National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute»

D4 Public Management and Administration

Specialty D4 Public Management and Administration is the design of the future at the level of cities, regions, and entire countries. Today, a public administrator is not a bureaucrat in the traditional sense, but a Public Strategy Architect, a Digital Policy Maker, and a Community Transformation Lead. You are the one who turns outdated bureaucracy into user-friendly digital services (like "Diia"), develops economic breakthrough strategies, and builds inclusive communities. The objects of your activity will be national digital platforms, large-scale reforms, international grant projects, and mechanisms of direct democracy.

The goal of training is to transform you into the "operating system" of societal progress, capable of scaling well-being. We will teach you strategic public planning, public finance management, e-Governance, and crisis communications. This is the realm of High-Impact Leadership & Policy Engineering, where you will master public policy analysis tools, interest advocacy, and project management in the public sector. You will learn to see resources where others see problems, becoming an architect of an efficient state.

Your superpower: In a world of global challenges, you will possess Institutional Vision and Social Engineering Mastery—the skill to create rules of the game that improve the lives of millions. Your professional toolkit will include:

- Digital Transformation of Government: developing and deploying GovTech solutions to ensure transparency and speed in public services.

- Regional & Urban Development: designing "smart cities" and community development strategies that attract investments.

- Global Diplomacy & GR: liaising with international donors (EU, UN, World Bank) and lobbying for socially vital changes.

- Anti-Corruption & Compliance: building control systems and ethical management frameworks based on open data.

Our graduates are top managers in ministries and regional administrations, leaders of local communities (amalgamated territorial communities), experts at international think tanks, GR directors in major corporations, and leaders of innovative social projects.

Objects of activity for bachelor's graduates include state and local government bodies; public institutions and organizations; non-profit entities; as well as political and administrative decision-making technologies.

Training is provided by

- the Department of Economics and Public Administration (601);

- the Department of Postgraduate education and Doctorate.

Educational Programs Offered:

Educational Program Degree Mode of Study Duration of Study
Public Management and Administration Bachelor’s degree Full-time and Part-time 3 years and 10 months
Regional Economic Systems Administration Master’s degree, professional education program
Full-time and Part-time
1 year and 4 months
Public Administration and Management in the Field of Civil and Technogenic Safety
Public Management and Administration Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Full-time and Part-time 4 years