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University of Liège

University of Liège

2025-2026 / Inter-university certificate

Urban security policy management

12 crédits

Block 1

This programme is organised by UCLouvain in partnership with ULiège and UNamur.

Compulsory courses
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
DCER0138-1	Inter-university certificate in urban security policy management Sophie André, Vincent Seron, David Tieleman	TA	95	-	-	12
1) Concepts and assessment / Measuring safety - Highlighting the "common thread" of the training and presentation of the day - Definition of the concept of safety + assessment of a safety plan - Access to scientific sources (introduction) - Measuring safety (indicators) - Presentation of the final dissertation: regulations, group formation Lecturers: Vincent FRANCIS (UCLouvain) and Vincent SERON (University of Liège)
2) Security stakeholders - Highlighting the training programme's common thread and presentation of the day - Security stakeholders: role-playing activities - Stakeholder mapping: the police sector - Stakeholder mapping: the judicial sector and youth welfare services - Stakeholder mapping: the prevention sector - Security stakeholders: role-playing activities - Comprehensive stakeholder mapping, Final training assignment, speed dating Lecturers: Bertrand de Buisseret (Head of the administrative sanctions department, Municipality of Ixelles; municipal sanctions officer), Etienne Gaublomme (University of Namur), Sandrine Vairon (Division public prosecutor, Public Prosecutor¿s Office of Charleroi), Ingrid Verhoeven (Head of the legal department, Namur Capital Police Zone; "PLANU" Coordinator, City of Namur)
3) Administrative tools for security - Highlighting the "common thread" of the training and presentation of the day - Administrative responses and sanctioning law - Highlighting the "common thread" of the training and presentation of the day - Administrative responses and sanctioning law Lecturers: Bertrand de Buisseret (Head of the administrative sanctions department, Municipality of Ixelles, municipal sanctioning officer), Mar Nihoul (UNamur), François Xavier (UNamur)
4) Private security Lecturer : SERON Vincent (ULiège) 5) Police strategies and their evaluation - MHighlighting the training programme¿s common theme and presentation of the day Police tools: presentation of strategies and evaluations - Integration activity: exercises Lecturers: SERON Vincent (ULiège) and DE VALKENEER Christian (UCL)
6) Judicial strategies and their evaluation - Highlighting the training programme's common thread and presentation of the day - Principles of civil and criminal liability and overview of judicial responses - Presentation and evaluation of judicial strategies in the field of urban security - Integration activity: practical exercise Lecturers: COLETTE-BASECQZ Nathalie (UNamur), DE VALKENEER Christian (UCL), VAIRON Sandrine 7) New technologies and video surveillance - Highlighting the training programme's common thread and presentation of the day - Criminological and legal approach Lecturers: DE VALKENEER Christian (UCL), FRANCIS Vincent (UCL) et VARGA Réka (UCL)
8) Urban planning approach to security / Minor offences and incivilities - Highlighting the training programme's common thread and presentation of the day - Urban planning approach to security - Minor offences and incivilities - Day debriefing Lecturers: ANDRE Sophie (ULiège), TIELEMAN David (ULiège) and FRANCIS Vincent (UCL) 9) Communication strategy in urban security policies - Why communicate? - How to communicate effectively' Rules and tools - Relations with the press and media - Focus on social media - Case study: Communication as a strategic tool in addressing urban security issues Lecturers: DEMAZY Benoît and MOSSIAT Laurence
10) Narcotic drugs - Highlighting the training's overarching theme and introduction to the day - Presentation of legislation: perspectives from the police and the public prosecutor's office - Judicial and police responses - Psychiatric approach to drug addiction - Toxicological and forensic approach to drug addiction - Psychosocial support for drug users - Alternative approaches to managing drug users in public spaces - Debate Lecturer: Etienne GAUBLOMME (UNamur) 11) Burglaries/Violent thefts in public spaces - Highlighting the training's overarching theme and introduction to the day - Burglaries - Violent thefts in public spaces - Debate and summary Lecturers: Christian DE VALKENEER (UCL) and Vincent FRANCIS (UCL)