Quality Policy of the Programme

The MSc in Public Administration & Local Government (PP&TA), in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Unit (QA Unit) of the University of Peloponnese (PA.PEL), harmonizes its Quality Policy with the Quality Policy of the University of Peloponnese and the Department of Public Administration and specifies it in certain points.

The University seeks to become a pillar of excellence in education and research, while emphasising internationalisation, the exploitation of research results, teaching and learning innovation, the development of entrepreneurship and the link between the institution and society. The MSc in PPD&TA has developed and implements a specific formal Quality Assurance Policy, which is part of its strategy.

This Policy is based on the following fundamental values of the P.P.E.L. and in particular of the Department of QA: Characteristics of the Department’s Quality Policy are:

-The development of a culture of quality among the members of the academic community and its consolidation sense of responsibility, both in their relationships with each other and in their relationships with social partners. The preservation of ethics and equal learning opportunities.

-The quality assurance of the study program and its configuration based on international academic standards and in particular with the standard of the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education.

-The dedication to the educational process and the advancement of science based on the needs of students, their future professional rehabilitation and the needs of the Greek society in general.

-The active contribution of external bodies and organizations in the direction of connecting education with the labor market.

-The promotion of the culture of integration and acceptance of diversity.

In this context, the Quality Policy of the Postgraduate Programme “PP&TA” has as its central objective the formation of critical thinking and is governed by the following basic principles:

  • The acquisition by the students of scientific knowledge and the development of critical thinking in the field of Public Administration and Local-Government and in the main areas it focuses on,
  • The deepening of students in the methods of scientific thinking and research with the aim of analyzing and understanding the role of Public Administration and Local-Government in modern societies,
  • The provision of the required knowledge and skills for the inclusion of students in positions of responsibility in the labor market, mainly related to the investigation of complex administrative and social problems and
  • The formulation and implementation of policies and the preparation for the preparation of doctoral studies in Public Administration and Local-Government and all other related subjects.