Public Management and Leadership (MSc)

Why Leiden University?

In the Public Management and Leadership specialisation of the Master Public Administration you gain the essential theoretical background, knowledge and skills to understand the behavior of key actors in public governance, such as political leaders, top-level civil servants, and frontline professionals.

The specialization prepares you to contribute to society through a role in government organizations (for instance as public manager, policy analyst, or strategic advisor) or around government (for instance as a management consultant or research associate).

Five reasons why should study Public Management and Leadership in The Hague

You study in The Hague, a hub of national and international governance organisations – an ideal environment in which to study, intern, and conduct research for your MSc thesis.
You study in the light-filled new Wijnhaven Building just minutes from The Hague Central.
Your lecturers are top academics drawn from Leiden’s renowned Institute of Public Administration. Its research program is ranked #3 worldwide in the 2022 Shanghai Global Ranking of Research Subjects.
You benefit from the interdisciplinary and practice-oriented approach of the PML track in which you learn how management and leadership in government is vital to address complex societal problems.
You are academically and professionally prepared to start your career in a wide variety of positions in or around the public sector.

Study at the Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

The Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) is Leiden University’s youngest faculty, launched in response to increasingly urgent socio-cultural issues. The FGGA is an internationally acclaimed academic knowledge hub that studies world-wide issues from the perspectives of governance, politics, law, sociology and economics. FGGA is active in its quest for multidisciplinary academic networks; through its academic institutes and knowledge centres, FGGA contributes to far-reaching socio-cultural debates.

Study at a world-class university

Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands and enjoys an excellent worldwide reputation built up over more than four centuries. Since 1575 we’ve provided sound personal education for hundreds of thousands of students. We’ll do our utmost to give you the best possible support. And if you can and want to do more, we’ll challenge you every step of the way. For many years, we’ve been among the leaders in Dutch university rankings and we are currently to be found in a variety of top international rankings too.

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