Training and Events

The executive education programme of ECPC matches the emerging learning and development needs of public services officials, DPA’s and private sector professionals. Your training and certification is not the end of your learning path but only the beginning. ECPC offers you as a learner a continuous assessment and monitoring of your knowledge, skills and learning needs and a platform to keep on developing yourself. Holding and updating an ECPC professional certificate guarantees a strong asset in the fast-changing market where you need to act.

Courses calendar

Data Protection Officer (DPO) Certification 

30 June-4 July 2025, Maastricht
29 September-3 October 2025, Brussels
17-21 November 2025, Online

Data Protection Officer (DPO) Humanitarian Action Certification16-20 June 2025, Istanbul
6-10 October 2025, Kenya
Global Privacy Officer Certification5 May-5 July 2025 (weekly online programme of 9 consecutive weeks) 
Emerging Issues and Challenges in Privacy and Cybersecurity8-9 May 2025, Online
11-12 December 2025, Online
UM-DPCSR Coordinator & Auditor26-28 May 2025, Online
13-15 October 2025, Online
AI Trust and Privacy Compliance Officer2-6 June 2025, Maastricht
1-5 December 2025, Maastricht University
Master Class on Privacy Management and Data Governance13-17 October 2025(tbc), Maastricht 

Cancellation policy

ECPC Maastricht University reserves the right to cancel the event up to two weeks before the starting date and cannot accept responsibility for any costs incurred. Participants will either be reimbursed or offered to participate in another ECPC conference or training.

  • If you cancel your participation six to three weeks prior to the start of the course, Maastricht University can refund only 50% of your registration fee.
  • If you cancel your participation less then three weeks prior to the start of the course, you will need to pay your entire registration fee.
  • Refund of the registration fee will be given to participants who cancel their registration 6 weeks prior to the start of the course.