National School of Public Administration (Poland)

The National School of Public Administration (Polish: Krajowa Szkoła Administracji Publicznej, abbreviated as KSAP) was established in 1990 by Tadeusz Mazowiecki government.[1] An inspiration for its founders was French École nationale d’administration.[2] The aim of the School is to train civil servants for the public administration of the Republic of Poland.[3] The School is located in Warsaw.

Training at the School lasts from 18 to 20 months. The programme is focused on the following learning paths: law and administration; economics and public finance; the European Union and foreign policy;[1] management and soft skills development.[4] Students do two internships in Poland and one abroad (usually in the European Union country).

History

The National School of Public Administration was established on 30 May 1990 by a resolution of the Polish Council of Ministers.[5] As in the École nationale d’administration, every students’ year chooses their respective name and is called a "promotion".[6] In September 2016, the twenty-eighth promotion began its training at the School.[7] Recently, there have been around 35-40 students starting their education each year. Most of graduates work in Polish ministries.[8]

A founder and a long-year director of the School was a lawyer Prof. Maria Gintowt-Jankowicz. In 2012-2016 Jan Pastwa, a former Ambassador of Poland to the Czech Republic and KSAP graduate was KSAP director.[9]

The school was the first establishment of its kind in a former Communist country.[5] KSAP cooperats with public administration schools in other countries, providing partners in Ukraine,[10] Afghanistan,[11] or Myanmar[12]) with trainings and workshops.

Alumni

There have been over 1100 graduates of KSAP so far.[13] The most-well known alumnus of the School[14] is Elżbieta Bieńkowska, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs,[15] who formerly served as Minister for Infrastructure and Development of Poland, as well as Deputy Prime Minister in Donald Tusk cabinet.

Other alumni are Mariusz Błaszczak, a current Minister of Interior and Administration,[16] Władysław Stasiak, a former Minister of Interior and Administration in Jarosław Kaczyński Cabinet,[17] Robert Kupiecki, a former Deputy Minister of National Defence and former Polish ambassador in the United States,[18] Waldemar Dubaniowski, a former member of the National Broadcasting Council and a former Polish ambassador in Singapore.

There exists an alumni association - The Association of KSAP Graduates (Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów KSAP).[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Szkoła dla urzędników: więcej chętnych niż miejsc".
  2. ↑ "Le club francophone de la KSAP avec un ancien, un élève et une lectrice belge".
  3. ↑ "Krajowa Szkoła Administracji Publicznej".
  4. ↑ "Full-time Training".
  5. 1 2 "History of KSAP".
  6. ↑ "Promocje KSAP".
  7. ↑ "W KSAP inauguracja zajęć nowego rocznika słuchaczy". Onet Wiadomości. 3 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Trzeba wzmocnić rolę KSAP". serwisy.gazetaprawna.pl. 6 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Premier powołał Jana Pastwę na dyrektora KSAP". Onet Wiadomości. 26 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Wyborcza.pl".
  11. ↑ "Afganistan po wyjściu Polaków. Opłacało się?". TVN24.pl.
  12. ↑ AWR Wprost Sp. z o.o. "Polacy uczą Birmańczyków jak rządzić krajem". Wprost.pl.
  13. ↑ "Ponad 1132 absolwentów Krajowej Szkoły Administracji Publicznej". PolskieRadio.pl.
  14. ↑ "KSAP: Historia szkoły, która jest trampoliną do kariery w administracji publicznej". Polskatimes.pl.
  15. ↑ "Elżbieta Bieńkowska - European Commission". European Commission. 9 January 2015.
  16. ↑ INVENTOR Multimedia. "Mariusz Błaszczak - O mnie".
  17. ↑ "Wyborcza.pl".
  18. ↑ "20. rocznica powstania Krajowej Szkoły Administracji Publicznej".
  19. ↑ "saksap.pl".

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