Public affairs, lobbying and political consultancy are attractive areas for many graduates. Careers in this field are either in dedicated departments within large companies or, more commonly, within specialist consultancy firms.

There is no doubt that the hearings have become embroiled in political games, mostly between the centre right EPP and centre left S&D. While political trade-offs and negotiations are part of the course, these should not spill over into the public hearings and hamper the assessment of the competence of Commissioners.

Il Master (Public Affairs, Lobbying and Parliamentary Law)  approfondirà le nozioni teoriche e le prassi relative al Diritto costituzionale e Parlamentare, gli aspetti pratici del Drafting normativo, del monitoraggio e dell’analisi delle fonti; i principali metodi e strategie di costruzione delle relazioni tra istituzioni e privati; la comunicazione (media tradizionali, web, ecc.); testimonianze e case histories; esercitazioni pratiche finalizzate alla costruzione della professionalità di base necessaria.

PROGRAMMA

Quadriga University Berlin is incorporated in Quadriga Hochschule Berlin GmbH and is a full subsidiary of the depak-Presseakademie GmbH (Deutsche Presseakademie), Berlin.

The field of public affairs encompasses the management of a wide range of influential and advisory-based relationships existing between organisations and government. It comprises the articulation, legitimation and assertion of interests on the basis of transparency and openness.

The Master’s degree in European Public Affairs (MA EPA) established in 1999 is a one-year academic programme that is oriented towards the professional practice of public affairs in the European Union (EU). The MA EPA defines public affairs as the process of developing and influencing public – European Union – policy. Public affairs is a field closely related to public policy and public administration, and the programme aims to prepare students for a career in European or EU-related public affairs and public service.

The leading French Institute’s Master Programme in Public Affairs lasts for two years and provides knowledge and analytical skills with regard to public affairs at the local, national and global levels, with an emphasis on comparative perspective. It includes courses in economics, quantitative analysis, political science, organizational sociology and public management. The Master Programme curriculum was reorganised and changed for the 2012/2013 academic years.

In 2011, the Public Affairs Institute at the LSE was established as a multidisciplinary initiative that brings together specialists from different areas for the purpose of education in public policy under the Master Programme’s flag in Public Affairs. The Master Programme targets to meet the educational market’s emerging demands of highly educated specialists and professionals in the forming, analysis and implementation of policies, including professionals in political decision-taking.

The Berlin University offers a Master Programme, titled European Public Affairs - Advocacy, Lobbying, and Networking. The Master Programme lasts two years and prepares professionals to be acquainted in excellence with the work of the European institutions and to be able to draft strategies for professional advocacy and lobbying on various public and private organizations at European level.

Customer Value

Asian consumer tastes and preferences differ by country and by demographic, culture and income group. Commercial customers’ requirements also vary across Asia with the level of economic development, the pace of industry growth and the commercial and regulatory context. The economies of regional scale and networks often advantage firms that service multiple markets. EU firms need to find a balance between customization of their products or services and regional scale.

Local Differences, Regional Advantages

There are several good reasons for considering the case for an Australia-EU FTA.