Public Administration

specialisatie Economics and Governance

The Economics and Governance specialisation aims to develop professionals able to analyse and address policy problems broadly, specifically in the field of social policy and market regulation. The focal point is on welfare states and markets. You learn about the role of government in creating, facilitating and controlling markets. You also examine the status of the current welfare state, such as the pension system, social security, labour markets, and income distribution in society; and the challenges the welfare state currently faces. You are provided a strong multidisciplinary preparation for a professional career in areas such as socio-economic policy- making or market regulation. The combination of applied economics and public governance forms a solid base for policy-makers, consultants and future leaders.

specialisatie

Public organizations perform important tasks in society. They provide crucial services to citizens and implement the policies that address increasingly complex societal challenges. Both management and leadership are vital for the performance of public organizations. Management is needed to ensure that public organizations operate in an effective, efficient and reliable manner. At the same time, leadership is necessary for public organizations to be adaptive, responsive and innovative. The Public Management and Leadership specialisation addresses state-of-the-art research and theory about the internal and external management of public organizations: from collaborating in networks and involving citizens in policy implementation, to organizing self-managing teams and leading organisational change. You learn how the performance of public organizations can be improved in order to effectively address societal challenges. In addition, the Public Management and Leadership specialisation aims to develop four leadership competences (networking, empowering, motivating and envisioning) that will enable you to succeed as a leader in the public domain.

honours-/excellence program Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP)

The Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) is a Dutch-tarught Honours Programme for Master's students focusing on leadership, co-operation and discovering their own qualities.

Are you looking for an extra challenge in addition to your Leiden master's programme? Are you adventurous enough to look beyond the borders of your own master's programme?

Participants in the Leiden Leadership Programme are highly talented students who are looking for an extra challenge in addition to their regular master's programme. Through assessments, training sessions delivered by professionals and the practical assignment, they learn to apply their own qualities within the private sector. The intensive collaboration between students means that they stay in contact with one another even after the Programme has ended.

Admission criteria:

• Motivation and time to follow an intensive extra track in addition to their master's programme;
• Ambition and motivation to develop leadership qualities in practice;
• Interested in looking beyond the boundaries of their own discipline, working co-operatively with students from other disciplines and contributing to the community;
• A desire to excel in a challenging practical environment;
• Willing to critically reflect on their own development;
• Good results in the bachelor's programme, or an explanation for not achieving them.