New degree aims to boost public sector bosses' business awareness

Keywords: UK, Public administration, Universities

As more and more local councils in the UK get involved in joint ventures with the private sector to fund the building of schools, hospitals and other local authority projects, public sector bosses need to boost their business awareness. In a bid to help them, Warwick University has launched a master of public administration degree (MPA).

The MPA, the first of its kind in the UK, is expected to be in demand among civil servants, local government officers, medical professionals and headmasters. According to the Warwick Business School, there is no equivalent world-class qualification for top policy makers and managers in the public sector.