The ethical code of the program is based on the improvement of interoperability at EU borders and the harmonization of educational and professional standards while respecting diversity in line with the principles of Bologna. The European Joint Master Program includes international expertise for the development and implementation of the program and is accessible to all EU organizations with border control functions

The admission requirements for this programme is that candidates must possess, at a minimum , a first cycle qualification comprising at least 180 ECTS credits (bachelor degree or equivalent) obtained from a recognized higher education institution . This degree should be in an area that is related to the subject of this Master programme such as Law, Business administration, Public administration, entrepreneurship and border guarding, border policing, policing, criminology, military sciences, security sciences, sociology, psycology, political sciences, risk and security management and related areas. In addition, students are expected to have a minimum of three years first-hand knowledge and experience in working in an operational Border Guarding function, in ate least middle management position, and, if their first language is not English, they are to provide recent evidence of at least a B2 level as defined in the European Framework of Reference for Languages