Education in Public Administration

Development of Education in Public Administration A relatively new course of university study Professional education in public administration is problem-oriented

Public Administration Study Undergraduate three-year study programme A new graduate two-year study Purpose: to educate and train for a responsible and ethical performance of public administration tasks New managerial skills are learnt

Current situation The share of civil servants with the secondary education is larger than 50 per cent There is a significant lack of persons with general administrative education in the state administration and local and regional self- government units

Modernisation of the Croatian public administration The improvement of the professional level of civil servants will enhance the capacity of public administration Modern education should lead to the improvement with regard to the realisation of the rights of citizens and users of public services (education, health care, social care, municipal and other services)

Values The rule of law Openness Transparency Social sensitivity Efficiency in performing public tasks

Institutions of higher education University - sveučilište Polytechnic - veleučilište School of professional higher education – visoka škola

Students Full-time students – redoviti Part-time students - izvanredni

Degrees Bachelor’s degree (BA) Master’s degree PhD

Curriculum 1st semester Introduction to Law and State Public Administration Science Basic Sociology Basic Politology Foreign Language

2nd semester Constitutional Law Public Administration Science Basic Information Science Public Administration Financing Foreign Language

3rd semester State Administration Introduction to Civil Law European Administrative Sphere and National Administration Basic Company Law General Administrative Law

4th semester Family Law Labour Law and Social Security Law of Civil Cervants and Human Potential Management in Public Administration General Administrative Law Foreign Language

5th and 6th semester Administrative Procedural Law Nomotechnique Local Self-Government Elective courses Diploma Paper

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