This course was created within the framework of the protocol established between the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University of Lisbon (NOVA FCSH) and the National Defence Institute - IDN.
Under the Protocol signed between the two institutions, the completion of this Post Graduation allows the student, if he/she wishes to continue his/her studies, to request the accreditation, in accordance with Regulation No. 370/2015, of the skills acquired, up to a maximum of 40 ECTS of the curricular part of the Master's Degree in Political Science and International Relations of NOVA FCSH, and the interested parties, who wish to undertake the Master's Degree, must respect the valid application criteria for other candidates.
The Post Graduation in Strategic and Security Studies aims to foster scientific knowledge and provide the analysis tools and methodologies needed to assess, manage and make decisions. It includes concrete problems arising from the challenges posed by the new international security and defence framework, international cooperation, globalisation, the geopolitical and geostrategic context in which global power relations are shaped, in which strategic decision-making processes and the national security and defence framework need to be addressed.