The Executive Master of Public Governance program in Copenhagen

1. The Executive Master of Public Governance program in Copenhagen Carsten Greve Professor and AcademicDirector cg.dbp@cbs.dk

2. Introduction to the Copenhagen MPG program Background Structure and content of the program Profile of the public managers taking the MPG modules Activities at the MPG program

3. Background: “The Quality Reform” in 2006-2008 • Government’s “Quality Reform” 2006-2008 • Tripartite negotiations 2007 resulted in agreement between central government, local government and public sector trade unions • “Management reform” within the “Quality Reform” • 75 million DKK (= 15 million USD) earmarked for new flexible master in public governance • Approved in Parliament March 2008 as part of budget agreement • = Biggest initiative for executive public management education in the history of the Danish public sector

4. Two consortia: CBS is part of the “Copenhagen program” • Government decision to have different consortia bidding for the program • Two consortia established 2009: • “West consortium”: University of Aarhus and University of Southern Denmark • “East consortium”: University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School • Aalborg University in the north of Denmark joined the East consortium • Program began in August 2009 – fintake125 public managers in first semester • The name “The Executive Master of Public Governance” adopted for the Copenhagen program (“MPG “ for short”) • = an innovative collaboration between government and universities • Collaboration between Copenhagen Business School, University of Copenhagen – and Aalborg University

5. CBS portfolio • MPG fitted in well with existing executive master program portfolio • Focus on flexibility, not a cohort model. • CBS has the administrative responsibility and the secretariat ( • CBS has the post of the academic director (Carsten Greve). University of Copenhagen has the post of the vice-academic director. (Jacob Vase) • CBS has other executive master programs, including the Master of Public Administration (MPA), and MBAs • The MPA is the longest running executive master program in Denmark (1994) • CBS is the biggest operator of executive programs in Denmark and Scandinavia

6. Funding • Government funding of subsidies for tuition fees • Currently 2000 DKK per ECTS point • Average price per ECTS is 3400 DKK • Subsidies are administered by the Danish Ministry of Finance • Usually, the remaining amount is paid by the employer • ECTS: European Transfer Credit and Accumulation System – EU measure of workload

7. Master of Public Governance key features

8. MPG has had a successful beginning • Public managers from all sectors and levels of government (central, regional, local) are applying to get into the MPG program • Public managers have been enthusiastic participants in the first two years • Faculty drawn from departments at CBS and departments at the University o f Copenhagen plus external lecturers & international guestspeakers • Evaluations have been good • Vision: We aim to make good public managers better, and to help further develop the welfare society in Denmark

9. Number of applicants per semester * F = spring semester E = autumn semester

10. Where do the public managers come from?

12. The MPG program – an overview

13. Core modules (students choose 4 out of 6)

14. MPG elective modules - examples • Trust-based management • Organizational theory for public mangers • Existens and management • Innovation management • Motivation of knowledge employees • Evaluation and evidence based management • The Danish public sector model and globalization • Tracking public sector leadership after the financial crisis • Methods in social science • Stakeholder relations, lobbyism and public affairs • Risk communication

15. Distribution of applicants • *LFG +PUF = introductory modules OLM = core modulesvalgfag = electives

16. Distribution for governmentlevels

17. Educationalbackground

18. Distribution by sector

19. MPG student in the media

20. International perspective • MPG has an activecooperationwith the HertieSchool of Governancein Berlin • Students from Berlin has attendedelectivemodules in Copenhagen (“StrategicChange Management”) • Danish public managers have gone to Berlin for modulesonf.ex. “Performance Management” and “Cutback Management” • CooperationwithWarwick University (UK) • International summer schoolarranged by the MPA program • Internationale guest speakers, f.ex. Beryl Radin (USA ), Janet Newman (UK), and Erik-Hans Klijn (Netherlands), Brad Jackson (New Zealand)

21. Other activities • Advisory board with top executives from local government, regions and central government • Annual faculty seminar in November • Intro event each semester with 100+ participants • Information meetings each semester including briefing from current students

23. Applicant profile • Education: Candidate 51%, Bachelor 30%, Diploma 7%, Defence and Police 2%, Ph.d. 3%, Other 8 % • Distribution of sector: Health 19%, Child care 11%, Education 13%, Social 13%, Economics and law 8%, Culture 7%, Environment 6%, Defence/police 5%, Private 1%, Other 16% • Distribution for government levels:Local government 47%, Regions 17%, Central government 32%, Private 2%, Other 1%

24. Contact information • The Executive Master of Public Governance program – Copenhagen Business School – Dalgas Have 15, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark mpg@cbs.dk • A cooperation between University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School – www.ku.dk and www.cbs.dk • Aalborg University provides the program in Northern Jutland • Website: www.mpg-flex.dk • Contact for academic director: cg.dbp@cbs.dk, www.cbs.dk/staff/cg