MASTER’S PROGRAMME

Learn from real-life experts

This master provides a unique and intense academic structure allowing participants to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the Mediterranean region, combined with professional skills and specific regional experiences.

Courses at Luiss SoG – Italy

Semester I (October-December 2025) – Core courses

• Geopolitics of the broader Mediterranean region
  Prof. Luigi Narbone, Prof. Virginie Collombier
• Institutions and instruments of regional cooperation
  Prof. Michael Koehler
• Europe and the MENA region: crossed perspectives
  Prof. Mohammed Hashas, Prof. Francesca Corrao
• Security in the Mediterranean
  Gen. Salvatore Farina
• Policy Research and Writing
  Omar Sheira

Semester II (February-July 2026) – Core courses

• Regional perspectives: The Middle East and the Gulf 
  Prof. Luigi Narbone, Dr. Cinzia Bianco
• Political Economy of the Mediterranean area
  Prof. Timothy E. Kaldas
• The Mediterranean in global history
  (tbc)

Elective policy courses

Students will select 6 elective courses among the following:

• Governance of Migration Flows (Semester I)
  Prof. Mehari Maru
• Law, Finance and Trade in the Mediterranean (Semester II)
  Prof. Angela Di Maria and Prof. Ersilia Francesca
• Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (Semester II)
  Prof. Michael Koehler
• Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Semester II)
  Prof. Virginie Collombier
• Diasporas in the broader Mediterranean (Semester II)
  Prof. Francesca Corrao
• Management of Natural Resources (Semester II)
  Dr. Laury Haytayan
• Doing green business in the Mediterranean (Semester II)
  Leon Stille