The Permanent Study Group Public Administration and Teaching was initiated at the EGPA Conference in Berne 2005. It tries to continue the work of the EPAN Thematic Network Project funded by the Socrates program between 1998 and 2004. The Study Group aims to be a platform for discussing and disseminating recent trends and experiences in education and training within the public sector. The Permanent Study Group wants to achieve the following objectives:
- To exchange ideas, opinions and experiences about teaching and training Public Administration/Management.
- To explore current tendencies in professional training and reflect on different approaches followed by academic and professional institutions, as well as define successful systems of cooperation between academia and the professional world.
- To create a platform for academic cooperation between institutions offering programs in Public Administration: curriculum development, exchanges, joint modules, etc.
- To reinforce doctoral programs by sharing current tendencies and connecting doctoral training with research in Public Administration on a pan-European level.
All colleagues who are involved in teaching or training in the field of public administration (including public management, public policy and other related areas) are invited to meet our group and to come to one of our meetings at the annual EGPA conferences. Please contact one of the chairs