GPPN Activities

Current and On-going Activities

Teaching

A dual Master degree programme in a subject related to public administration is offered by each of the four GPPN partners. Selected students have the opportunity to spend one year studying a Master degree at their ‘home’ institution and one year studying a corresponding Master degree at one other GPPN institution in New York, London, Paris or Singapore. At the end of the two years, students receive the corresponding Master degrees from each of the two institutions.
The dual degree programme offers a unique opportunity for students to take advantage of the complementary curricula offered by the four institutions. All Master programmes include a capstone course, which is project work done in student teams for organisations in the ‘home’ country. All programmes include a summer internship for their students either as a requirement or as an option. Admission requirements relate to the institution where students apply and intend to spend their first year.
 

Details of the corresponding Master degree programmes can be found by clicking on the partner institution links below:
Columbia University’s Master in Public Administration.
LSE’s Master in Public Administration
Sciences Po, Paris’ Master of Public Affairs
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Master in Public Policy

Research

Latest: Friday 10 October is the extended deadline for the 2008-2009 Call for Proposals under the GPPN Collaborative Research Grants Programme. This aims to promote collaborative research projects of the highest quality, with a specific focus on policy making and governance in the context of globalisation. Please click here for further information on the programme's objectives and guidelines for applications.

2 June 2008 was the deadline for applications a Call for Papers for a select number of PhD students from LSE, Sciences Po and Peking University to participate in a collaborative GPPN research conference. The conference will be held at Peking University in Beijing, with the theme of “Public governance of markets: European and Asian experiences”. Successful applications will have their airfares, accommodation and meal costs in China covered through funding by the GPPN China grant programme (see below). For full details please click here.

Executive Training

The 3rd Executive Public Policy Training Programme for senior Chinese civil servants was held in Beijing from 2 June – 1 August 2008. It was taught and supervised by academics from Peking University, Columbia University, LSE and Sciences Po. The 2008 EPPTP brochure (PDF document) can be accessed by clicking here.

Past Activities

Research

Congratulations to the two research teams who have been awarded $30,000 each following a Call for Projects under the GPPN China Grant Programme:
1) Xiaobo Lu (Columbia University), Qi Ye (Tsinghua University): “Local Relations and Environmental Regulations: A comparative Study of China, France and the US”.
2) Mark Thatcher (LSE), M.Storper (Sciences Po), Tianbiao ZHU (School of Government, PKU): “Public governance of markets: European and Asian experiences”.

The GPPN China Grant Programme invited research proposals on policy-making and governance in the context of globalisation but with a Chinese perspective. The Call for Projects was open to GPPN member schools in collaboration with any university in China. The GPPN was looking for joint initiatives that could lead to integrated research, and the Call emphasised the value of projects involving young researchers and graduate students, the prospects of a common publication and/or the long term viability of the collaboration.

Executive Training

The 2nd Executive Public Policy Training (EPPT) programme took place from 3 June - 3 August 2007 in Beijing. Although the programme was specifically designed for senior Chinese government officials, the 2007 programme also included four government officials from Singapore as part of a gradual internationalisation of the trainees. For further details, please click here.

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