Cleveland State University/University of Rijeka
Country:
Croatia
Award Date:
2004
Award Amount:
$99,981.00
Cost Share:
$41,943.00
Other Partners:
This partnership will develop and implement Croatia’s first graduate curriculum in public administration. The program will offer a specialization in municipal management in order to increase local government capacity to manage public resources. The partners are working to 1) develop a model Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at the University of Rijeka, designed in a manner compatible with European Union standards for higher education and replicable at other universities in Croatia and Central Europe; 2) enroll the first MPA class of 25 to 30 students at the University of Rijeka; and 3) improve local governance through the development of professional administrative skills at the local level.