The Network of Institutes and Schools of P ublic A dministration in CEE

1. The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in CEE International Promotion and Strengthening of Public Administration Teaching and Training Quality Improvement Ľudmila Gajdošová, Executive Director International Conference, Yekaterinburg, 25-26 November 2010

2. 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

3. The NISPAcee Region- organization established in 1994

4. 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 organization Governing bodies:General Assembly, Steering Committee Executive body:Executive Secretariat located in Bratislava, Slovakia

5. Membership • 130 Institutional Members - Dues 150 or 250 EUR • 27 Associate Members - Dues 350 EUR • 19 Individual Members – Dues 75 or 100 EUR Databases • About 2000 institutions • Almost 5000 individulals • Database of experts – almost 250 experts ready to participate in the NISPAcee activities and projects

6. 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

7. CHALLENGES for NISPAcee After EU enlargement in 2004 • 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. AcademiaPractice New members’ EU Wider Europe

8. 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

9. 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

10. European Association of Public Administration AccreditationEAPAA 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

11. Corporate Members: EAPAA: • General Meeting • 2 representatives E/W • 5 board members • Accreditation • Committee • >5 members • full autonomy IIAS info EGPA (=W) members (schools etc) • Board • chair • 2 board members W • 2 board members E NISPACee (=E) Advisory Panel • Secretariat • secretary general • administration new structure of EAPAA with its two corporate members

12. 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

13. 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

14. NISPAcee Annual Conference 2011 The 19th Annual Conference Public Administration of the Future May 19 – 22, 2011 Varna, Bulgaria Conference venue: Golden Sands Resort Online registration: December 2010 – March 31, 2011

15. www.nispa.org Ľudmila Gajdošová NISPAcee Executive Director Polianky 5/b 840 02 Bratislava Slovak Republic Tel/fax: 00421 2 6428 5357 Thank you for your attention