CAS in Digital Government

• Introduce the latest managerial and technological developments to provide a broad overall view of the field of digitalization in the public sector;
• Discuss different methods and approaches to digital service design and management which are applicable for public and parapublic organisations;
• Enable students to apply the discussed methods and approaches by using practical examples;
• Provide students with the opportunity to share their experiences and confront them with examples of successful (and so successful) implementations;
• Raise students’ awareness about the future opportunities and challenges of digitalization in the public sector.

• Students studying for the MAS in Public Administration (MPA);
• Executives in public and not-for-profit enterprises who are interested in digitalization of the public sector;
• Any person who is responsible for or is participating in public digitalization projects.

Presentations, work in groups, case studies and computer-assisted learning are combined in order to enhance active participation in the course. Several external lecturers  will enrich the course with their practical experiences and thoughts. Fluency in English is necessary.

This course will take place face-to-face or remotely depending on the sanitary situation and restrictions communicated by the authorities.

Participants who actively and regularly attend the course, and complete the course project, will be awarded a Foundation of Continuing Education certificate of continuing education/Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Public Administration (with a specialisation in CEMAP). This corresponds to 10 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits. Participants who follow the course but decide not to complete the project work will receive a certificate of attendance (but no ECTS credits).

Continuing Education regulations

Main teaching language

English

Dates, time, place

Every Fridays and Saturdays, from September to December, 2023 from 9.15 a.m. to 4.15 p.m., in the IDHEAP building.

26 and 27 september 2025

3, 4, 10, 11 and 31 october 2025

1, 7, 8, 14, and 15 november 2025

Registration deadline

To be confirmed

I want to register

The registration link for 2025 will be available in february 2025. The number of participants is limited and registrations are processed on a first come first served basis. Please contact Fatma.Yavavli@unil.ch for any further information.

Total course registration fees come to CHF 4,500 (including all documentation), which should be paid on receipt of the invoice, and by the start of the course at the latest.

Discout
A discount of 5%, up to a maximum of CHF 500 per course, is available to any IDHEAP alumni—holding an MPA, DAS or CEMAP, an IDHEAP PhD or a Master’s in PMP—who wish to follow a CAS course or a Seminar for Specialist and Executives organised by IDHEAP. This reduction does not apply to participants in the DAS who subsequently wish to follow the MPA course.

Withdrawal

Any decision to withdraw from the course must be made in writing.

If withdrawal from the course is announced between

• 21 and ten days prior to its commencement, 50% of the registration fee will remain due.
• less than ten days before its commencement, the entire registration fee is due. The number of places being limited, registrations will be considered on the basis of the date of receipt.