Public Sector Management (MSP)

SPECIFIC SKILLS

• Deepening knowledge in the field of planning, organizing, and coordinating activities in the public sector
• The Study of the Management of Public Institutions and Authorities
• The ability to analyze and synthesize processes and phenomena specific to public authorities
• The Use of Innovation in Public Sector Decision-Making Through Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
• Development of an integrated public management plan for institutional programs and projects

STRUCTURE OF THE CURRICULUM

First Year

First Semester: Public Property Law; Fundamentals of the Public Sector; Public Marketing; Quality Management in the Public Sector.

Second Semester: E-Government Strategies; Management of Nonprofit Organizations; Economic Analysis of Public Decision-Making; Principles and Tactics of Negotiation.

Year 2

First Semester: Strategic Resources for Public Sector Finance; Accounting and Auditing of Public Institutions; Public Financial Management; Methods and Guidelines for Writing a Thesis; Professional Internship.

Second Semester: Public Policy Analysis for Managers; Consulting, Program Design, and Evaluation for the Public Sector; Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in the Public Sector; Public Organizations and Human Resource Management; Public Investment Project Management; Comparative Analysis in the Public Sector.

Internal Audit and Governance (AIG)

Program Description

The Program Internal Audit and Governance It addresses the need to implement international standards and legal requirements in the field of internal audit and governance, contributing to the training and continuous professional development of specialists and to the improvement of internal activities and processes within organizations. Internal audit, through its assurance and advisory activities, serves as a management tool that adds value to the organization, helping to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of governance, risk management, and internal control processes in both the public and private sectors.

Target Group

The program is intended for internal auditors, external auditors, managers, members of boards of directors or supervisory boards, heads of public entities, staff of national companies, autonomous agencies, and companies that implement corporate governance, risk managers, and staff involved in the internal management control system.

Courses Taken

• Internal audit standards, procedures, and techniques;
• Corporate Governance: Practical Applications for the Public Sector;
• Risk Management and Internal Management Control;
• Audit and Financial Evaluation of European Projects;
• Performance Management;
• Organizational Strategic Management;
• Accounting and Public Financial Management;
• Digital Governance and Information Security;
• Public governance, the rule of law, and administrative compliance.

Learning Outcomes

• The use of strategic tools to analyze and evaluate systems and processes within organizations,
• The ability to know, understand, and apply internal audit procedures and techniques,
• Formulating recommendations and operationalizing key concepts in auditing and governance to explain and evaluate administrative, control, and risk management processes,
• Identifying, examining, and resolving issues in public administration in a cooperative, flexible, and efficient manner,
• The timely, rigorous, efficient, and responsible performance of professional duties, in accordance with ethical principles and professional standards,
• Applying group interaction techniques, learning and practicing specific roles in teamwork, through the development of interpersonal communication skills.

Purpose and Target Occupations

The program concludes with a final exam, which consists of presenting a project. Graduates receive a certificate of completion issued by the Ministry of Education and awarded by SNSPA, accompanied by a descriptive supplement. Intended primary occupation: Process Improvement Manager—COR Code 242108.

Procurement Management (MA)

Program Description

The Program Procurement Management It aligns with the provisions of the National Strategy on Public Procurement, contributing to the development of a corps of professionals in the field of public procurement through the implementation of measures aimed at education and training in public procurement, measures that consist of: the inclusion of the public procurement qualification in the register of qualifications in Romania’s higher education sector. The curriculum is designed to address, in an interdisciplinary manner, legislative changes in public procurement: Law No. 99/2016 (sectoral procurement), Law No. 98/2016 (public procurement), Law No. 100/2016 (works and services concessions), Law No. 101/2016 (remedies), and Order No. 1284/2016 (competitive procedure for private beneficiaries of European funds).

Target Group

The program is designed for experts in the preparation and evaluation of investment procurement documentation, procurement specialists, procurement consultants, procurement advisors, marketing managers, and procurement managers.

Courses Taken

• Time Management
• Project Management and Funding Sources
• Public and Private Procurement Procedures. Regulations and Elements of E-Procurement
• Bidding Strategies. Anti-Competitive Practices
• Procurement Contracts: Implementation and Monitoring
• Administrative Litigation in Public Procurement and Anti-Fraud Mechanisms
• Auditing Procurement Processes
• Public Investment, Concessions, and Public-Private Partnerships

Learning Outcomes

• Addressing and clarifying new situations that arise in the field of procurement,
• negotiations in the context of public and private procurement contract award procedures,
• Drafting specialized documents in the field of public and private procurement,
• Analyzing and applying the laws and regulations specific to procurement procedures,
• Providing expert consulting services,
• Planning procurement procedures,
• Conducting and finalizing procurement contract award procedures.
• The timely, rigorous, efficient, and responsible fulfillment of professional duties, in accordance with professional ethics and standards;
• Use of modern information systems and online platforms;
• Self-assessment of professional training needs and identification of resources and methods for personal and professional training and development, with the aim of entering and adapting to the demands of the labor market.

Purpose and Target Occupations

The program concludes with a final exam, which consists of the presentation of a project. Graduates receive a certificate of completion issued by the Ministry of Education and awarded by SNSPA, accompanied by a descriptive supplement. Primary target occupation: Public Procurement Specialist—COR Code 242116.