The Masters Program in Public Administration in English organized by
the Public Administration Department, Faculty of Political, Administrative and
Communication Sciences has been accredited by the European Association for
Public Administration Accreditation (EAPAA). The decision was taken based on
evaluation report of the international evaluation commission, within the
EGPA/EAPAA conference from Madrid
in September 2007.
The visit of the EAPAA International Evaluation Commission took
place between 22-25 May 2007. The Commission was composed from:
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Prof.
Robert Hertzog (chair), Université Robert Schumann, Strasbourg, France
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Doc. ing.
Marta Orviska, PhD, Head of Department of Finance and Accounting, Faculty of
Economics, Matej Bel
University, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
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Dr. Theo
van der Krogt, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands, and secretary-general
of EAPAA
The evaluators met with the Faculties professors
, university assistants, associated professors, students, former graduates of
the masters program, administrative personnel and representatives of public
institutions, they visited the faculties facilities(classrooms, laboratories, faculty
library), analyzed final dissertation studies, other studies made by students
during the year, education curricula and have evaluated the services offered to
the students
The evaluation process took into consideration
elements like:
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the field
of the program(integration in the area of public administration)
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the
Romanian administrative environment
-
multidisciplinary
approach
-
longevity
- enrollment/admission
procedures
- curriculum
- quality
enhancing and innovation instruments
- curricula
development
- external
evaluation results
- students
evaluation results
- the
professors qualifications
- internship
and counseling programs for students
- research
activities in public administration
- diversity:
minorities and gender issues
- scientific
journals( Transylvanian Review of Administrative Science)
- services
offered to the program members
- public
relations
After analyzing all the elements that define this program, the
evaluation Commision concluded that all
the criteria’s ar meet for the accreditation of the Public Administration
Masters Program by the European Association for Public Administration
Accreditation (EAPAA).
EAPAA’s goal is to implement a European accreditation
system off public administration programs.
Other EAPAA members include: Catholic University Leuven, Universität Potsdam,
Bocconi University, University of Leiden, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The
Netherlands School of Public Administration (NSOB), Inst. de Hautes Études en
Administration Publique (IDHEAP), Copenhagen University, University of
Helsinki, Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), The American University of
Paris, Corvinus University of Budapes, University of Oslo, Universitat Ramon
Llull, ESADE, University of Bern, University of Manchester, European Public
Administration Network (EPAN).
