EXECUTIVE MASTER IN CYBERSECURITY MANAGEMENT 50% SCHOLARSHIP
Solvay Lifelong Learning is offering in collaboration with Women4Cyber three 50% scholarships for the Executive Master in Cybersecurity Management (EMCM), starting in January 2027.
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WHO IS THE PROGRAMME AIMED AT?
Profile
This programme is intended for professionals requiring managerial and practical knowledge of the six domains representing the pillars of cybersecurity activities and management practices.
Key admissions criteria
- At least 5+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity
- This programme is open to nationals of EU or NATO-allied European countries. Applicants from other countries may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Funding Scope
- The scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fee.
- Please note that travel and accommodation costs are not included.
- The programme requires 10 days of on-campus presence per year in Brussels.
OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME
A combination of 6 bodies of knowledge
1. Information Security Leadership
January – February
The core management activities of a modern information security leader includes the security governance process, the risk management process, the program management process and the incident management process. This module will cover the job description of a typical CISO today and where the CISO fits within the organisation including reporting lines and responsibilities, skills and expertise; talk about the typical challenges CISO’s face in their role
4. Security Operations
September – October
This module will build upon the concepts of the previous modules where Information Security Governance, the Implementation of Security Controls, implementing a Secure Architecture are key building blocks to set up a qualitative Security Operations team.
2. Security Controls
March – April
This module will take participants through the process of analysing context, defining scope, modelling threats, defining security controls and requirements, considering the solution space for controls, including technologies and operating models, and then finally evaluating risk (Inherent vs. Residual) and anchoring in policy, providing assurance that the controls operate as intended, e.g., for the purpose of internal or external assurance obligations or certification. This part builds on concepts introduced in module 1
(Information Security Leadership).
5. Cybersecurity Battleground
November – December
Cybersecurity management practices require the knowledge of own business, its functional and technical vulnerabilities and the threat landscape that needs to be addressed. The capabilities that require building cybersecurity capacity includes Identification, Protection, Detection, Response and Recovery techniques and processes.
3. Security Architecture
May – June
Often people talk about “security-by-design” or “privacy-by-design”. Indeed, security cannot be “bolted on” at a later stage effectively. The better security is embedded “by design” in all layers of your organization’s business, enterprise, and
solution architecture and the better it is embedded in your design/delivery as well as run and operations, the better you will be able to understand your security posture and outstanding gaps and risks.
6. General Management
Spread over the year
This module will take participants through the basics of General Management dedicated to Cybersecurity and Digital professionals. There will be four parts: Finance, Strategy, Leadership and Human Capital. In the first part, participants will better understand the art and the language of finance. The topics that should be reviewed are the challenges of the income statement, the balance
sheet, cash, financial ratios, return on investment and working capital.
More programme feautures
Blended and Hybrid education model
The first five modules are delivered in two months each with a combination of self-paced and ex-cathedra class on-site (also available in virtual/online format for those unable to attend physically). Blended Learning is applied for each module as follows:
Part 1 (Acquire in an offline learning mode): Plan for a minimum of 12 hours of self-learning where participants obtain self-study resources.
Part 2 (Evaluate): Short self evaluation survey before attending on-site classes.
Part 3 (Build expertise): Attend onsite classes and workshops that are also available remotely.
Part 4 (Group Case study): Work in groups on a business case addressing specific cases related to each module.
Part 5 (Final delivery): Participants present their business cases to a jury and pass a knowledge-based exam.
Adjusted to your own needs and career targets
A career development tool is available to participants to assess their competences against current or targeted roles.
On that basis, they adjust their education experience to focus on those domains that they require most.
As a result, both phases 1 (Acquire) and 4 (Case study) are required to address those focus areas.
A personal acceptance interview is conducted to formalise the study plan and to level up the participants.
An exit interview is conducted at the graduation time.
APPLICATION PROCESS
All participants must apply for the scholarship through the application form. The selection process consists of two phases:
Phase 1: Application and Jury Evaluation
Participants must complete the application form, which consists
of seven sections. To submit a valid application, all fields must be
completed, and all required documents must be uploaded.
Phase 2: Interview
Pre-selected candidates selected from Phase 1 will be invited to a
brief interview with the jury members.
TIMELINE
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- June 1st: Opening of applications for the 50% scholarship. Online information sessions about the Executive Master in Cybersecurity Management will be organised regularly (link to solvay.edu/cybersecurity).
- October 4th: Application deadline at 23:00 CET.
- Week of October 19th: Pre-selection of candidates based on the published criteria.
- Week of October 26th: Pre-selected candidates will be invited to give an introduction presentation to the jury members, during which they will need to highlight their motivation and achievements.
- Week of November 3rd: Announcement of the winners of the 50% scholarship.
The academic year starts on January 4th, 2027 and ends on December 24, 2027
ABOUT SOLVAY BUSINESS SCHOOL
Solvay Business School was created in 1903 (120 years ago) and in 1927 it hosted the legendary meeting with one the first prestigious women in tech among all other scientists, Marie Curie.
First Solvay Conference (1911), Curie (seated, second from right) confers with Henri Poincaré; standing, fourth from right, is Rutherford; second from right, Einstein; far right, Paul Langevin
“1927 SOLVAY CONGRESS in Brussels bringing together atomic theoreticians”. In the front row, Max Planck was second from left next to Marie Curie, Albert Einstein fifth in the second row, and Nils Bohr at far right.
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