The Berlin workshop offers EMPA students the opportunity to experience the machinery of government and policy-making in Germany first-hand and have interaction with experts, policy-makers and practitioners working in and for the German government system. It will combine sessions at the Hertie School with visits to the German Bundestag, various federal Ministries and the GovTech Campus Berlin.
Our workshop is designed to offer a range of opportunities for EMPA students to analyze and critically reflect on public policy and management features and challenges in Germany and to gain insights into current developments like coping with the war in the Ukraine or the challenges of digitalizing government. After the course, participants should be able to better understand and critically reflect on both parallel developments and significant differences between public management in Germany and in other country contexts.