Executive master in international association management

The first educational programme dedicated to Association Management in Europe, with the objective to:

- Enhance the leadership skills of the association executives to face the management challenges within their respective professions/tasks/functions.

- Gain a broad overview of the main fundamental strategic and functional areas in management.

- Understand the best practices across the association sector.

-Establish a platform for knowledge-sharing and cooperation.

Association Executives need perspective and skills in core managerial activities but also the soft skills to continue to play the important socio-political role in Europe and to understand its continuously changing economic, social and political environment. To efficiently manage an association means facing new challenges in the wake of increasing competition, resources crunch and economic crisis. Leading a membership-based association requires today a constant balancing of current needs, external demands, and long-term vision.

In order to further build the leadership capacities, strategic planning and management skills of the association managers and thus enhance the reputation of the association management profession, the European Society of Association Executives (ESAE), the Union of International Associations (UIA) and the Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium (FAIB) seek to develop a learning experience in Brussels with the Executive Education branch of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM).

It is spread in 6 modules, each dedicated to a specific aspect of the association management:
1. Leadership & Change (18, 19, 20 January 2024)
2. Strategy & Change Management (22, 23, 24 February 2024)
3. Strategic Marketing & Communication (15, 16, 22, 23 March 2024)
4. Project Management (26, 27 April 2024)
5. Finance (24, 25 May 2024)
6. Governance & Sustainability (21, 22 June 2024)