Competitiveness, Collaboration & Partnerships

Competitiveness, collaboration, and partnerships drive the continuous improvement of the program's curriculum, teaching, and learning methodologies.

There must be among the program faculty, trainers, administrators, students, and trainees a sense of common purpose, commitment to public service values, and a determination to advance competitiveness that drives the program to be the best and creates a desire to meet and exceed world-class standards of excellence. A program's excellence is evidenced by students’ and trainees' satisfaction, participation, and engagement.

The program fosters collaboration in cocreating and coproducing multidisciplinary knowledge, research, training, and teaching within the academic and/or training institution to provide students and trainees with the best quality education. It encourages the learning and use of diverse languages.

Collaboration and partnerships with a wide range of actors and stakeholders, including academic institutions, associations, professional organizations, government leaders at all levels, the private sector, technology companies, civil society, international organizations, and Alumni Associations, are the hallmark of an outstanding program. These collaborations encompass peer-to-peer learning, peer-review mechanisms, networking, faculty and student exchange programs, internships, study abroad opportunities, and the exchange of innovative practices from around the world. By providing diverse, global perspectives, the program equips students and trainees with the knowledge and skills to effectively address local, regional, national, and transnational challenges in an ever-changing landscape.