IMPACT
International
Master Programme on the Coordination of Transition
The
International Master on the Coordination of Transition IMPACT is a two-year
master programme initiated by Corvinus University Budapest (Hungary), the
University of Lljubljana (Slovenia) and Radboud University Nijmegen (The
Netherlands). The programme focuses on the key challenges in current public
administration.
Transnational
institutions such as the UN, the EU, the World Bank and the IMF have grown in
importance. Systems of governance and public administration have become more
complex and less easy to control. Technological progress carries both
opportunities and risks. Social and demographic changes have made existing
social policies and welfare state arrangements controversial.
The state can be
a positive force in addressing these challenges, but when badly managed, it is part
of the problem as well. Worse yet, in many countries throughout the world, the
state is an instrument of oppression. Corruption and bureaucracy are rife.
State planning helped to produce urban ghettos and environmental destruction.
The aim of
IMPACT is to train committed people who can work anywhere in the public
service, both at the national and international level. The philosophy behind
IMPACT is that contemporary administration is about dealing with change and the
need to develop smart solutions for new problems and challenges.
Students
enrolled in IMPACT will spend at least a year abroad and go to places where
they encounter current developments in European societies, emerging problems
and innovative solutions first-hand.
For more
information about the programme, please visit the programme website (www.impact4.me).