About us

Center

The KPM Center for Public Management of the University of Bern was established on September 1, 2002. As an interdisciplinary program located between the economics and social science departments and the law faculty of the University of Bern, it is committed to the collaboration among the disciplines of law, economics, and political science. The core product of the KPM Center for Public Management is the postgraduate course of studies with the Master’s diploma (MPA). A second important pillar of the new KPM is basic research in the area of public administration. And, thirdly, services are offered to the public in the form of consultancies, expert opinions, and evaluations.

Executive Board and Secretariat

The interdisciplinary administration is comprised of Prof. Dr. Adrian Ritz (business administration), Prof. Dr. Claus Jacobs (business administration), Prof. Dr. Andreas Lienhard (constitutional and administrative law), Prof. Dr. Doina Radulescu (economics), Prof. Dr. Fritz Sager (political science) and the associated member of the Executive Board Prof. Dr. Rudolf Blankart (business administration). Bianka Balmer manages the Secretariat.

Standing Committee

The Standing Committee of the KPM includes: 

This committee serves to link the faculties of economics, the social sciences, and law.