Executive Short Courses 

Executive education is one of the ways in which IPS works with government and military leaders. Through innovative one-day courses for defense, diplomatic, and intelligence leaders, IPS facilitates introductions between government leaders and the Carnegie Mellon University faculty. The result is a heightened understanding among faculty and academic administrators of military and intelligence priorities as well as the creation of an intellectual support network for government officials. These introductions also lead to new collaborations between government officials and academe. 

Each one-day course includes insights derived from CMU research that are relevant to cybersecurity. The interdisciplinary nature of the courses makes them pertinent to discussions covering a range of national security crises and threats. The cohort of attendees in each course includes officials from throughout the federal government. Thus, in addition to developing a network with faculty members and researchers, course participants meet counterparts in government who have similar national security responsibilities. Furthermore, each course includes a keynote presentation provided by a national thought leader on practical applications of topics covered in the course.

Since 2015, IPS has offered several one-day executive short courses. Courses do not offer academic credit or certification. Please contact us if you and/or your organization are interested in participating in a future executive short course.