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