Department of Public Policy

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In addition to providing standard, advanced instruction, our Department also offers the following enrichments to academic studies:

International Integration. Our Department possesses an extensive and prestigious network of international relationships. We are frequently invited to prominent international consortia (presently we are participating in two research programs financed by the EU). Thanks to our network, leading academics of our research areas regularly visit our Department and hold seminars, while our course curricula reflects acutely relevant international research. In addition, we assist our students in pursuing studies in Europe’s best public administration and policy institutions in the framework of the EMPA or Erasmus programs. We suggest to participte and try our Double Degree programs in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and in Palermo (Italy) that offer a unique possibility of learning and cultural exchange. More information in the menu.
Exposure to the practice. It is very important that the students do not only study theory. Therefore, it is highly useful to students that a significant part of the Faculty has deep experience in the public sector. Furthermore, we often host guest lecturers to explain new problems and exercises first-hand.

Student-orientated. We consciously strive to build and maintain a personal relationship with each of our students by means of regular consultations–both individually and group-wise–and through professional and informal extra-curricular activities. The Department’s Alumni Network provides extended support.

The department operates within the Institute of Social and Political Sciences.

Institute of Social and Political Sciences

Corvinus is becoming a venue of the global discourse on human rights, democracy and academic freedom

Guaranteeing human rights and basic liberal democratic principles, including academic freedom and freedom of e (…)

2023. February 03.

Attila Bartha’s article among most cited publications

2022. December 12.

Prof. Hajnal participates in forming the guidelines of the American Society for Public Administration

2022. December 12.

New book on family sociology by Ivett Szalma

Ivett Szalma, Associate Professor at the Department of Public Policy, and Judit Takács have recently published (…)

2022. December 01.

Stephen Osborne’s public lecture at Corvinus

Stephen Osborne, world-renowned scholar of public administration and chair of International Public Management (…)

2022. November 21.

Welcoming Jiaqi Zou, new faculty at the Department of Public Policy

2022. November 04.

Horizon Project on robust governance has launched

2022. November 04.

IRSPM Conference 2023

Call for abstracts: Conference of The International Research Society for Public Management at Corvinus Univers (…)

2022. October 12.

IPPA Workshops have launched at the Corvinus University of Budapest

The Department of Public Policy and Management is pleased to announce that the third International Public Poli (…)

2022. July 04.

Prof. Geert Bouckaert’s guest lecture at the Institute of Economics and Public Policy

Geert Bouckaert, Professor of the KU Leuven Public Governance Institute and Doctor Honoris Causa of the Depart (…)

2022. May 05.

Do Hungarian political scientists provide policy advice?

2022. April 13.

Human rights, academic freedom and international scholarly engagement

Prof. György Hajnal in the President’s Committee of the American Society of Public Administration.

2022. March 18.

The ifempower project for female entrepreneurship received “best practice” rating

The ifempower Erasmus+ project (Interactive and mentorship based FEMale emPOWERment in the field of entreprene (…)