Public Policy Summer
Training Courses 2008
The International Studies Program at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University is pleased to present its Public Policy Summer Training Courses for 2008. The courses are designed for government officials and policy makers involved in policy reform and fiscal management in developing and transition countries, as well as their counterparts with international development agencies. This year's program consists of courses on five policy reform topics:
- Fiscal
Decentralization and Local Governance:
July 7 - July 25, 2008. - Tax
Policy, Fiscal Analysis and Revenue Forecasting:
July 28 - August 8, 2008. - Education
Policy and Development:
July 28 - August 8, 2008. - Public
Budgeting and Fiscal Management:
August 11 - 22, 2008. - Policies for Economic Growth in the Global Economy:
August 25 - September 5, 2008.
Download the Brochure and Application in English
Download the Brochure and Application in Spanish
While the courses cover related topics, they are taught independently from each other. Participants may choose to enroll in either one or more courses. Training will take place on the campus of Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. The application deadline is 30 days prior to the beginning of each course.
Training
Instructors
The Andrew Young School's graduate program in
public budgeting and finance is ranked in the top-five among graduate
programs in the United States by US News & World Report. Our
training courses are facilitated and taught by senior Andrew Young School
faculty members that -in addition to their solid academic credentials-
have extensive experience in real-world policy reform and technical
assistance around the world. Course instructors include Professor James
Alm, Professor Roy
Bahl, Dr. Eunice
Heredia, Professor Jorge
Martinez-Vazquez, Professor Mark
Rider, Professor Felix
Rioja, Professor Neven
Valev, Professor Sally
Wallace, Professor Katherine
Willoughby and Dr. Guevera Yao.
Participant
Background
Participants need no previous experience in
economics, budgeting or public administration, although the program is
designed to be most useful for central, regional and local government
officials, policy makers and program managers from developing and
transitional countries. Participants do not need any previous experience
with computers. Although all courses are taught in English, simultaneous
interpretation can be arranged for groups of non-English speaking
participants.
In previous years, our training programs have attracted participants from countries around the world, including officials from Albania, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Guinea, Jamaica, Kenya, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Serbia and Montenegro, South Africa, St. Lucia, Tanzania, Thailand, Turks and Caicos, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zambia. Previous participants further included officials from USAID, DFID (United Kingdom), the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and the World Bank.
Tuition and
Funding
Tuition for the three-week fiscal decentralization course is $7,650, tuition fee for the macroeconomics and education policy courses are $5,000 per course, and tuition for the tax policy and the public budgeting courses are $5,500 per course. The tuition fee includes all training-related costs, including instruction, course materials, single-occupancy lodging accommodations, local transportation and cultural activities. However, the course tuition does not include airfare to/from Atlanta, health insurance, meals, or other incidental expenses. The estimated cost for meals and incidental expenses for Atlanta is $49 per day.
Participants are typically funded by their government (e.g., Ministry of Finance) or through bilateral or multilateral development agencies. The participant is responsible for securing a commitment for funding before submitting the application. Examples of multilateral development agencies are the United Nations Development Program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Inter-American Development Bank. Following this link for additional information regarding funding opportunities.
Visa
Applications
Note that due to the
length of time needed for the U.S. Government to process visas, it
is highly recommended that you submit your training program application as
soon as possible. Once your training program application is received,
Georgia State University will be able to provide supporting documentation
for the visa application process.
In English:
- Brochure for Public Policy Summer Training Courses 2008 (PDF)
- Application
for Public Policy Summer Training Courses 2008 (PDF)
- Application for Public Policy Summer Training Courses 2008 (MS Word)
En español:
To submit your application, or for additional information
regarding the application process, please contact:
Mr.
Hiram Seraphin
Email: hseraphin@gsu.edu
Phone: (404)
413-0233
Fax: (404) 413-0244
