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Master of Public Policy

The Master of Public Policy degree is a joint study programme between the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) and the Humboldt University Berlin, administered through the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance gGmbH.

The Master of Public Policy degree provides engaged and committed future leaders from the worlds of politics, business, civil society and administration with the skills to:

Develop, implement, and communicate strategies for individual policy areas;
Bring ideas to life in private, political, or civil society organisations and shape and guide processes of change;
Conceptualise and implement projects and activities in the public sector and political realms.

Over the course of the four-semester-long study programme, students will learn to:

Formulate and address complex new questions;
Move among different dimensions of a complex challenge;
Proceed effectively with the resources available;
Integrate the distinct expectations of various stakeholders into one effective solution.

Students will combine their distinct multidisciplinary knowledge and diverse professional experiences in order to address subjects based on their own varied perspectives.

Concrete Values in Practice

The heart of this programme lies in the hands-on project. Students will address problems related to their own organisations and, during the course of the MPP degree, develop and implement solutions to these problems in their daily work environments. Students will thereby acquire the concrete and practical skills needed for dealing with complex decision-making processes. For the organisation in which the student works, this innovative problem solving and implementation process will entail a real added value.

In working on their projects, every student will be able to rely on the guidance and support of a personal adviser.

Students will leave the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance experienced and trained as leaders, able to effectively apply the tools needed to competently and sustainably manage organisations.