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