The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in CEE

International Conference, Yekaterinburg, 25-26 November 2010

International Promotion and Strengthening of Public Administration Teaching and Training Quality Improvement

Ľudmila Gajdošová, Executive Director

Content NISPAcee within the worldwide educational, training and

research environment The quality of education and training in public administration European Association of Public Administration Accreditation Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education

and Training International Accreditation of Public Administration

Programmes

The NISPAcee Region- organization established in 1994

The Nature and Objectives of NISPAcee:

Mission: to facilitate joint research, educational and training programmes in post-Communist

countries to promote both human capacity building and institutional development to increase the professionalism of the civil service to foster East- East as well as East-West co-operation to bridge EU, NMS and countries outside the EU to promote and strengthen the emergence of effective and democratic governance and

the modernisation of public administration systems throughout the NISPAcee region. Legal Status:

Non-profit, non governmental, membership organizationGoverning bodies:

General Assembly, Steering CommitteeExecutive body:

Executive Secretariat located in Bratislava, Slovakia

Membership

130 Institutional Members - Dues 150 or 250 EUR 27 Associate Members - Dues 350 EUR 19 Individual Members – Dues 75 or 100 EURDatabases About 2000 institutions Almost 5000 individulals Database of experts – almost 250 experts ready to

participate in the NISPAcee activities and projects

Activities Conferences Research Publications High Level Meetings and Civil Service Forums Training Programmes Summer Schools and Workshops Exchange Programmes and Development of PA Programmes Information Services, Website and Databases /Institutions, Persons,

Experts Awards New Innovative Activities – Trans European Dialog EAPAA Acreditation of PA Programmes

Based on the accumulated experiences and prestige, NISPAcee serves as a bridge between Western, Central and Eastern countries in Europe. In a "Wider Europe", NISPAcee has a special capacity to link the Balkan, East , Caucasus and Central Asia regions.

NISPAcee is becoming more and more academic. It, however, also serves as a bridge between academia and practice. NISPAcee utilizes its capacities and create the maximum synergy of its professional, regional and "bridge" functions.

CHALLENGES for NISPAcee After EU enlargement in 2004

Academia Practice

New members’ EUWider Europe

NISPAcee International Cooperation

NISPAcee established close cooperation with other European PA organizations and institutes

- LGI, EIPA, EGPA, EPAN, EAPAA, SIGMA, etc. ,- NASPAA and ASPA in the US,- and other worldwide organizations like IASIA, IIAS, UNDP, UNDESA,

and link these with organizations/institutions in the NISPAcee region

The quality of education and training in public administration

Public administration education and training in the NISPAcee region

• The history and development • Public administration as an academic disciplin• Challenges for research and traning• Requirements for the quality improvement

European Association of Public Administration Accreditation

EAPAA

EAPAA, Enschede, The Netherlands - history New structure of EAPAA from January 2011 NISPAcee membership of EAPAA EAPAA services to the NISPAcee members –

editional fees 300 Euro per year

General Meeting• 2 representatives E/W• 5 board members

Board• chair• 2 board members W• 2 board members E

AccreditationCommittee• >5 members• full autonomy

Advisory PanelSecretariat• secretary general•administration

info

Corporate Members:

IIAS

EGPA (=W)

NISPACee (=E)

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EAPAA:

new structure of EAPAA with its two corporate members

Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training IASIA/UNDESA initiative (IASIA – International Association

of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Brussels, Belgium/UNDESA – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York, USA)

Final Report in 2008 – in English, Franch, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Arabic

Available on IASIA and UNPAN websites: http://www.iias-iisa.org/IASIA

http://www.unpan.org

International Accreditation of Public Administration Programmes

IASIA preparation for International Accreditation International Accreditation of NASPAA (National

Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration), USA

NISPAcee Annual Conference 2011

The 19th Annual Conference

Public Administration of the FutureMay 19 – 22, 2011Varna, BulgariaConference venue: Golden Sands ResortOnline registration: December 2010 – March 31, 2011

www.nispa.org

Ľudmila GajdošováNISPAcee Executive Director

Polianky 5/b

840 02 Bratislava

Slovak Republic

Tel/fax: 00421 2 6428 5357

Thank you for your attention