3.1 APPLIED POLICY RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT PROJEcTS

 In the area of applied policy research and management projects, the selection committee approved ten projects during the original timeframe, three projects during the second extension of the programme, two projects during the third extensions and one project has been expanded. This means that in total 16 projects were realized during the duration of the programme. The list of all projects: 

1PR: RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSFORMING MANAGERS INTO LEADERS    

INSTITUTION: Budapest University of Economic-Sciences and Public Administration, Faculty of Public Administration Hungary, Maria Bordas   

NASPAA PARTNER: Department of Public Administration, American University, Robert Kramer      

NISPAcee PARTNER: Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, Center for Public Affairs Studies, and Budapest School of Politics, Faculty of Social Science, Hungary, Laszlo Vass

2PR: THE COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT  

INSTITUTION: Municipal Training Center, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, Ausra Suopyte       

NASPAA PARTNER: Troy State University, Dr. Raymon R. Bruce  

NISPAcee PARTNER: Secretariat to Minister for Special Assignments on Public Administration Reform, Latvia, Svetlana Proskurovska

3PR: IMROVEMENT OF REGIONAL POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE &INVESTMENT FRIENDLY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT         

INSTITUTION: Kharkiv State Academy of Municipal Economy, Ukraine, Oleksandr V. Kovryga      

NASPAA PARTNER: University of Texas at Arlington, School of Urban and Public Affairs, Center for International Development and Education, Sherman Wyman     

NISPAcee PARTNER: Małopolski Institute of Local Government and Administration, Poland, Grazyna Prawelska-Skzypek,

4PR: IMPROVEMENT OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS THROUGH ATTRACTION OF CRITICAL MASS OF HEALTH MANAGERS TO MAKING POLICY PROCESS

INSTITUTION: Odessa Branch of the Ukrainian Academy of Public Administration (OB UAPA), Ukraine, Balabayeva Zinaida (Medvedeva Yelena)     

NASPAA PARTNER: Florida International University, Institute for Public Management & Community Services, Allan Rosenbaum          

NISPAcee PARTNER: Lviv Branch of  Ukrainian Academy of Public Administration, Office of the President of Ukraine, Bazilevich Andriy,

5PR: PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT IN MUNICIPALITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: TRAINING OF MANAGEMENT AND DECISION- MAKING SKILLS           

INSTITUTION: St. Petersburg State University, School of Management, Public Administration Department, Russia, Tatyana Kosteyeva       

NASPAA PARTNER: University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning and Development, Chester A. Newland     

NISPAcee PARTNER: Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Administration, Department of PA, Lithuania, Alvydas Raipa

6PR: GLOBAL TRENDS IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION: INFLOWS, IMPACTS AND PUBLIC POLICIES IN CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY IN SLOVAKIAAND THE VISEGRAD FOUR 

INSTITUTION: Comenius University, Faculty of Management, Slovak Republic, Dusan Soltes        

NASPAA PARTNER: University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Clyde Mitchell-Weaver     

NISPAcee PARTNER: Warsaw University, Faculty of Economics, Chair of Banking and Finances, Poland, Jozef Olenski

7PR: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AND POLICY-MAKING: SHARING CZECH AND AMERICAN EXPERIENCE           

INSTITUTION: Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Center for Social and Economic Strategies, Czech Republic, Martin Potucek           

NASPAA PARTNER: University of Georgia, Carl Vincon Institute of Government, Thomas Pavlak    

NISPAcee PARTNER: Centre for higher education studies, Czech Rep., Oto Roth

8PR: INTRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF SETTLING SOCIAL CONFLICTS IN REGULAR PRACTICE OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES  

INSTITUTION: Siberian Academy for Public Administration (SAPA), Russian Federation, Tatyana Chernyak (Vladimir Nikitin)          

NASPAA PARTNER: University of Delaware, USA, Kathleen M. Wian

NISPAcee PARTNER: Ural Academy for Public Administration, Russian Federation, Ivan Kokh

9PR: ELABORATION OF FORMULA-BASED EQUALIZATION SCHEME FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN        

INSTITUTION: Bashkir State University, Bashkortostan, Russian Federation, Ildar Zoulkarnaev    

NASPAA PARTNER: Defense Resources Management Institute and Naval Postgraduate School, Robert MacNab      

NISPAcee PARTNER: Kyiv National Shevchenko University, Ukraine, Sergii Slukhai

10PR: A STRATEGIC PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR LATVIA 

INSTITUTION: Latvian School of Public Administration,  Latvia, Mara Grudule       

NASPAA PARTNER: University of Akron, USA, Raymond Cox       

NISPAcee PARTNER: University of Latvia, Latvia, Inesa Voroncuk

2-1PR: COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE IMPROVEMENT: DEVELOPING AN ACADEMIC ADVISOR´S PRACTICE FOR POLITICIANS AND APPLIED POLICY RESEARCH         

INSTITUTION: National University Centre “Public Sector Economics”, Bulgaria, Maria Mandajieva  

NASPAA PARTNER: University of Nebraska, USA,  John Anderson

NISPAcee PARTNER: Institute for Public Administration and European Integration, Bulgaria, Georgiev Manliev

2-2PR: RENDERING METHODICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE BODIES IN IMPROVEMENT OF REALIZATION OF THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC     

INSTITUTION: Academy of Management by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Turuzbek Tashybekov 

1st NISPAcee PARTNER: Academy of Civil service by the President of Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, Alexander Teslenko          

2nd NISPAcee PARTNER: Centre for Public service training and development, Estonia, Kaido Paabusk

2-3PR: VILLAGE GOVERNMENT CAPACITY-BUILDING IN KYRGYZSTAN: EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN LENINSKOE VILLAGE GOVERNMENT OF CHUI REGION          

INSTITUTION: The Academy of Management under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Bolotbek Orokov          

NASPAA PARTNER: University of Georgia, International Centre for Democratic Governance, Dan Durning 

NISPAcee PARTNER: Ural State University, Russian Federation, Sergei Pushkarev

3-1PR: ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS IN ALBANIA: THE CASE OF THE CITY OF ELBASAN         

INSTITUTION: University of Elbasan “Aleksander Xhuvani”, Albania, Jani Dode (Zana Vokopola)   

NASPAA PARTNER: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Jesse Lutabingwa        

NISPAcee PARTNER: Urban Research Institute, Albania, Zana Vokopola

3-2PR: STRENGTHENING CAPACITY BUILDING OF MODERN METHODS OF BUDGETING AUDIT AND CONTROL SYSTEM AT REGIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL

INSTITUTION: University of Matej Bel, Faculty of Economics Banska Bystrica, Slovakia BB, Helena Kuvikova (Marica Mazurekova)          

NASPAA PARTNER: Department of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore Country, USA, Roy Trevor Meyers   

NISPAcee PARTNER: University of Hradec Kralove, Department of Economics and Management, Ladislav Hajek

E-4PR: DEVELOPING MECHANISMS OF MANAGEMENT DECENTRALISATION IN REGIONAL AND LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH THE AIM OF OPTIMISING THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ODESSA OBLAST´S MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS     

INSTITUTION: Odessa Regional Institute of Public Administration of Ukrainian Academy of Public Administration, Office of the President of Ukraine, Alexander Korvetsky        

NASPAA PARTNER: Florida International University, Institute for Public Management and Community Service, Allan Rosenbaum          

NISPAcee PARTNER: Lviv Regional Institute of Public Administration of Ukrainian Academy of Public Administration, Office of the President of Ukraine,  Ukraine, Andriy Bazilevich