Launch
of New NISPAcee Working Group
Until now NISPAcee is oriented most to public
administration content: policies, evaluations, research, advise, etc. Now the
need for (high) quality of educational programmes is growing (in the light of
the European Educational Policy), the need for more knowledge on educational
technology is growing. We think within NISPAcee there is room for more
attention for public administration education as an object for discussion and
exchange of ideas. The object of the Working Group is Public Administration
Education in its broadest sense (curriculum development, curriculum technology,
e-learning, teaching technology, best practices, research on education, quality
assurance, modern management of public administration programmes, a.s.o.).
Starting in 2012, there will be paper sessions, a training-session, and a
session on a new research project about public administration learning outcomes.
Potential participants are all those NISPAcee
members that are involved in the management of public administration programmes
and/or interested in public administration educational technology. During this
first meeting the Working Group will inform the participants about its plans
for the future.
EAPAA
Advisory Panel
Since 1-1-2011 EAPAA has new statutes. No longer
public administration programmes can be member of EAPAA. Instead EAPAA now has
two corporate members: EGPA and NISPAcee.
However, the communication between EAPAA and
public administration programmes that have interest in accreditation is very
important. Therefore EAPAA has an Advisory Panel. All EAPAA affiliated
programmes (the former members) explicitly are invited to the Advisory Panel meetings
which are organised during the annual NISPAcee conference in May and the annual
EGPA conference in September.
During the Advisory Panel meetings information
will be given about relevant developments in- and outside EAPAA on
accreditation. Advice will be asked from the participants on certain issues,
and changes in the EAPAA accreditation criteria and procedures will be
explained.
This year the following issues are on the
agenda:
- Institutional accreditation and EAPAA accreditation
- EAPAA’s internal self-evaluation
- Internationalisation
- Competences and learning outcomes
- New EAPAA website and news service
