Mission

The MPA program at Sun Yat-Sen University strives to train students in both government and other sectors in order for them to become leaders with global vision and a good governance mindset. The program educates and inspires students to pursue quality in public service by developing their capacity for leadership and policy formulation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation so they can advance societal well-being in a rapidly changing and turbulent governance environment while adhering to the values of efficiency, equity and accountability.

To accomplish this mission, our program is dedicated to:
(1) developing a curriculum that emphasizes both the theoretical underpinnings and case studies of public service and particularly focuses on the competencies of policy analysis, policy advocacy, and leadership;
(2) building up a teaching team of  excellent scholars and experienced practitioners and fully welcoming the insights and participation of students, employers, and alumni in order to enhance the quality of the MPA program;
(3) improving students’ understanding of public management practice through on-site teaching;
(4) establishing overseas collaborations to broaden students’  exposure to public management in diverse contexts