Urals International Conference | NISPAcee Information Portal

ORGANIZERS:
- Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg
- London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
- Institute of Economics – Urals Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg
- Institute of Philosophy and Law – Urals Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg

Supported by NISPAcee (The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe)

PROGRAMME:

25th November 2010

9.00-10.00 Registration of Participants (Main Building, 3rd Floor Lobby)
10.00-13.00 Plenary Session (Room 315, Main Building)
13.00-14.00 Coffee break (3rd Floor Lobby)
14.00-18.00 Panel discussions (Rooms 221, 225, 422, 38)
18.00 – Welcome Cocktail for the Conference participants (3rd Floor Lobby, Main Building).

26th November 2010

10.00-13.00 Panel discussions (Rooms 221, 225, 422, 38)
13.00 – 14.00 Coffee break (3rd Floor Lobby)
14.00-15.00 Closing Plenary Session (Room 315, Main Building)
16.00 Celebration of the Urals Academy 19th Birthday. Awards Ceremony and Concert (Concert Hall, Old Building).

25th November 2010

PLENARY SESSION
10.00-13.00 (Room 315)
Moderator:
Irina TURGEL, Professor, Doctor of Economics, Vice Rector for Research, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.

Speakers:
1. Vladimir LOSKUTOV, Professor, Doctor of Philosophy, Rector of the Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
Keynote address to the conference participants.
2. Vyacheslav SKOROBOGATSKIY, Professor, Doctor of Philosophy, First Vice – Rector, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
Presentation «Dysfunctional public administration and the problems of corruption»
3. Ludmila GAJDOŠOVÁ, Executive Director, Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee), Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
Presentation «International promotion and strengthening of the public administration teaching and training quality improvement»
4. Irina TURGEL, Professor, Doctor of Economics, Vice Rector for Research, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
«Spatial measurement of the Russian economic crisis»
5. Juraj NEMEC, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Slovak Republic.
Presentation "Improving efficiency, effectiveness and economy of public expenditures in the time of the public finance crisis: How much could New Public Management help in CEE conditions?
6. Pat GRAY, PhD, Associate Dean for External Activities,
Faculty of Law, Governance and International Relations,
London Metropolitan University, UK.
Presentation «How will the economic crisis effect Public Management reform?»
8. Victor GORB, Professor, Institute for Professional Development and in-service Training, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
Presentation «Образовательная система for the professional development of civil servants at local level in the Russian federation: structure and content»

PANEL 1. NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: REFORMS IN A CHALLENGING WORLD

25th November 2010:
14.00 - 18.00 (Room 38, Old Building). Simultaneous Russian-English translation provided.

26th November 2010:
10.00 - 13.00 (Room 38, Old Building)

Moderators:
Vyacheslav SKOROBOGATSKIY – Professor, Doctor of Philosophy, First Vice-Rector, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
Yuriy ERSHOV – Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Political Sciences, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.

Presentations of conference participants. Communication and discussions with invited guest speakers.

PANEL 2. ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANTS TRAINING. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
25th November 2010:
14.00 -18.00 (Room № 221, Main Building).

26th November 2010:
10.00 -13.00 (Room № 221, Main Bilding)

Moderators:
Alexei TITKOV, Director of the Professional Development and In-service training Institute, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
Victor GORB, Professor, Institute of Professional Development of public servants, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
Nataliya CHEVTAEVA, Professor, Doctor of Sociology, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.

Presentations of conference participants. Communication and discussions.

PANEL 3. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY IN CONDITIONS OF GLOBAL SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY.

25th November 2010:
14.00 - 18.00 (Room 225, Main Building)

26th November 2010:
10.00 - 13.00 (Room 225, Main Building)

Moderators:
Irina TURGEL, Professor, Doctor of Economics, Vice Rector for Research, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg
Elena KATCHANOVA, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management, Urals State University of Economics, Yekaterinburg.
Vladimir MARKELOV, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management, Urals State University of Economics, Yekaterinburg.

Presentations of conference participants. Communication and discussions.

PANEL 4. RUSSIAN SOCIETY: SOCIAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENT TRENDS.
25th November 2010:
14.00 - 18.00 (Room 422, Main Building)

26th November 2010:
10.00 - 13.00 (Room 422, Main Building)

Moderators:
Alexander VATOROPIN, Professor, Doctor of Sociology, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
Dina EFREMENKOVA, Associate Professor, Department of Public Law, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.

Presentations of participants. Communication and discussions.
26th November 2010

10.00 - 13.00 Panel discussions (Rooms 221, 225, 422, 38)
13.00 – 14.00 Coffee break (3rd floor lobby, Main Building)
14.00 - 15.00 Closing Plenary Session (Room 315)
16.00 Celebration of the Urals Academy 19th Anniversary.
Awards Ceremony and Concert (Concert Hall, Old Building).

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
1. Vladimir LOSKUTOV, Professor, Rector of the Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
2. Ludmila Gaidosova, NISPAcee Executive Director, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
3. Vyacheslav SKOROBOGATSKIY, Professor, First Vice-Rector, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
4. Pat GRAY, Associate Head - External, Department of Law, Governance and International Relations, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
5. Konstantin KISELYOV, Professor, Deputy Chair, Institute of Philosophy and Law, Urals Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg
6. Irina TURGEL, Professor, Vice Rector for Research, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
7. Alexei TITKOV, Director of the Professional Development and In-service training Institute, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg.
8. Andrei POLTAVETS, Professor, Vice Rector for Information Technologies and Distance Learning, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg
9. Yulia IDOVA, Head of the International Office, Urals Academy of Public Administration, Yekaterinburg