Welcome to the Department of Public Administration. In our increasingly interconnected and complex world, we face global challenges such as climate change, conflict, economic instability, and social inequalities. Although policymakers and public administrators play a critical role in designing, implementing, and evaluating policies and strategies necessary to tackle these challenges, innovative solutions, effective leadership, and robust governance are crucial.

Our department is committed to equipping our students with the fundamental skills and knowledge required to navigate and excel in this demanding environment. The courses we offer provide a comprehensive understanding of governance, public service, policy analysis, ethical leadership, and strategic management. Students will develop invaluable skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, data analysis, and effective communication, - all of which are essential for a successful career in public service and beyond.

Our esteemed faculty members are dedicated to creating an intellectually stimulating and supportive learning environment that fosters critical discourse, interdisciplinary collaboration, and practical application. We encourage our students to seize the opportunities ahead, study actively, and connect with peers and faculty to become effective change agents, ready to contribute meaningfully to society.

The Department of Public Administration serves as a bridge between academic thought and practical reality, focusing on qualifying cadres capable of leading institutions effectively within an increasingly complex world. Study in the department aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of governance and public service systems, with an emphasis on the mechanisms of formulating and analyzing public policies to ensure contemporary challenges — such as economic and social crises — are addressed through a scientific and methodical approach.

The department’s curriculum is centered on building a solid knowledge base that includes public policy analysis, strategic management, ethical leadership, and human and financial resource management in the public sector. This equips students with the ability to provide innovative solutions to complex administrative problems.

This program aims to provide a deep understanding of public administration and policy while enhancing the intellectual capacity to use scientific thinking to solve complex administrative problems. It also seeks to develop essential data-driven and ethical professional skills for impactful government and community service.

Upon completion of the Public Administration Program, students will be able to:

• Identify basic principles, theories, trends, and schools of thought in public administration and public policy.
• Relate administrative and scientific sciences to other social sciences.
• Identify research methods, measurements, and tools of analysis in public administration and public policy.
• Describe the different forms, roles, features and types of public institutions, their constituents, and their sources.
• Explain the nature of institutional relations in different environments in which they operate and find ways to measure effectiveness and efficiency.
• Recognize recent local and international contemporary issues, developments, and trends related to public administration.
• Convey an understanding of the principles/rules of practices and ethics in public administration.

Upon completion of the Public Administration Program, students will be able to:

• Interpret national, regional and international phenomena using diversity in research methodology and data analysis techniques.
• Analyze public administration and policy issues.
• Compare different phenomena and link them to their root causes.
• Criticize and discover the strength and weakness of elements under discussion.
• Evaluate data, analyze them, and interpret their significance.
• Generate innovative ideas and provide realistic solutions to various public administration problems so that decision makers can turn threats into opportunities.
• Express opinion using scientific approaches supported by evidence and participation in decision-making.

Upon completion of the Public Administration Program, students will be able to:

• Search for various sources of information and verify their credibility.
• Collect data and statistics and test the effectiveness of political, social and economic indicators on public administration.
• Use scientific tools and approaches in managing crisis and finding alternative solutions.
• Communicate effectively and participate in public and community activities through employing and developing human and physical resources.
• Develop project management plan and set strategies, policies, and action plans.
• Contribute to decision making through the usage of different theoretical, legal, and leadership skills.
• Formulate visions that serve the decision-making process.
• Present and interpret reports in public administration scientifically.
• Employ research findings in improving performance levels, identifying beneficiaries, and communicating them to serve policy makers.
• Apply the principles of controlling and performance evaluation.

Upon completion of the Public Administration Program, students will be able to:

• Use a variety of communication tools to assist in research, analysis, presentation, and problem solving at the institutional level with high efficiency.
• Communicate with actors in areas related to public administration.
• Work in a team with different trends, cultures, or disciplines.
• Exchange and update information through continuous self-learning.
• Use technical terms relevant to the themes of the program.