Bienvenidos a las Naciones Unidas
UPDATED STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
UN DESA/IASIA 2025 Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training
OVERVIEW OF THE REVIEW PROCESS OF THE 2008 STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Informational Booklet and Background Documents:
- Information Booklet on the 2023 UN DESA/IASIA Task Force on Excellence in Public Administration Education and Training
- Flyer of the UN DESA/IASIA Initiative on the Review and Update of the Standards of Excellence [English] [French] [Portuguese] [Spanish]
- Background Information on the 2008 Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training
- Members of the UN DESA/IASIA 2023 Task Force
- Factsheet
First Meeting of the 2023 UN DESA/IASIA Task Force on Excellence in Public Administration and Training held on 18 April 2023
The aim of the First Meeting of the IASIA/UN DESA Task Force for the Review and/or Update the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training was to:
- Share the rationale and considerations behind the creation of the Taskforce
- Introduce the Members of the Taskforce
- Provide an overview of the scope of the IASIA/UN DESA Task Force’s mandate and work
- Highlight and discuss the role of the Task Force members
- Agree on a Roadmap and timeline for the Task Force’s activities
- Concept Note of the First Meeting of the Review of Standards of Excellence
- Booklet of the First Meeting
- Proposed Action Plan and Timeline of the Review and Update of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training
- Roadmap and Guidance Note based on the First Meeting of the UN DESA/IASIA Task Force on Excellence in Public Administration Education and Training held on 18 April 2023
Meeting of the Regional Chairpersons of the UN DESA/IASIA Task Force on Excellence in Public Administration Education and Training held on 19 June 2023
Call for Contributions on the Review and Update of the Standards of Excellence in Public Administration Education and Training, July - August *SURVEY NOW CLOSED*
- Take the Survey: Call for Contributions on the Review and Upgrade of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training [Arabic] [English] [French] [Portuguese] [Spanish]
Full Survey in English *SURVEY NOW CLOSED*
Please fill out the full survey by providing your inputs on whether you would like to change the title of a Standard, or its description, abolish a Standard, or propose a new one. Click here to take the survey: https://forms.office.com/e/veQ6EYRYZ2
Survey for Selected Standards:
You can also provide feedback on one or more Standards of Excellence by clicking on the separate Surveys here below.
- Public Service Commitment
- Advocacy of Public Interest Values
- Combining Scholarship, Practice, and Community Service
- Faculty is Central
- Inclusiveness is at the Heart of the Program
- Curriculum that is Purposeful and Responsive
- Adequate Resources are Critical
- Balancing Collaboration and Competition
- Propose a New Standard of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training
Regional online workshops, September - December 2023
- Agenda Template
- 13 September 2023: Africa (English session)
- 5 October 2023: Europe
- 2 November 2023: Asia and the Pacific
- 22 November 2023: Africa (French session)
- 5 December 2023: Spanish-speaking countries
- 8 December 2023: Middle East
- 23 January 2024: Americas (English session)
- 20 February 2024: Lusophone countries
Other workshops
- 31 July - 4 August 2023 (in person) - Session organized in the context of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration
(IASIA) annual Conference was “Building Better Futures of Governance towards Achieving the SDGs in a VUCA World” (Session in English) - 6 – 10 November 2023 (in person) - Session organized in the context of the Annual Meeting of the African Public Sector Human Resource Managers Network (APSHRnet) held in Kenya (Session in English)
- 5 – 8 December 2023 (in person) - Sessions organized in the context of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) Annual Conference, Zambia (Session in English)
Expert Group Meeting for the Review and Update of the Standards of Excellence in Public Administration Education and Training, October 2024
For more information on the Expert Group Meeting, please click here.
For further information on this initiative, please visit the UNPAN website here
Contact Information:
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)/Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)
Juwang Zhu
Director, DPIDG/UN DESA
Adriana Alberti
Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG/UN DESA
Email: alberti@un.org
Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta
Interregional Advisor, DPIDG/PMCDU
Email: Cristina.rodriguezacosta@un.org
Gregory McGann
DPIDG/UN DESA
Email: gregory.mcgann@un.org
International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA)
Najat Zarrouk
Director of Development, Knowledge Management and ALGA of UCLG Africa, President of IASIA and CEPA Member, Rabat, Morocco.
Email: najat_zarrouk@yahoo.fr/Najat6098@gmail.com
Late Chairperson for Allan Rosenbaum
Immediate Past President, American Society for Public Administration; Chairperson, Accreditation Commission, ICAPA/IASIA; Distinguished University Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
Email: rosenbau@fiu.edu
Cesar Geronimo Rojas Alfonzo,
Executive Secretary of IASIA, Brazil.
Email: @email