INSTITUTES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE EU

Austria

The Verwaltubngsakademie des Bundes (VAB)/Federal Academy of Public Administration was founded in 1976 as a government training agency. VAB offers

• General in-service training
• Leadership and management training for senior civil servants
• Programmes for the advancement of women in management
• Programmes for personnel management and human resources management
• General and special programmes and training for European integration
• Consulting for public administration
• Consulting and training for public officials and trainers in Central and Eastern Europe

Seminars are open to Civil Servants of other Member States and Officials from European Institutions.

Website: www.vab.gv.at

Belgium

1. L'Institut de Formation de l'Administration fédérale (IFA)/Training Institute of the Federal Administration, offre aux services public fédéraux un large éventail de formations, accompagnées le cas échéant d'instruments et d'avis. Dans le cadre de la modernisation de l'administration fédérale, la formation constitue ainsi un moyen de renforcer les compétences existantes et d'introduire de nouvelles connaissances, aptitudes et attitudes. Website: 

2. Ecole d'administration publique-Wallonie-Bruxelles. Website: www.eap-wb.be/eap-accueil

3. KU Leuven Instituut voor de Overheid/Public Governance Institute: Website: www.instituutvoordeoverheid.be

Bulgaria

Institute of Public Administration

Croatia

National School for Public Administration

Czech Republic

Denmark

The Danish School of Public Administration (DSPA) was founded in 1963 as a government training agency for civil servants. The general objective of DSPA is improvement of civil servants' efficiency at all levels by improving a comprehensive training and consultancy service supported by a programme of administrative research and development. Website: www.dfhnet.dk

Estonia

Estonian Centre for Continuous Training for State Civil Servants, Estonian Public Service Academy.

Finland

Finnish Institute of Public Administration (HAUS). HAUS is the leading public sector consulting and training organisation in Finland. It was founded in 1971 as a governmental training agency for civil servants. At the beginning of 1995, HAUS was transformed into a state enterprise operating under a specific parliamentary law and in a market environment. Furthermore, Parliament together with the Ministry of Finance have agreed on the HAUS annual service target. The HAUS organisational structure follows certain fields of expertise:

• Management and Leadership
• Strategic Management Reforms
• Professional Know-How in Administration
• EU skills and International Management
• International and Technical Assistance.

HAUS maintains a domestic network covering ministries, universities, regional and municipal bodies, private organisations and consulting firms. Moreover, it has a well-established and effective network with European colleague institutions, as also with a number of international private training and consulting organisations, companies and law firms. HAUS also participates in activities of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), OECD/PUMA, SIGMA and the Scientific Council of the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA). Website: www.haus.fi

France

1. Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA). The Ecole nationale d'administration serves to train senior French civil servants. As a school for practical skills, ENA offers introductory training for professional life. French students spend a year as interns, followed by a study period of 15 months. During both these parts, the content of the curriculum clearly reflects the desire to alert future government managers to the international implications of government action, especially the European dimension as well as many other different situations which may confront students during their professional life. Website: www.ena.fr

2. Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale. Website: www.cnfpt.fr

3. The Centre for European Studies in Strasbourg: The Centre for European Studies in Strasbourg (CEES) is a public interest group in charge of organising training and seminars on European institutions and policies. The programmes are tailored according to the precise needs of the requesting organisations. The majority of these are meant for both French and foreign civil servants, particularly from central and eastern European countries. Website: www.cees-europe.fr

Germany

1. Bundesakademie für öffentliche Verwaltung im Bundesministerium des Innern/Federal Academy of Public Administration. The Federal Academy of Public Administration is the central advanced training institute for the federal administration. It is an independent part of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Academy works closely with the Public Administration, the private sector and the research community. The Academy is divided into six training divisions and headed by a president.

Training Division 1: Core tasks include: Overall control and further training activities; Methodology and Didactics; IFOS-Bund and Learning Platform; Public Relations Work; Organisational Matters.

Training Division 2: Core tasks include: Budget; Organisation; Personnel Management; Press and Public Relations Work; Law and Administration; Special fields of expertise; Promotion from the higher intermediate class of service to the higher class of service.

Training Division 3: Core tasks include: Further training to promote international skills; further training on EU-related matters.

Training Division 4: Executive Training; Communication and Cooperation; Self-Development; Media Training; Personnel Development

Training Division 5: IT further traininng; New Learning Methodologies (Electronic Learning and Blended Learning), Training Division's Newsletter

Training Division 6: Coaching Centre

Website: www.bakoev.bund.de

2. University of Administrative Sciences Speyer: Website: www.uni-speyer.de

Greece

National School of Public Administration (NSPA) is one of the educational units of the National Centre of Public Administration (NCPA) aiming to create highflyer executives for the Civil Service (Central, Regional and Local Government). The Study Programme of the NSPA is designed to equip its students as acdres of Civil Service with skills at problem solving, planning, as well as implementing public policy. Website: www.ekdda.org

Hungary

National University of Public Service. Website: www.en.uni-nke.hu

Ireland

Institute of Public Administration. The Institute of Public Administration is the only national body in Ireland focusing exclusively on public serctor development. It delivers its services through research and publishing; education and tarining and consultancy. The institute has over 40 professional staff drawn from the major management disciplins and have experience at senior levels in both the private and public sectors. Website: www.ipa.ie

Italy

Scuola Superiore della Pubblica Administrazione/Graduate School in Public Administration. Formed in 1957 as part of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office, the Graduate School in Public Administration is responsible for training public managers and senior civil servants. The School carries out the access training in the Public Administration, permanent training through courses, seminars, meetings linked to the great changes of public organisation, specialized updating on specific topics, special projects, research on training themes, co-ordination of training activities of other schools of various administrations. Website: www.sspa.it

Latvia

Latvian Schhol of Public Administration: Website: www.vas.gov.lv/en

Lithuania

Lithuanian Institute of Public Administration. Website: www.livadis.lt/en

Luxembourg

L'Institut National d'Administration Publique (INAP) comprend deux départements, dont l'un est chargé de la formation du personnel de l'Etat et l'autre de la formation du personnel des communes. Chaque département est composé d'une division de formation pendant le stqage et d'une division de la formation continue suivant le principe du life long learning. Website: www.etat.lu/MFP

Netherlands

1. European Institute of Public Administration. Website: www.eipa.nl

2. The Netherlands School of Public Administration (NSOB). NSOB is the country's premier provider of public sector executive education. It is also an independent centre of applied research, critical thought and strategic advice about policies and governance. NSOB provides a range of educational experience. It offers four executive master programmes; senior and top-level professional development programs; tailor-made in-house programs for specific public agencies or professions; and thematic master classes and strategy seminars. The core faculty consists of top academics on its own staff and in the network of five partner universities. In addition, it draws on international experts as well as the vast network of alumni the school has built up over the years throughout every level and every sector of the Dutch public administration. Website: www.nsob.nl/EN

3. Dutch Institute for Public Administration. Website: www.international.pblq.nl

Poland

National School of Public Administration: Website: www.ksap.gov.pl/ksap

Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Administração-Portugal (INA)/National Institute of Administration. INAP is a public body reporting to the Prime Minister and having scientific and management autonomy.  Its brief includes Training, Research, Consultacy, Publishing and International Cooperation. INA has 230 permanent staff and 400 external collaborators. Website: www.ina.pt

Romania

National Institute of Administration

Slovakia

Slovak Republic Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe. Website: www.nispa.sk

Slovenia

Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia. Website: www.mnz.gov.si

Spain

Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública ( INAP)/The National Institute of Public Administration is an autonomous body within the national government of Spain, attached to the Department of Finance and Public Administration. The National Institute of Public Administration is the leading government’s Civil Service training school in Spain. INAP performs a wide array of activities, that may be classified in the following areas: (a) the recruitment into the Civil Service; (b) training and professional improvement of public employees;  (c) research and publishing,  and (d) international relations. In addition, the Institute carries out a wide variety of educational and academic activities, intergovernmental cooperation and the analysis of public policies through conferences, meetings and seminars. The activity of the Institute is based upon the daily effort of its staff, currently composed of 229 employees. 
The INAP endeavours to improve permanently its quality training standards and holds cooperation with other prestigious international schools and institutes, such as the French ENA, the National School of Government (UK) and the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA). Website: www.inap.es

Sweden

1. Forum Europa. Centrally placed within the Swedish Government Office, Forum Europa has various functions. Its basic task is to analyse and assess the levels and types of skills that are required in the work of the EU and to appraise current levels of know-how within the public administration. Using this as a basis, Forum Europa designs training programmes itself and seeks contact with external sources in order to find suitable course organisers. In addition to the courses that Forum Europa offers in its standard progralle, various forms of training are specially arranged for individual ministries or agencies. Forum Europa also has an important role as an adviser and source of information when these ministries and agencies plan their own EU skills development programmes. A further function of Forum Europa is to participate in joint projects between institutes and schools of public administration within the EU, such as exchange programmes between civil servants. Website: www.utrikes.regeringen.se/eu/startsidan.htm

2. Swedish Agency for Administrative Development. The Swedish Agency for Administrative Development provides advice, analyses and evaluation to the ministries on

• the effectiveness of government programs and policies
• the best use of IT for the delivery of public services
• the implementation of performance management
• coordination of central, regional and local government
• changes in the structure of the public administration
• the impact of EU in Swedish government.

Website: www.statskontoret.se/stkeng.htm