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 the Tadeusz Mazowiecki government.[1] An inspiration for its founders was the 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 2017, the twenty-ninth promotion began its training at the school.[7] Since 2014 there have been 30–40 students finishing their education at the school each year. Most graduates work in Polish ministries.[8]

A founder and long-time director of the school was lawyer Prof. Maria Gintowt-Jankowicz.[9] From 2012 to 2016, Jan Pastwa, a former Ambassador of Poland to the Czech Republic and KSAP graduate, was KSAP director.[10] Current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Jacek Czaputowicz was director of the school from 2008 to 2012.

The school was the first establishment of its kind in a former Communist country.[5] KSAP cooperates with public administration schools in other countries, providing partners in Ukraine,[11] Afghanistan,[12] or Myanmar[13]) with training and workshops.

Alumni

There have been over 1100 graduates of KSAP so far.[14] The best-known alumnus of the School[15] is Elżbieta Bieńkowska, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs,[16] who formerly served as Minister for Infrastructure and Development of Poland, as well as Deputy Prime Minister in the Donald Tusk cabinet.

Other alumni are Mariusz Błaszczak, a current Minister of Defence,[17] Władysław Stasiak, a former Minister of Interior and Administration in Jarosław Kaczyński Cabinet,[18] Robert Kupiecki, a former Deputy Minister of National Defence and former Polish ambassador in the United States,[19] Waldemar Dubaniowski, a former member of the National Broadcasting Council, a former secretary of state and a Polish ambassador in Thailand.

There exists an alumni association: the Association of KSAP Graduates (Stowarzyszenie Absolwentów KSAP).[20]

References
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  15. "KSAP: Historia szkoły, która jest trampoliną do kariery w administracji publicznej". Polskatimes.pl.
  16. "Elżbieta Bieńkowska - European Commission". European Commission. 9 January 2015.
  17. INVENTOR Multimedia. "Mariusz Błaszczak - O mnie". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15.
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  19. "20. rocznica powstania Krajowej Szkoły Administracji Publicznej".
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