1. Master of Arts in Public Policy http://www.ceu.hu/mpp Center for Policy Studies

2. MPP Registration The Master of Arts in Public Policy is registered by the Board of Regents of the New York State Education Department.

3. MPP Objectives  Train a new generation of policy-makers, whether  civil servants  international officials  NGO workers. researchpolicy  Develop the links between research and policy.

4. MPP Start-up in 2004  First year of program in September 2004  140+ applications  Intake of 11 students  International cohort Albania, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Ukraine, USA

5. MPP Applicants  Early career professionals  A minimum of one- year working experience in the public sector:  government ministries and public agencies  non-governmental organizations  international organizations  private bodies in partnership with government

6. 2005-2006  Applications for scholarships due by January 6th, 2005  Applications open until early June for fee-paying students  full information  TOEFL, degree transcripts, references Up to 30 places available on the MPP in 2005-2006  Up to 30 places available on the MPP in 2005-2006

7. Scholarships  Fiscal Decentralization Initiative (FDI)  50 % tuition waivers  Full fee-paying students

8. MPP Structure  Scholarly focus  analysis of theories of public policy  a cross-disciplinary approach to public policy  sociology, economics, political science, law Practical concern with policy  internship  visiting lecturers from government bodies and international organizations

9. MPP/CPS Faculty faculty based in other departments of CEU Diane Stone Lajos Bokros Uwe Puetter Violetta Zentai Andrew Cartwright

10. MPP Timetable  Coursework - September to May/June  Master’s thesis - June to August  Internship - following dissertation

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