University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, has announced a new professional programme titled Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA). This two-year programme focusses on the global policy challenges and prepares students for the complexities of today’s world.
The programme has been designed to prepare students for senior management roles such as policy analysts, foreign policy strategists, directors of corporate policy and similar functions in different eco-systems across the world. The programme aims to have graduates to be work-ready, and flexible and fluent in all sorts of situations, whether they involve Government, business or not-for-profits. Students can apply for the course for 2016 by log on to http://mppga.ubc.ca and the last date for submission of the application is January 26, 2016.
Speaking about the new programme, Yves Tiberghien, co-director of MPPGA said: “The players that set the global agenda in the past are seeing a power shift as the overall balance of power has shifted massively toward the so-called emerging powers. This disruption has to be addressed in new ways because it’s clear that past methods aren’t addressing the scale of today’s problems. Domestic, global, economics, science, social issues, stakeholders, social engagement, communication – it’s all intertwined. The MPPGA programme addresses this new reality the leadership skills it will cultivate through the program will help students succeed in positions of influence to put forward positive change wherever they may be in the world.”
Moura Quayle, the other co-director of MPPGA said: “What sets the programme apart is a focus on pracademics – learning by doing. This involves people actually doing policy as part of the programme: analysing, creating and implementing policy. The classroom is a professional setting in which students are required to tie-up in the same way as they would with future colleagues as part of a team.”