BHUBANESWAR: Xavier University Bhubaneswar Friday announced the launch of Master in Public Policy course, application for admission for which has started on its website. Announcing this, Father Paul Fernandes, SJ, Vice Chancellor of the University, said that this coveted course has been created to build capacity for leadership, action and empathy in the public service arena for leaders of tomorrow.
“We expect to draw inspired students as well as seasoned professionals to this course which has been designed with inputs from international experts in public policy and business”, he said. In a press meet at XIMB, he said the two-year four-semester course which commences in July 2019 will be administered by the newly-created School of Government and Public Affairs in the University, which is the eleventh school on XUB Campus.
“The Master in Public Policy (MPP) is the most important offering of the School and is a defining program for the University”, he added. Students will have to do Core Courses and Electives, Capstone projects, dissertation and case studies. They will also have the choice of doing advanced courses at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in Syracuse University in the USA.
“We will support young leaders, those who want to build their leadership competencies and be the leaders of tomorrow that the country and the global society are looking for, through this new program. There will be many opportunities to enhance learning and leading experiences by interaction with experts and practitioners.,” the Vice Chancellor added. The seats for the Course will be limited as the emphasis is to carefully nurture leadership competencies in participants through individual attention and coaching.
On the new School of Government and Public Affairs, the Vice Chancellor said that the School will create capacity-built future-ready leaders of tomorrow in the public domain for the country and for the world. “We have ambitious plans for the School with eleven specialised research centers and a number of short-term courses also planned for grassroots, tribal and rural leadership. The state’s students and professionals feature prominently in our scheme of things,” he said.
