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A Master’s Programme in Public Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Master of Public Governance 2017-2018
The state of the state
Today’s problems are • cross-national (many
countries face the same problems)
• international (they go beyond borders)
• Influenced by a lot of stakeholders and not only owned by the old institutional forces
• Therefore only managed / solved by both public organizations, private parties and commitment from society
• Following new technologies (which can also be used to solve them)
Why this Master of Public Governance?
A comparative, cross-national and international perspective
A multi-disciplinary approach
A better fit with the strategic setting you’ll be working in
An interaction with society, private organizations and multiple stakeholders
An innovative approach to public administration
What’s Tilburg like
What’s Tilburg like
Best Overall University in NL in 2016 and 2017!
Keuzegids MastersValuable network Leading educational staff Excellent connection with
potential employers
Understanding Society:Theory-proof, evidence-based
analysis
Develop a strong profile for the labour market
International community of 90 different countries
Green compact campus with all high end facilities you
need
International focus
• Problems are cross-national (many countries face the same problems)• Problems are international (the problems cross borders)
This means
• We should compare different approaches from different countries (hence the comparative character)
• We should learn how to work with different organizations from different countries
What an `International Master’ means
Different nationalities in the master Public Governance2016 - 2017
Bulgaria France IndonesiaMarroco Netherlands United States of America
Develop your intercultural skills
Admission
• A Bachelor in Public Administration, Political Science, Public Management, Liberal arts & Sciences, Policy Studies
• A Bachelor with basic knowledge of policy, politics and governance
• A Bachelor of any other kind which you would like us to consider
… come from another university and you have:
• A Bachelor of Public Administration• A Pre-master of Public Administration• A Bachelor of Economics• A Bachelor of Global Law• A Bachelor of Liberal Arts & Sciences• A Bachelor of any other kind which you
would like us to consider
… come from Tilburg University and you have:
You can enter this Master if you…
Apply via Studielink Apply via:https://bama.law.uvt.nl/ and Studielink!
• https://apply.tilburguniversity.edu
• No application fee!
• Application procedure: max 3 weeks
Online Application
• English proficiency test• TOEFL: IBT 90
• IELTS: 6,5 (and no individual score below 6,0)
• Cambridge Proficiency Examination
• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
• Motivation letter• CV• Copy of Passport
Furthermore
Application procedure international students
• Between € 750 and € 850 a month
Living expenses
• € 2,006 (EU/EEA students)
• € 14,500 (non-EU/EEA students)
• Scholarships only for non-EU/EEA students:• www.tilburguniversity.edu/scholarships
Tuition fee
Financial aspects
More stuff to talk about
Career perspectives
So what could you be when you grow up (and have an MSc of Public Governance)?
You could be a
And w
ork in
Project M
anager
EU parliament
Public Prosecution Service (OM)
Healthcare
Program
me
Secretary
National Government
Political Party
Netw
ork Facilitator
Personal A
ssistant
Strategic C
onsultant
Policy A
dvisor
Researcher
Local Government
(Higher) Education
Commercial Advisory
Research Institute
Quango / ZBO
PR
representative
… at any government level, in any
country
Manager
You have the equipment to aim for a strategic position…
Police
And so on
And so on
Trainee
Curriculum (in depth)
The curriculum represents a three-disciplined angle and a practical approach towards the world you are going to work in
SECOND SEMESTERFIRST SEMESTER
Governance & Economics (6)
Good Governance (6)
Governance & Law (6)
Governance & Politics (6)
Governance Clinic (6)
Master Thesis (12)Public Strategy (6)
Public Entrepreneurship (6)
Tutorial (6)
Internship (6)
First Block
Course name Content Professor(s) Type* Hours per week ECTS
Governance & Economics Focuses on Behavioural Economics, and the implications of knowledge of Behavioural Economics for governance. The appropriateness of governance instruments such as nudging, regulation, and financial instruments is explored in this course.
Arjen van Witteloostuijn, Michael Verba
HC / WC 4 (2/2) 6
Governance & Politics Focuses on democracy and innovations in democracies.For example, discussion on consensus democracy, pendulum democracy and others
Frank Hendriks HC 2 6
Governance Clinic(part 1)
Address a protean problem (such as migration, tax evasion, cybersecurity, social cohesion, and so on). During one week the students are confronted with many different perspectives on this problem presented by both academics and practitioners. At the end of the quarter the students are expected to develop strategies for the problem at hand. Students will present their strategies in front of a jury of both top-level practitioners and academics.
Julien van Ostaaijen HC 2 - 4 6
* HC = Lecture (hoorcollege); WC = seminar (werkcollege)
Second Block
Course name Content Professor(s) Type Hours per week ECTS
Governance & Law Focuses on (risk) regulation and enforcement, i.e. the precautionary principle.
Stavros Zouridis HC 3 6
Good Governance The key characteristics of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ political and governance institutions will be explored at different levels of governance (from the local to the international level).
Wesley Kaufmann HC / WC 2 6
Governance Clinic (part 2) Address a wicked problem (such as migration, tax evasion, cybersecurity, social cohesion, and so on). During one week the students are confronted with many different perspectives on this problem presented by both academics and practitioners. At the end of the quarter the students are expected to develop strategies for the problem at hand. Students will present their strategies in front of a jury of both top-level practitioners and academics.
Julien van Ostaaijen (and practitioners from the field)
WC 2 6
* HC = Lecture (hoorcollege); WC = seminar (werkcollege)
Third Block
Course name Content Professor(s) Type Hours per week ECTS
Public Strategy Strategic management and strategy development in public sector organizations, which differs dramatically from private sector strategy.
Stavros Zouridis HC 3 6
Public Entrepreneurship Conceptual and practical tools for the development and innovation of regulatory regimes, public strategies, and leadership styles – from public manager / political leader point of view
Erwin Schwella (Stellenbosch),Pourya Darnihamedani
HC / WC Intense skills course for two / three weeks
6
Tutorial A small-scale learning environment (about 5 students), focusing on the preparation of a master’s thesis. By connecting with a researcher, students are able to explore state-of-the-art topics and research questions regarding the field of their interest
Florian Heine HC / WC / Self study
2-4 6
* HC = Lecture (hoorcollege); WC = seminar (werkcollege)
Fourth Block
Course name Content Professor(s) Type ECTS
Master’s Thesis On the topic as explored in the tutorial. Students are free to choose whether they write their master’s thesis in English or Dutch.
Depending on the topic Self Study
12
* HC = Lecture (hoorcollege); WC = seminar (werkcollege)
• email: question@tilburguniversity.edu• web: www.tilburguniversity.edu/masters/public-governance• personal online brochure: www.tilburguniversity.edu/mybrochure
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