United Nations International Civil Service: Perceptions, Realities and Career Prospects

Murari R. Sharma (Author), Ajit M. Banerjee (Author)
Publisher: Academic Foundation, New Delhi
 
       

This book provides insight into the strengths and weakness of the system''''s internal operation and its human resource management. Identifying strategic issues facing the HR management of this world body and analyzing their impact on its performance, this study suggests remedies to address a widening gap and proposes measures—such as where to strengthen the system, make cutbacks, and remove duplication and overlaps—to make the entity competitive, efficient, and effective. Best practices being used by national governments are also explored and compared in the discussion, making it a useful resource for general readers as well as political, diplomatic, and international relations students, experts, and professionals.

Time of Establishment:

Present Director: Narendra Reddy

Brief Introduction: The USP (The University of the South Pacific) region covers thousands of islands, spread over 33 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean with 1.9 million people, hundreds of distinct cultures and many different languages. USP is a dual mode teaching institution and has 3 campuses and 14 centers, one in each of the member island nations. The Faculty of Business & Economics is one of the largest faculties of USP and the School of Management and Public Administration is one of the major schools in the faculty. The school prides itself on the quality and relevance of its educational programs and the support and opportunities it provides for students and other key stakeholders. The staff in the school provide learning opportunities of the highest standards, and through their experience & research, both academic and scholarly, ensure that teaching and learning materials are at the forefront of business education. The department is constantly rethinking programs and subject areas and has recently developed new learning opportunities in such areas as: International Marketing, Total Quality Management, Decision Making, Services Management, New Venture Creation and Management Applications and Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management for public servants in the South Pacific Region.

Curriculums: Management Applications, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management, Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, Business Analysis, New Venture Creation, International Marketing, etc.

Address: School of Management and Public Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of the South Pacific, Private Bag, Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji.

Tel: (+679) 323 2137

Time of Establishment: 2004

Present Director: Yoshitsugu Kanamoto

Brief Introduction: The University of Tokyo’s Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Graduate School of Economics have co-established the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), which offers a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree. GraSPP aims to train students in planning, implementing and evaluating public policy, and to prepare students for careers public service.

Curriculums: Administrative Organization Law, Local Government Finance and Local Tax, Legislation Politics, Policy Analysis, Municipal Government & Administration, Public Management, Macroeconomics, etc.

Address: 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 JAPAN, MPP/IP Admissions Office

Tel: +81-3-5841-1349

Time of Establishment: 2005

Present Director: Kenichi Nakamura

Brief Introduction: Three guiding concepts of the school are:

A fusion of the humanities and sciences Partnerships in policy studies Creativity and application.

Curriculums: Public Economics, Monetary Policy, Local Government Law, Tax Policy, Public Finance, Intellectual Property, Political Leadership, Innovation Management, Public Administrative Litigation, etc.

Address: Kita-9 Nishi-7,Kita-ku,Sapporo,Hokkaido,JAPAN

Tel: +81-11-706-3120,3121

Time of Establishment: April 2003

Present Director: Koichiro Agata

Brief Introduction: The Okuma School of Public Management is a professional school that gives its graduates public administration skills that allow them to become contributing members of society. Followings are the four concentrations:

Policy decisions that strike a balance between equity and efficiency

Policy making and policy evaluation that are grounded in reality

Using education and research methodology to teach international awareness and a global perspective

Education that can be used in the real world of domestic and international administrative bodies, NPOs and NGOs, corporations, and journalism.

Curriculums: Public Administration, Public Policy, Public Economy, Information Journalism, etc.

Address: 1-6-1 Nishiwaseda Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050

Tel: 03-3208-8534

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Brief Introduction: This department focuses on the comprehensive understanding of public administration, including the nature of public administration and public policy, theories in public organizations, leadership in public bureaucracy, and nonprofit organizations, in particular, the administrative branch of government in Korea.

Curriculums: Quantitative Methods for Public Administration, Public Resource Mobilization, Public Policy and Society, Research Methods for Public Administration, Local Government Management, Social Changes, Politics and Public Administration, etc.

Address: Chungneung-dong, Songbuk-ku, Seoul, 136-702, Korea

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Brief Introduction: This department nurtures competent administrative leaders, professors, and researchers who can efficiently respond to the needs of globalization, localization, informatization and professionalization.

Goals

To nurture managers and researchers who can lead in the age of globalization.

To nurture administrative managers and researchers with the ability to creatively work in a future society.

To nurture managers and researchers who can lead in an information-oriented society.

To nurture administrators and researchers with intensive knowledge in administration and ethics in public service.

To nurture managers and researchers with practical ability that can be applied to government and the civil service.

Curriculums: Public Administration Studies, Public Policy Studies, Quantitative Analysis, Human Resource Management, Financial Administration, Public Bureaucracy, Intergovernmental Relation, Public Budgeting Theory, etc.

Address: 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-Gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea

Tel: +82-62-230-6486

Time of Establishment: October 1980

Present Director:

Brief Introduction: The Department of Public Administration aims at nurturing creative young talents who are able to put into practice what is right and what should be done, which our society needs in the midst of information, globalization and decentralization.

Its mission is listed as follows:

Pragmatism: Retraining for middle-aged management-level civil servants.

Creativity: Nurturing scholars.

Expertise: Administrators with application ability to deal with highly-informatized society.

Curriculums: Public Enterprise, Theory of Bureaucratic Corruption, Theory of International Relations, Planning Theory, Urban Administration, Leadership, Culture Industry and Public Policy, Welfare Administration, Human Relation, Public Finance & Budgeting, Public Personnel Administration, Administrative Statistics, etc.

Address: 447-1, Wolgye-Dong, Nowon-GU, Seoul, Korea 139-701

Tel: 82.02.940.5015