Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview Opening Session Author(s) Ringa Raudla Tallinn University of Technology Tallinn Estonia Title Challenges to Doctoral Education in Public Administration in the NISPAcee Region File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Ringa Raudla Abstract In this paper, I would like to discuss some issues and challenges related to doctoral education in public administration. Enhancing the quality of the PhD programmes in the field of public administration is pivotal for the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) since they play a major role in preparing the new generation of academics and practitioners. In the part of the world where the shortfalls in administrative and analytical capacities of the governments are still pervasive, the provision of high quality doctoral education in public administration continues to be crucial.