WG Programme Coordinators:
E-mail: [email protected]
Melnikas Borisas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Department of International Economy and Management, Vilnius, Lithuania
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NISPAcee Project Manager:
Internationalisation and networking processes are one
of the most important conditions for the modernisation of public administration
studies and civil servants’ training systems in the European Union and in
central and eastern European (CEE) countries. Public administration studies and
civil servants' continuous training systems are closely related to the
strengthening of administrative capacities and new quality creation, according
to the new global challenges.
The main focus will be on the following issues: accepting new challenges for the improvement of
public servants’ training, studies and qualification quality in the
future; new phenomena and problems which will appear in the future; development
of democratic spirit finds 21st century values in the process of
qualification development; how to make public administration studies and
professional development quality relevant to international standards and
current needs; the importance of internationalisation and networking for
teaching and professional development processes; sharing new experiences
accumulated in CEE countries, members of the EU, whilst improving public
servants’ qualifications and organising teaching and studies; international co-operation:
its cultivation, not only in CEE countries, but also within the EU and Europe,
focusing on EU quality parameters; how the training content of professional
development should be relevant to networking determined by EU enlargement and the
perspectives of EU co-operation with Russia and other CIS countries;
possibilities for application of the experience accumulated by 'old' EU
countries as well as the USA or other Western countries in CEE countries;
opportunities for dissemination and application of central and eastern European
countries’ experiences in Russia and other CIS countries and opportunities for
applying experiences from Russia and other CIS countries; integration of
scientific research elements into the processes of studies, training and
qualification improvement by networking and internationalisation, and the necessity
to conduct and expand scientific research in the sector of civil servants and
public administration specialists, studies and professional development.
The work in the group in 2011 revealed several
problems of international co-operation development in the area of civil
servants’ training and suggested solutions to them. The title and content of
the WG is new – reflecting the present day situation. There is therefore a
great demand to continue the work which already began in 2012.
The results of the Working Group will be characterised by a resolution. It will determine the main priorities of the Working Group: progressive experience of public administration studies and civil servants’ training accumulated in world practice, EU countries and other countries; new challenges, new opportunities and new teaching technologies which are to be taken into consideration under the conditions of EU enlargement and networking; analysis of the current situation; development of internationalisation of public administration studies and civil servants’ training systems and implementation of the long-term strategies, and the development and implementation of international programmes and projects .