Financed by: European Union (ERASMUS+ programme)
Budget: 996.460 €
Implementation period: 1. 11. 2019 – 15. 7. 2022.
Partner: University of Novi Sad
Objecitve: Development and implementation of course programs in the field of public administration, analysis and creation of public policies, establishment of a lifelong learning program for existing public servants and graduates, as well as organization of a permanent conference and formation of a regional and EU community of practice that gathers experts in these fields.
As a result of the project, 23 lifelong learning courses in the field of public policy impact assessment were developed and implemented at three universities: University of Novi Sad, University of Belgrade and University of Niš. These courses were created in order to respond to the need to strengthen analytical capacities in the public sector as well as to the problem of the lack of an academic program that is required for quality work in the areas of planning, management and coordination of public policies. Short cycles of interdisciplinary programs were created as a product of curriculum development, capacity building of universities and other actors in the public and private sector. The participants of these courses were postgraduate students and employees in the private and public sector. The civil servants who attended the classes are the future bearers of changes in modernized public administration whose focus will be on improvement of the quality of life of citizens and the services provided.
In addition to the developed programs, textbooks were prepared and published within the project, the ” Public policy development and analysis” portal was created, and a network of experts in the field of management and coordination of public policies was created. Partners from the Republic of Serbia, in addition to the Universities of Novi Sad, Belgrade and Niš, contributed to the realization of the results of the project, as well as the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government, Public Policy Secretariat, Human Resource Management Service, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, Foundation for the Development of Economic Science, the SeKonS Group for Development Initiatives, as well as partners from abroad: King’s College London, United Kingdom, University of Paris-Est Creteil, France, University of Leiden, the Netherlands and LA 27E Region, France.
More information about the project can be found here.