FIRST LEVEL MASTER COURSE IN
​"PROTECTION AGAINST CBRNE EVENTS -BASE COURSE"

Duration:
2 years (November 2017 – December 2019)

ECTS: 120 ECTS
At the end of Master Course, participants will obtain a “1st Level Master in Protection Against CBRNe Events (120 ECTS)”.

The Master Course aims at training “First Responders” and providing them with advanced skills in the following areas:

• CBRNe threats and risks
• Analysis of CBRNe agents
• Effects of CBRNe agents
• Diffusion and dispersion of CBRNe
• Software and codes for CBRNe emergencies
• Detection of CBRNe agents: equipment and techniques
• CBRNe protection
• CBRNe decontamination
• International emergency systems in case of CBRNe events
• Sanitary rescue and psychological approach to emergencies in case of CBRNe events
• Critical infrastructure
• Investigation and mitigation
• Communication and information in case of CBRNe events
• Practical activities and training at four specialized European Facilities: NBC School  of Rieti (Italy), VVU-026 Sternberk (Czech Republic), Chornobyl Centre (Ukraine), Seibersdorf Laboratories (Austria)

The Master Course aims at providing participants with suitable technical and operational skills and knowledge, so to become key players in the new area  of CBRNe risks. In order to participate in the Master Course and obtain the final degree (which has legal value according to the Italian law), candidates must have a 180-ECTS point Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. “Equivalence” of degrees such as Military, Police, Fire- fighters Academy degrees etc., will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the University’s competent bodies and the Master Course’s Steering Committee.
The Master Course is organised by the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the following Italian Public Entities, with which the University has signed formal agreements:

• Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri (Prime Minister’s Office)
• Ministero della Difesa (Ministry of Defence)
• Ministero dell’Interno (Ministry of The Interior)
• ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development)
• Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology)
• Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Health Institute)
• SOGIN S.p.A.

Cooperation Agreements have also been signed with the following International Entities:

• OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)
• NATO Centre Of Excellence – (Czech Republic)
• NATO SCHOOL of Oberammergau (Germany)
• HotZone Solutions (The Netherlands)
• VVU-026 Sternberk (Czech Republic)
• Seibersdorf Laboratories GmbH (Austria)
• Chornobyl Centre (Ukraine)
• Vinca Institute, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
• ICI - International Centre for CBRNe (Belgium)

The Master Course boasts cooperation with the most important companies operating in the safety and security sectors.

INFO

Director: Prof. Andrea Malizia
email: info@mastercbrn.it
​phone: +39 06 7259 6202
web-site: www.cbrngate.com

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