance can be found by visiting the links below, or by contacting the relevant institutions.
Central European University
For information on courses available please get in touch with Mr. Marton Leiszen at leiszenm[at]ceu[dot]edu.
College of Europe, Bruges Campus
Course offer
College of Europe, Natolin Campus
Course offer
School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute
Course offer
Contact point
Institut National du Service Public (INSP)
For information on courses available please get in touch with Ms. Alexandrina Soldatenko at soldatenko@insp.gouv.fr.
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Course offer
The ETGN Scholarship Scheme
A scholarship scheme is made available by the network partners to support the participation of individuals interested in receiving the Joint Certificate. Scholarships are competitive awards based on academic excellence, personal suitability and motivation. For those interested in applying for the scholarship team, please contact our Executive Education team. Scholarship decisions are made on a rolling basis and applicants will be asked to submit a short motivation letter (max 0.5 pages) in addition to their application for the course.
FAQ
There will be some differences in the duration of the review process depending on the institution to which you will submit your application form and how close the application comes to the registration deadline of the first course in your study plan. However, the process should not take longer than a month from submission.
The study plan will be assessed on the basis of:
a) Professional and academic background of the applicant; the potential impact that the study plan would have on the applicant’s career.
b) The feasibility of the study plan.
c) The quality and coherence of the study plan, including its number of contact learning hours. The study plan should ideally not be made of three short courses.
The two-year period will start when the first course in your study plan begins. So for example, you apply for the ETGN certificate in March 2022, and the first course in your study plan starts in July 2022, in this case you will have until July 2024 to complete your study plan and obtain the certificate.
Yes, upon approval of the study plan you will still be asked to register through the institutional websites and, after being formally admitted to the selected courses, transfer the discounted registration fees.
Yes, both online and residential courses can be taken towards the award of the certificate.
No, the certificate itself does not have ECTS credits. However, some of the courses offered might on their own have ECTS credits. Please check with the providers of the individual courses.
The Executive Certificate in European and Transnational Governance is jointly issued by all seven members of the network. It includes all institutional logos of the network’s members.
If after the two year period you have not completed all three courses, you can ask for a six months extension, starting from the end of the two-year period. To ask for an extension, please email the ETGN Secretariat, include your ETGN Application Form in the e-mail, and let us know the course(s) that you wish to take during the extension. If after the extension you fail to complete all three courses, you will be asked to transfer the difference between the ETGN discounted registration fees and the full registration fees of the courses completed to the ETGN Secretariat, and you will lose the right to apply for the ETGN Certificate in the future.
As long as all your executive education courses are completed at three (3) partner institutions, for a minimum of one hundred (100) hours and within a maximum period of two (2) years, you should be able to claim your certificate. Please refer to the contact person of the last partner school you got in touch with for further information.
All questions on scholarships should be addressed to the reference person of the institution you are applying at.
Training courses are targeted at executives, officials, professionals of governments, professionals of International organisations and International & domestic NGOs who want to enhance their skills in policy-making beyond the state, academic curricula and interpersonal networking capabilities with peers from all over the world. Please contact the reference person of the partner institution of your interest to get a personalised orientation service and discover which course is best suitable to your needs.
