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The Executive Master of Public Governance program in Copenhagen. Carsten Greve Professor and Academic Director [email protected]. Introduction to the Copenhagen MPG program. Background Structure and content of the program Profile of the public managers taking the MPG modules - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Executive Master of Public Governance program in
CopenhagenCarsten Greve
Professor and Academic [email protected]
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Introduction to the Copenhagen MPG program
• Background
• Structure and content of the program
• Profile of the public managers taking the MPG modules
• Activities at the MPG program
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Background: “The Quality Reform” in 2006-2008
• Government’s “Quality Reform” 2006-2008• Tripartite negotiations 2007 resulted in agreement between central
government, local government and public sector trade unions• “Management reform” within the “Quality Reform”• 75 million DKK (= 15 million USD) earmarked for new flexible master in public
governance• Approved in Parliament March 2008 as part of budget agreement• = Biggest initiative for executive public management education in
the history of the Danish public sector
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Two consortia: CBS is part of the “Copenhagen program”
• Government decision to have different consortia bidding for the program• Two consortia established 2009:• “West consortium”: University of Aarhus and University of Southern Denmark• “East consortium”: University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen
Business School• Aalborg University in the north of Denmark joined the East consortium • Program began in August 2009 – fintake 125 public managers in first
semester• The name “The Executive Master of Public Governance” adopted for the
Copenhagen program (“MPG “ for short”)• = an innovative collaboration between government and universities• Collaboration between Copenhagen Business School, University of
Copenhagen – and Aalborg University
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CBS portfolio
• MPG fitted in well with existing executive master program portfolio• Focus on flexibility, not a cohort model.• CBS has the administrative responsibility and the secretariat (• CBS has the post of the academic director (Carsten Greve). University of
Copenhagen has the post of the vice-academic director. (Jacob Vase)• CBS has other executive master programs, including the Master of Public
Administration (MPA), and MBAs• The MPA is the longest running executive master program in Denmark (1994)• CBS is the biggest operator of executive programs in Denmark and
Scandinavia
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Funding
• Government funding of subsidies for tuition fees
• Currently 2000 DKK per ECTS point
• Average price per ECTS is 3400 DKK
• Subsidies are administered by the Danish Ministry of Finance
• Usually, the remaining amount is paid by the employer
• ECTS: European Transfer Credit and Accumulation System – EU measure of workload
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Master of Public Governance key features
Combining theory and
practice
Include personal
development for public managers
intro program
FlexibilityIn a social
science context
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MPG has had a successful beginning
• Public managers from all sectors and levels of government (central, regional, local) are applying to get into the MPG program
• Public managers have been enthusiastic participants in the first two years• Faculty drawn from departments at CBS and departments at the University o f
Copenhagen plus external lecturers & international guestspeakers• Evaluations have been good• Vision: We aim to make good public managers better, and to help further
develop the welfare society in Denmark
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Number of applicants per semester
E09 F10 E10 F11 E110
100
200
300
400
500
600
* F = spring semester E = autumn semester
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Where do the public managers come from?
48%
17%
32%
3%
Levels of government
local governmentregionscentral governmentOther
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The MPG program – an overview
Introduction to management in the public sector
Personal development module (2 semesters)
Core modules
Elective modules
Master thesis capstone project
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Core modules (students choose 4 out of 6)
Coaching
Strategic Human Resource Management
Communication and management
Leading reform and change
Public governance
Strategic management in a governance perspective
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MPG elective modules - examples
• Trust-based management• Organizational theory for public mangers• Existens and management• Innovation management• Motivation of knowledge employees• Evaluation and evidence based
management• The Danish public sector model and
globalization• Tracking public sector leadership after the
financial crisis• Methods in social science• Stakeholder relations, lobbyism and public
affairs• Risk communication
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Distribution of applicants
Fordeling af ønsker, fall 2011
LFG OLM PUF Valgfrie Master0
50100150200250300350400
127
358
277
342
11
Fall 2011
LFG OLM PUF Valgfag Master 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
114
242 252289
0
Spring 2011
*LFG +PUF = introductory modules OLM = core modules valgfag = electives
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Distribution for government levels
Local government Regions Central government Other0
50
100
150
200
250
300
243
89
169
21
214
72
148
8
182
54
110
10
Autumn 2011Spring 2011Autumn 2010An
tal
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Educational background
Master Bachelor Diploma Defence/police Ph.D. Other0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
51%
30%
7%
2% 3%
8%
54%
28%
7%4% 3% 3%
Autumn 2011Spring 2011Autumn 2010
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Distribution by sector
Econim
ics an
d law
Educati
onHeal
thSo
cial
Envir
onment
Culture
Defence/
police
Private
Child ca
reOther
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
8%
13%
19%
13%
6%7%
5%
1%
11%
16%
8%
12%
20%
11%
6%7%
4%
0%
13%
19%
8%
12%
21%
11%
8%
6%
3% 3%
15%14%
Autumn 2011Spring 2011Autumn 2010
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MPG student in the media
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International perspective• MPG has an active cooperation with the
Hertie School of Governance in Berlin• Students from Berlin has attended elective
modules in Copenhagen (“Strategic Change Management”)
• Danish public managers have gone to Berlin for modules on f.ex. “Performance Management” and “Cutback Management”
• Cooperation with Warwick University (UK)
• International summer school arranged by the MPA program
• Internationale guest speakers, f.ex. Beryl Radin (USA ), Janet Newman (UK), and Erik-Hans Klijn (Netherlands), Brad Jackson (New Zealand)
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Other activities
• Advisory board with top executives from local government, regions and central government
• Annual faculty seminar in November
• Intro event each semester with 100+ participants
• Information meetings each semester including briefing from current students
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Applicant profile
• Education: Candidate 51%, Bachelor 30%, Diploma 7%, Defence and Police 2%, Ph.d. 3%, Other 8 %
• Distribution of sector: Health 19%, Child care 11%, Education 13%, Social 13%, Economics and law 8%, Culture 7%, Environment 6%, Defence/police 5%, Private 1%, Other 16%
• Distribution for government levels: Local government 47%, Regions 17%, Central government 32%, Private 2%, Other 1%
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Contact information
• The Executive Master of Public Governance program – Copenhagen Business School – Dalgas Have 15, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark [email protected]
• A cooperation between University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School – www.ku.dk and www.cbs.dk
• Aalborg University provides the program in Northern Jutland• Website: www.mpg-flex.dk• Contact for academic director: [email protected], www.cbs.dk/staff/cg