European public administration (Bachelor’s)

Are you interested in public affairs? Are you fascinated by European institutions, policies and decisions that affect our daily lives? This is the right course for you!

The European Public Administration programme will open the door to the world of modern public administration, political decisions, European policies and the workings of the structures that govern Europe. You will learn how decisions are made at local, national and European level and how you can be part of them.

You will gain insight in the following areas:

• the functioning of the European institutions and public policies,

• the principles of good governance and democratic management,

• political science, public administration, economics, law,

• international relations and European integration,

• standards of communication, ethics and social responsibility in the public sector.

• You will acquire practical skills:

• Analysing public policies and developing solutions,

• strategic and critical thinking,

• professional communication with the public, media or local government,

• the ability to adapt to change and use modern technologies in public administration,

• project management and cooperation on international initiatives.

Your studies also include professional practice, where you will directly encounter the reality of the functioning of public institutions. You will solve real problems, work with problems and learn to work together in teams.

• Professional staff in EU institutions (analytical work, administrative work in individual institutions such as the EC, EP and COREPER)

• Expert in other European structures (Council of the EU, OSCE, etc.)

• Employee in the civil service, local government, public sector, voluntary and non-profit sector

• Public administration professional in the various sectoral policies, according to the content of the subjects of the study programme

• Local government professional in the sectoral policies in the focus according to the specific content of the study programme (project manager, environmental officer, communications officer, human resources officer, tax officer, economic officer, ....)

• Professional staff of the regional government in the different sectoral policies (project manager, consultant for the selected area, ...)

• State advisor in various sectoral policy areas

• Controller in local government bodies

• Expert in other European structures

• Expert in scientific research and teaching institutions

• Expert in the media

• Professional public relations officer

• Professional lecturer - further education lecturer

• Specialist in public administration for education

• Regional and rural development officer

• Local government education and sports officer

• Public policy expert

• Local authority clerk

• Selected area officer/methodologist

• Research and development officer

• Specialist civil servant for general internal administration

• General administrative officer

• Line manager for further education and training of staff

• Line manager for training and human resources development

• Non-profit sector worker

Conditions of admission