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UN DESA/IASIA Review and Upgrade of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) have established in 2023 a Task Force to review and/or update the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training. The Standards of excellence were finalized in 2008 almost 15 years ago. 

While the Standards are still relevant today, they do not refer to recent inter-governmental agreements and to the insights from the work undertaken by UN DESA/DPIDG and IASIA in the area of education and training.  Most notably, the Standards were issued before the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by 193 Member States. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the importance of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all (Goal 4) and the need to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies that provide equal access to justice and that are based on respect for human rights (including the right to development), on effective rule of law and good governance at all levels. Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda specifically calls for effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels. Indeed, public institutions play a critical role in the achievement of all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets.

Revising and upgrading the Standards of Excellence represents a real opportunity to affect the world for good profoundly. The Standards are being reviewed to mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals and reflect new developments in public administration. The review will be conducted through a global and regional consultative process. It will take place between 2023 and 2024. All schools and institutes of public administration, networks, academia and representatives of international, regional and national organizations can contribute their ideas through an online survey and by attending the various meetings scheduled throughout the year.

The new Standards are expected to be published in the Fall of 2024 and will be available on the UNPAN website.

 

Informational Booklet and Background Documents:

 

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

 

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*

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. 

  1. Public Service Commitment
  2. Advocacy of Public Interest Values 
  3. Combining Scholarship, Practice, and Community Service
  4. Faculty is Central
  5. Inclusiveness is at the Heart of the Program
  6. Curriculum that is Purposeful and Responsive
  7. Adequate Resources are Critical
  8. Balancing Collaboration and Competition
  9. Propose a New Standard of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

 

Regional online workshops, September - December 2023

Other workshops

 

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