 A relatively new course of university study  Professional education in public administration is problem-oriented

 Undergraduate three-year study programme  A new graduate two-year study  Purpose: to educate and train for a responsible and ethical performance of public administration tasks  New managerial skills are learnt

 The share of civil servants with the secondary education is larger than 50 per cent  There is a significant lack of persons with general administrative education in the state administration and local and regional self- government units

 The improvement of the professional level of civil servants will enhance the capacity of public administration  Modern education should lead to the improvement with regard to the realisation of the rights of citizens and users of public services (education, health care, social care, municipal and other services)

 The rule of law  Openness  Transparency  Social sensitivity  Efficiency in performing public tasks

 University - sveučilište  Polytechnic - veleučilište  School of professional higher education – visoka škola

 Full-time students – redoviti  Part-time students - izvanredni

 Bachelor’s degree (BA)  Master’s degree  PhD

 Introduction to Law and State  Public Administration Science  Basic Sociology  Basic Politology  Foreign Language

 Constitutional Law  Public Administration Science  Basic Information Science  Public Administration Financing  Foreign Language

 State Administration  Introduction to Civil Law  European Administrative Sphere and National Administration  Basic Company Law  General Administrative Law

 Family Law  Labour Law and Social Security  Law of Civil Cervants and Human Potential Management in Public Administration  General Administrative Law  Foreign Language

 Administrative Procedural Law  Nomotechnique  Local Self-Government  Elective courses  Diploma Essay