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Applications open · until 18 December 2026

Participação pública: conceitos e métodos

Associação Oficina; Rede de Autarquias Participativas · Online · Short course · Participation and facilitation

Online course of eight three-hour sessions (four modules) on concepts and methods of public participation, taught by Nelson Dias and Vânia Martins.

Depends on profile, €0 to €285

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7 programmes
  1. Formations Cap'Com et ICPC à la participation citoyenneCap'Com, réseau de la communication publique et territoriale; Institut de la Concertation et de la Participation Citoyenne (ICPC) · París, France · hybrid · Short course · Depends on profile, €820 to €1,575Open, starts4 Nov 2026
  2. Diploma d'especialització en Participació Ciutadana, Deliberació Democràtica i Tecnologies DigitalsIL3, Universitat de Barcelona; COLPIS (Col·legi de Politòlegs i Sociòlegs de Catalunya) · Barcelona, Spain · hybrid · Master’s or postgraduate · Paid, from €2,470Open, starts12 Nov 2026
  3. Diplôme d'Université Participation et mobilisation citoyenneConservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam), CESTES · París, France · Master’s or postgraduateApply by30 Nov 2026
  4. Participação pública: conceitos e métodosAssociação Oficina; Rede de Autarquias Participativas · Online · Short course · Depends on profile, €0 to €285Apply by18 Dec 2026
  5. Assignatura online de Participació digitalUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) · Barcelona, Spain · Online course · Paid, from €445Open, starts17 Feb 2027
  6. Partizipation im Sozialraum fördernBerner Fachhochschule BFH (Soziale Arbeit) · Berna, Switzerland · Short course · PaidApply by27 Sept 2027
  7. Certificat inter-universités : Démocratie participativeUCLouvain (Faculté ESPO); Université de Namur; Université libre de Bruxelles; Université de Liège; Université de Mons · Namur, Belgium · Master’s or postgraduate · Paid, from €1,250Applications openno deadline published
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2 programmes
  1. CAS Gouvernance participative et actions localesUniversité de Lausanne (Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques); Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne (HETSL, HES-SO) · Lausana, Switzerland · Master’s or postgraduate · PaidRunning until23 Mar 2028
  2. Corso di Alta Formazione in Amministrazione condivisa · Governare la prossimità con i cittadiniSapienza Università di Roma (Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche); FormAp · Roma, Italy · hybrid · Short course · Paid, from €800Running until5 Feb 2027

Coming up, with dates

5 programmes
  1. Master GECOP · Gestione e co-design di processi partecipativi, comunità e reti di prossimitàUniversità di Bologna (Dipartimento di Architettura) · Bolonia, Italy · Master’s or postgraduate · Paid, from €3,800Starts9 Jan 2027
  2. Diplôme d'Université Coopérer pour animer la transition des territoiresUniversité Toulouse Capitole, Executive Education · Toulouse, France · Master’s or postgraduate · Depends on profile, €700 to €2,800Applications from4 Dec 2026
  3. Citizen Participation and Inclusive GovernanceThe Hague Academy for Local Governance · La Haya, Netherlands · Short course · Paid, from €3,995Starts4 Oct 2027
  4. CAS HES-SO Prendre soin des quartiersVisionS, Formation continue HES Santé-Social Genève; HETS; HEAD; HEPIA; HEdS; Labo Cités; CITÉ HES-SO Genève · Ginebra, Switzerland · Master’s or postgraduate · PaidStarts14 Oct 2027
  5. CAS Kooperation und Partizipation · Städte und Gemeinden nachhaltig entwickelnZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (Soziale Arbeit) · Zúrich, Switzerland · hybrid · Master’s or postgraduate · PaidStarts, to be confirmed26 Oct 2027

Always open

2 programmes
  1. Civic Design: Tools for ParticipationDomenico Di Siena (Civic Design), on Udemy · Online · Online course · Paid, €149.99Linked to CIVIBAAt your own pacewhenever you like
  2. Diseño Cívico: herramientas para la participaciónDomenico Di Siena (Diseño Cívico), en Udemy · Online · Online course · Paid, €149.99Linked to CIVIBAAt your own pacewhenever you like

Expected, not yet dated

12 programmes
  1. CAS Participation citoyenne et démocratieUniversité de Genève, Faculté des sciences de la société · Ginebra, Switzerland · hybrid · Master’s or postgraduate · PaidUsually startsSeptember
  2. CEU Democracy Institute Leadership Academy (DILA)CEU Democracy Institute (Central European University) · Budapest, Hungary · hybrid · Short course · Paid, from €1,500Usually startsSeptember
  3. Cursos de formación en participación de PamplonaAyuntamiento de Pamplona, Zentro (centro municipal de participación) · Pamplona, Spain · Short course · FreeUsually startsJanuary or September
  4. Deliberative Facilitation TrainingFederation for Innovation in Democracy (FIDE); We Do Democracy · Copenhague, Denmark · hybrid · Short course · PaidUsually startsSeptember
  5. Democracy Reloading, werk- en leertraject jongerenparticipatie voor gemeentenNederlands Jeugdinstituut (NJi); Erasmus+ Jeugd · Netherlands · Short course · FreeUsually startsJanuary
  6. Máster Universitario en Participación y Desarrollo ComunitarioUniversidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y de la Comunicación; grupo Parte Hartuz · Spain · Master’s or postgraduate · Paid, from €1,800Usually startsOctober
  7. Metodologías participativas para políticas públicas e iniciativas comunitariasUniversidad Complutense de Madrid, Escuela Complutense de Verano (Fundación General de la UCM) · Madrid, Spain · Summer school or intensive · Paid, from €1,125Usually startsJune or July
  8. Participation citoyenne dans les collectivités locales (Campus des élus)Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Formation continue Panthéon-Sorbonne (Campus des élus) · France · Short course · Paid, from €560Usually startsJanuary
  9. Power, Participation and Social Change MAUniversity of Sussex; Institute of Development Studies (IDS) · Brighton, United Kingdom · Master’s or postgraduate · Depends on profileUsually startsSeptember
  10. Programma Formazione per la PartecipazioneRegione Emilia-Romagna · Bolonia, Italy · hybrid · Seminar seriesUsually startsFebruary
  11. Training on Citizen Engagement in PolicymakingComisión Europea, Centro Común de Investigación (JRC); Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy (CC-DEMOS) · Online · Short course · FreeUsually startsMarch or October
  12. ViadrinicumEuropa-Universität Viadrina; Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) · Frankfurt (Oder), Germany · Summer school or intensiveUsually startsAugust

No edition planned

17 programmes
  1. CC-DEMOS training for public administrations and future trainersComisión Europea, Centro Común de Investigación (JRC); CC-DEMOS; con Democracy X, ifok y Missions Publiques · Online · Online course · Free
  2. Civic Action Summer SchoolStiftung EVZ (Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future) · Weimar, Germany · Summer school or intensive
  3. Corso di Alta Formazione in Metodi e tecniche di Amministrazione condivisa e trasformativaUniversità di Bologna (Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali); Fondazione Alma Mater · Bolonia, Italy · Short course · Paid, from €1,800
  4. Cursos en línea de innovación pública de la Fundación NovaGobFundación NovaGob · Online · Short course · Paid, €175 to €300
  5. Democratie in Beweging: Burgers en Instellingen VerbondenUtrecht Summer School; Universiteit Utrecht · Utrecht, Netherlands · Summer school or intensive · Paid, from €1,200
  6. Facilitation Skills for Peoples AssembliesCommunity Organisers Ltd (Corganisers) · Online · Seminar series
  7. FIDE Spring and Autumn Schools on Citizens' AssembliesFIDE Europe (Federation for Innovation in Democracy); socios locales en cada edición · Summer school or intensive · Paid
  8. Formations à la participation citoyenne de l'UVCWUnion des Villes et Communes de Wallonie (UVCW) · Belgium · hybrid · Short course · Depends on profile, €115 to €380
  9. La participación social y la facilitación de gruposMinisterio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, Centro Nacional de Educación Ambiental (CENEAM) · Valsaín (Segovia), Spain · hybrid · Short course
  10. Máster en Innovación Pública Democrática y Gobernanza InteligenteUniversidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Complutense de Ciencia de la Administración (ICCA) · Madrid, Spain · Master’s or postgraduate · Paid, from €2,500
  11. Master parcours Ingénierie de la concertationUniversité Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, École de science politique de la Sorbonne · París, France · Master’s or postgraduate
  12. Moderatorin/Moderator in der Stadtentwicklungvhw, Bundesverband für Wohnen und Stadtentwicklung · Karlsruhe, Germany · Short course · Paid, €3,250 to €3,550
  13. Organising a Deliberative Process at the Local Level (NALAS e-Academy)NALAS (Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe); Congreso de Poderes Locales y Regionales del Consejo de Europa · Online · Online course
  14. Participatie: Kunde en Kunst van een goede SamenwerkingESSB Academy, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) · Róterdam, Netherlands · Short course · Paid, €4,120 to €4,125
  15. ProPART · Master in Progettazione PartecipataSapienza Università di Roma; Università Iuav di Venezia · Venecia y Roma, Italy · hybrid · Master’s or postgraduate · Paid
  16. Ruimtelijke Besluitvorming en BurgerparticipatieUniversity of Groningen Business School; Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) · Groninga, Netherlands · Short course
  17. Training course for lead facilitators of citizens' assemblies (South-East Europe)Consejo de Europa, Congreso de Poderes Locales y Regionales (Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance) · Podgorica, Montenegro · hybrid · Short course · Free

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