The overarching theme of SAYP is och modern and sustainable public administration. The programme’s purpose is to offer participants a platform for the exchange of experiences and building up knowledge and networks. The aim is to strengthen participants in their roles as future changemakers in the region.

Södertörn University’s Academy of Public Administration is offering a module in Transnational Public Administration and Organizing for young professionals from the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Partnership countries. Its content is tailor-made for navigating the challenges and opportunities that can arise in public administration. Participants will be introduced to research and various methods for Transnational Public Administration and Organizing, and trained in implementing this knowledge in their own organisations and developing in their roles.

“The module provides the type of knowledge of international conditions that is difficult to achieve by studying. The module gains an extra dimension from participants being able to base it on their practical experience of an international environment, facilitating joint knowledge production and the exchange of ideas. This is particularly true for young professionals who are aiming to work in an international context. This module offers us the opportunity to provide this type of valuable experience,” says Andreas Åkerlund, advisor to the vice-chancellor on internationalisation at Södertörn University.

The introduction to the module is on 19 May, after which there is a combination of lectures, seminars, case-based exercises, project work and study visits. The majority of the module is held in Stockholm in August. An interdisciplinary approach allows instructors and participants to investigate the foundations of transnational public administration and organising through themes such as governance, border dynamics and organisational resources.