MLSE Security and emergency logistics

The course units of the Second-level Short Specialisation Degree in Security and Emergency Logistics comprise lessons, seminars, technical visits, project works and final exam, and provide specific and structured qualification to tackle and solve the uncertainties that occur during national emergencies in a holistic manner.

At the end of the Master’s Course, every attendee will be capable of managing emergency situations, alone or within an organized group, with a preparation level that no other training path provides.

The Second-level Short Specialisation Degree in Security and Emergency Logistics prepares executive-level military and civil personnel of the Defence Administration, personnel from other Public Administrations, Protezione Civile, and volunteering, professional and industry sectors.

The professional figures trained by the Master’s Course can aspire to technical and administrative roles with (local, regional and central) field competencies; technical and executive roles in public companies; technical and executive roles in private companies managing public ownerships that can have an influence in case of emergency.

The Second-level Short Specialisation Degree in Security and Emergency Logistics provides training on:

Module 1: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PHENOMENA ANALYSIS A, B

Historical-constitutional framework; territorial geography, geo-politics; cultural relationships; diplomacy. The Historian, Geographer and Sociologists’ standpoint.

Module 2: NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE STRUCTURE

Civil protection; competent bodies; operating structures; emergency planning; coordination centres.

Module 3: STRATEGIC SCIENCES AND OPERATIVE PLANNING

Strategic thinking; cold war strategic doctrines; national strategy; Defence planning process.

Module 4: LEADERSHIP AND EMERGENCY GOVERNANCE

Leadership and collective action; negotiation; conflict management; communication mechanisms.

Module 5: CALAMITY RISK MANAGEMENT

Vulnerability in emergency situations; methodologies; plan drafting; response organization; resource management; study cases.

Module 6: IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES A, B, C

Strategic transport network management; safety and threats; defence strategies; geotechnical mitigation; structural modelling; web security; information security; computer and network security; IoT.

Module 7: LOGISTICS AND STRATEGIC TERRITORIAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ECONOMY 1, 2

Transportation and territory; PGTL; PSNPL; transport economy; economic logistics, law and institutions; Defence 4.0; smart transports; predictive maintenance; stock maintenance.

Module 8: LOGISTIC PROCESSES, LARGE COMPANIES AND EMERGENCY SUPPLY CHAIN 1, 2

Traditional and integrated logistics; supply chain management; corporate resource planning, customer relations; data analytics; decision-making process; corporate risk and duality; blockchain and distributed ledger technology.

Module 9: EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT: LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND EMERGENCY-RELATED CONTRACTUAL ISSUES 1, 2

EU and national regulatory tools; contractual obligations; RUP project management; economic analysis; public contracts; international tenders; international contract; controversies.

Module 10: EMERGENCY REGULATION AND EMERGENCY INTERVENTION MANAGEMENT A, B

Administrative activities, procedural discipline; public law; functions and administrations; administrative activity rules.

Module 11: EMERGENCY PSYCHOLOGY 1, 2

Resilience; coping strategies; decision-making models; leadership, maxi-emergency, post-emergency and reconstruction intervention; psychological-social support; operating experience.

Module 12: CRISIS COMMUNICATION

Constitutional P.A. principles; institutional communication; communication strategies; social media and online.

The Second-level Short Specialisation Degree in Security and Emergency Logistics is organized in partnership with the Centro per la Formazione Logistica Interforze (Ce.FLI), at the Centro Alti Studi della Difesa (CASD) of the Ministry of Defence.

ACTIVITIES IN FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA – 3–8 May 2027

Participants will be hosted by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Civil Protection Department in Palmanova, where they will have the opportunity to learn about the region’s organisational model. Particular attention will be devoted to post-emergency measures to be implemented following a disaster.

ACTIVITIES IN TRENTINO – 21–26 June 2027

Thanks to the support of the Stava 1985 Foundation, participants will examine the events that led to the Stava tailings dam disaster on 19 July 1985, which destroyed much of the village of Tesero and caused a very high number of casualties.

A detailed historical reconstruction of the events preceding and following the disaster will be presented, with particular attention to the ensuing legal proceedings and a visit to the sites affected by the tragedy.

ACTIVITIES IN SICILY – 20–25 September 2027

In the Syracuse area, participants will examine issues relating to petrochemical facilities and the potential risks they pose to neighbouring communities, air quality and the marine environment.

For the 2026/2027 academic year, the project work will once again focus on a wargaming project. Participants will learn how to design a game suitable for testing emergency response plans. The proposed project will involve developing a game to test the emergency plan of a petrochemical facility and its neighbouring municipalities. Following a cyberattack, the facility’s control systems are damaged, causing a major fire, high levels of air toxicity and a substantial spill of petroleum products into the sea.

The general ranking of merit for the academic year 2026/27 will be published on the Italian page of this Master according to the timing provided in the Call.