The National Academy of Public Administration,

the Office of the President of Ukraine

Vira Nanivska, President of the National Academy

The National Academy of Public Administration,

the Office of the President of Ukraine• The main post-

secondary educational institution in the Ukrainian system of professional development for civil servants and local government officials

• It has the highest level (IV) of accreditation

The National Academy of Public Administration, the Office of the President of Ukraine

Tel. +38 044 481 21 51Web: www.academy.gov.ua

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Structure of the National Academy

• Institute of In-Service Training for Administrators in Kyiv

• Regional Institutes of Public Administration – L’viv– Dipropetrovsk– Odesa– Kharkiv

• The National Academy, its Institute of In-Service Training for Administrators and Regional Institutes of Public Administration create a network of professional development for civil servants in middle and upper state management positions and local government

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Membership in International Organizations

The National Academy is a member of • The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public

Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee)

• The International Institute of Administrative Studies (IIAS)

• The European Association of Public Administration Accreditation (EAPAA)

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History of the National Academy• May 1995 – established by Presidential Decree • In 2001, all campuses were granted the status of

regional institutes in the Academy system• 21 August 2003 – the President of Ukraine issued a

further decree on granting the Academy national status

• 2 June 2006 – by his decree the President of Ukraine appointed Vira Nanivska as the President of the National Academy and set the goal to improve its management and to ensure its leading role in modernization of the national system of training, retraining and in-service training of civil servants and self-government bodies officials

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Educational and Research Resources

• The National Academy includes 14 faculties, 4 of which are in Kyiv, and 57 departments, 17 of which are in Kyiv

• More than 100 PhDs work at NAPA and nearly 350 assistant and associate professors

• In addition, some 650 top Ukrainian and international professionals in public administration and experienced administrators, including top government officials, are engaged in the educational process in the National Academy network

• The National Academy directly works with government bodies and local governments in the process of accepting new students, running internship programs for auditors, and finding postings for its graduates

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Regional Institutes• Train highly-qualified specialists in public

administration for regional and local government administrations, local self-government bodies, and state offices, enterprises and organizations

• On a contractual basis these institutes also train specialists in other, related to public administration fields, such as – Personnel Management and Work Efficiency– Organizational Management– Project Management– Organizing Services in Hotels and Tourist Resorts

• The regional institutes include 11 faculties, 40 departments and Centers for In-Service Training

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Institute of In-Service Training for Administrators in Kyiv

• The leading educational institution in the system of short-term professional development of civil servants and local self-government officials in Category I-IV state postings, corresponding reserves, and managers of state enterprises, facilities and organizations of group I-II

• The National Academy’s professional development is based on progressive learning technologies and national and international research and practice. This, in turn, stimulates interest in theoretical knowledge and practical experience among auditors and ensures uninterrupted professional improvement of state managers

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The Masters Program in Public Administration

• The National Academy offers a professional program for educational qualifications at the Master’s level in Public Administration

• The full-time day program generally requires 18 months, while evening, off-site and distance programs require 30 months

• The program for a Master’s in Public Administration on a full-time, day basis in Kyiv – is accredited with the European Association of Public

Administration Accreditation through to 2011 – was the fourth Public Administration program in Europe to

be so accredited

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The Masters Program in Public Administration

• Curricula are based on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary professional development models. The Public Administration program includes 20 specializations

• The Master’s of Community Development Administration program is offered on an off-site and distance basis in faculties of higher-level management

• Off-site distance learning at the National Academy is provided through the Distance Learning Center

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Post-graduates and Doctors of Public Administration

• The National Academy and its regional institutes of public administration today have nearly 820 post-graduate, doctor and post-doctoral students who are in the process of preparing post-graduate and doctoral dissertations in Public Administration in four main areas:– The Theory and History of Public Administration– Mechanisms of Public Administration– The Civil Service– Local Self-Government

• Six specialized graduate committees have been established for the purpose of defending theses

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Research Activities

Research work at the National Academy and its regional institutes is focused on

• carrying out basic and applied research into issues of public administration

• providing expert assessments, analytical reports, and methodological services on issues in the theory and practice of state-building

• organizing and expanding international cooperation in academic research in this sphere

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The National Academy’s Institute for Public Administration and Local

Government Issues

• Has been established to foster greater effectiveness in public administration in Ukraine through – academic research– methodological recommendations– expert evaluations– consultations with government bodies and local government

bodies

• The Institute includes – Center for Sociological Research and Monitoring– Center for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Studies – Center for Political and Administrative Reform Studies

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International Partnership• In carrying out the reform of the system of

education and professional development of civil servants and local government officials the National Academy and its regional institutes of public administration actively cooperate with Germany’s Center for International Migration and Development (http://www.cimonline.de), which has provided two German experts who work at the National Academy on a permanent basis

• In a decision unprecedented for Eastern Europe, the National Academy was chosen as the locale for – The XVIII International Congress in the Professional Development

of Civil Servants, which (15–17 June 2005, in Kyiv)– The XV Annual Conference of the Network of Institutes and

Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee) called “Leadership and Management in the Public Sector: Values, standards and competencies in Central and Eastern Europe” (17–19 May 2007, in Kyiv)

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International Partnership

In December 2006 in the National Academy

• a regional seminar on the topic of “Challenges in administrative reform and the reform of the Civil Service” was held

• A memorandum of understanding was signed between the National Academy of Public Administration, the Office of the President of Ukraine and the École nationale d’administration (ENA) of France

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International PartnershipOrganizations with which the National Academy

collaborates• The embassies of EU countries, Canada and the US• The EC Delegation in Ukraine• The World Bank • The Canadian International Development Agency

(CIDA)• The British Council• Germany’s Gesellschaft für Technische

Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)• The US-Ukraine Foundation• The Polish-Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation • The Eurasia Foundation • The Hans Seidel Fund • The International Renaissance FoundationThe National Academy of Public Administration, the Office of the President of Ukraine

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International Partnership

The main educational partners of the National Academy are

• The École nationale d’administration (ENA) of France

• Germany’s Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Rechtspflege (FHVR) in Berlin and Güstrow

• The Bavarische Verwaltungs Schule in Bavaria

• Poland’s Wyższa Szkoła Administracji Publicznej (WSAP) in Szczecin

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