FOR A NEW CULTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. EXCELLENCE, KNOW-HOW AND VALUES.

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1 FOR A NEW CULTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. EXCELLENCE, KNOW-HOW AND VALUES. April > July 2013 PPM International Master 1

2 International Master International in Public Procurement Master Management in Public Procurement Management European Bank for Reconstruction and Development University EBRD and of University Rome Tor of Vergata Rome and Tor Vergata EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Dear Student, it is with pride and enthusiasm that we want to share with you the launch of the first edition of the International Master in Public Procurement Management, born out of the willingness and commitment of both the Procurement Department of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and of the Tor Vergata University in Rome. After 8 years of successfully managing the interdisciplinary Italian Master in Procurement Management, which has brought Tor Vergata into the national limelight for procurement studies, we have found in EBRD the right institutional partner to make the dream of exporting our professional and training capacity abroad come true. As we always believed that public procurement issues are common worldwide but need specific solutions for each context, we have tailored a program meant to confront dilemmas and challenges that may happen on the day-to-day purchasing activity and in the procurement planning process, with a handson approach based on case-studies and the right blend of theory and practice. Also thanks to the critical support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Central European Initiative and the prestigious cooperation with the Italian Procurement Central Purchasing Body, Consip, we believe we will successfully achieve the main goal of the Master: to effectively train public officials operating in the field of procurement and young students eager to apply for a public position in the field. Applicants will find at Tor Vergata an engaging environment with an international dimension added to it, in the context of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The intensity of the program and the live-in experience in the university campus will allow students to work in team, learn from each other s background and engage in lively professional debates around public procurement, adding an essential human touch to the quality of the overall period of studies. The Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies of Tor Vergata University, recognized worldwide as a Centre of Excellence for Procurement, is proud to offer its interdisciplinary procurement team of experts ranging from various fields (ethics, law, economics, supply-chain and quality management, audit, IT, strategy, planning) to prospective participants that wish to add value to their working experience improving their skills and knowledge. Join us by applying! Prof. Gustavo Piga Master Director Prof. Nicola Dimitri Master Co-Director Dear Student, You may wonder why a Bank, albeit a Development Bank, is interested in having a foothold in the academic world. Well, investment is not only about equity or loans but investment in people that can help to develop their countries. An investment project may deliver a power station or a road that will resolve an immediate need but investment in people will bring benefits that are sustainable over generations to come. Procurement is a process that aims to deliver solutions corresponding to the need of public or private stakeholders at a price that is in line with real market cost. The procurement function of EBRD has been instrumental in supporting EBRD clients to achieve just that during the 20 plus years that EBRD has been in existence and we believe that the experience that our in-house procurement specialists have accumulated should be shared to bring benefits to aspiring procurement practitioners. International Financing Institutions (IFI) like the EBRD have financed and supported implementation of projects in many countries and have therefore a broad perspective on issues that may arise during a procurement and contract implementation cycle. Furthermore, as an honest broker in the procurement process an IFI will need to safeguard the interests of both Bank clients and tenderers. This forces IFI s to always strive towards best practice in procurement and contract implementation. In Tor Vergata we have found a partner that not only has the same vision but also the expertise in delivering procurement knowledge with high academic standard to a broad spectrum of students. It is therefore with immense pleasure that we together with Tor Vergata are able to offer you this opportunity to develop your procurement knowledge by enrolling in this Public Procurement Management Master Programme. Jan Jackholt Director of Procurement European Bank for Reconstruction and Development PPM International Master 1

3 The Qualification Programme s learning path The qualification programme is a full time advanced (graduate) Master running from April to mid-july 2013 in Rome, Italy, with classroom lectures followed by distance-learning and a mandatory professional stage in a firm or institution, whether in Italy, in the home (or an alternative) country. The programme is characterized by an interdisciplinary content and is meant to attract public purchasers with relevant experience in procurement as well as young students interested in preparing for a career in public procurement. Classes are all taught in English; thus, language proficiency is required to successfully follow the courses and to actively participate to all the learning activities. Modular training The programme consists of 12 modules where attendance is strictly compulsory. Failure to attend will motivate outright suspension from the Programme. Students will sign a Memorandum of Professional Behavior before the beginning of classes, together with the acceptance of the rules of the Master (posted on the website). Each module lasts approximately a week. The modules will be based on a traditional learning approach and will be followed by graded exams. Courses List 1. Organization and Strategy 2. Legal Background 3. Strategic Tools for Procurement Procedures 4. Spend Management and Public Procurement 5. Economic Analysis of the Market 6. Contracts and Negotiation 7. IFIs Procurement Principles and Practice 8. Ethics and Green Procurement 9. Law & Economics of Public and Private Partnerships 10. Quality Management E-Procurement - Logistics PPM International Master 2 PPM International Master 3

4 The Qualification Programme s learning path Programme Implementation Tutoring Activities The tutoring activities are meant to ensure the effectiveness of the training programme, supporting students in administrative, technical and academic issues. The goal is to assist students on all issues bearing on their dayto-day student life. Training tools: The following tools will integrate and make more effective the Master programme: - E-Learning - Interactive tutoring - Group discussion and seminars - Role-playing - Business games and team activities Exams Exams will be organized around 2 sessions: the first session will be administered at the end of the fifth module and the second at the end of the last module. Students will have a one-week break for exams preparation and the following week will sit down for exams, respectively, at the end of module five and at the end of modules eleven-twelve. A distance-learning module will follow these taught modules, where students will be required to show their capacity and creativity in designing a specific tender for goods, services or works. Trainship period After the courses students have to be involved in a trainship period (a stage ), within their own (or another public) organization. For a candidate to be admitted to the thesis defense the Board of the Master program will have to have approved the project work prepared within that period. Final Dissertation At the end of the Master s programme students will have to submit a dissertation, which will be part of the final evaluation. The dissertation should be a case study concerning procurement issues related to their own organizations, to a specific country or to a public procurement Challenge. In drafting their paper students should demonstrate an understanding of the topic and the use of appropriate methodologies. The evolution of the Procurement figures: meeting changes and challenges World economies are at a critical juncture. The 2008 financial meltdown that spread rapidly across the planet by slowing trade, reducing income and generating unemployment has triggered a strong countercyclical reaction by central banks and governments. The latter have sometimes used the lever of fiscal policy lower taxes, higher expenditure and consequent high deficits and debt to smooth out the recession in the making, resisting the lure to make use of often sterile and counterproductive protectionist strategies. However, while partly successful, they seem to have exhausted the steam to face a new slowing down for the next few years, just when economies seem to have entered it. How can more fiscal pace be found in this context? And what policies can be used to lessen the threat of lower employment and encourage domestic industries, both in emerging and developed economies, to gain momentum again, without recurring to the self-defeating strategies of greater protectionism? It turns out that one powerful element that can combine fiscal prudence, fiscal space and effective industrial policy is available: public procurement, which is seldom understood fully in its indeed large - capacity to serve leaders and citizens, an opportunity for economic enrichment and social development. Public procurement can be dubbed as a quick win for policy makers. In times when budgets are stretched, but the need for public sector presence and action is deemed critical, when structural and rapid sources of funding that do not hamper growth seem missing, when there is a growing concern for the quality of public intervention and when regulation is felt too intrusive and ineffective in pushing forward private markets profitability and growth, it appears that an organized and transparent process of setting up public procurement can be fundamental in ensuring that trust in the action of policy-makers is rapidly restored. PPM International Master 4 PPM International Master 5

5 Programme Implementation More fiscal space can be obtained with a decisive improvement in business processes around efficient and effective public procurement. In a country where public consumption and investment over GDP of goods, services and works averages around 15%, a mere 10% savings in expenses frees approximately 1,5 of GDP that can be dedicated to either lowering taxes or adding to social expenditure, without touching any real expenditure in the government sector and without affecting the level of deficit or debt. Intelligent aggregation of demand, smart market analysis, collusion prevention and encouragement of participation, contract management, proper measurement of internal performance and rewards to firms that have done well over past contracts, can rapidly bring significant savings for the public sector and gains for citizens. The Procurement Team of Tor Vergata University The Procurement Team at Tor Vergata University has understood and even anticipated the new trend, deciding to invest energy in a qualified teaching program, with passion and commitment. Tor Vergata history, of effective training in public, private and military procurement can represent the right programme for those who want to acquire a high level of skills and knowledge in order to become a reference point for their Procurement organizations. In 2004, Tor Vergata University, won the national competition entitled MEF Consip Master in E-Procurement organized by the Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance together with the Central Purchasing Body Consip Spa, concerning the organization of a Master in E-procurement, where all the Italian Universities were invited to participate. This was the beginning of an ambitious project. The original Master in E-procurement was improved over time with patience and a sense of direction and finally reorganized through the creation and launch of the Italian Master in Procurement Management. Today we believe to be fully ready to take-on the additional challenge of the launch of this wider international project. The acquired experience and the strong and large institutional network of relevant professionals totally involved in the project implementation are the key ingredients to make the coming international Master in Public Procurement Management (PPM) a successful and prestigious qualifying programme. PPM International Master 6 PPM International Master 7

6 Programme Implementation Master Programme General Overview The International Master in Public Procurement Management (PPM) is organized by the Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies, together with the Law and the Industrial Engineering Departments of Tor Vergata University in Rome, Italy, from April to July During such a period, lectures and further training activities will be part of the programme. The Procurement Department professional staff of the EBRD will be also involved in the teaching activity, prestigiously contributing to the practical orientation of the programme. PPM International Master 8 PPM International Master 9

7 The Campus For further information please visit the Campus X at the following web site: The University of Rome Tor Vergata was established in 1981 with the goal of providing high quality education for students preparing to meet the ever-evolving needs and opportunities of the 21st century workforce. Located in the South-Eastern suburb of Rome, easily reachable by bus, the University is an academic establishment which combines a liberal arts tradition with emphasis on career orientation in the field of Economics, Engineering, Sciences and Medicine. A new campus has been inaugurated at Tor Vergata University. The campus is the largest in Italy and one of the largest in Europe with its 1,200 bed spaces that offer high quality services for the university students. Campus X Tor Vergata is a community that embraces different people and cultures, fostering an international environment by promoting the principles of integration and cohesion among people who live, learn and work around Tor Vergata University. Living and learning are intimately intertwined, as the Campus provides a wide range of services and student life programmes designed to meet the student needs and concerns. As for accommodation, the Campus provides very comfortable apartments, fully furnished, designed for 1 or 2 people with shared bathroom, living room, kitchen and Wi-Fi internet connection. The following services are available on Campus. Campus Shuttle Bus, connecting Tor Vergata rail station to the campus and also connecting the various buildings/ schools within the campus, study space and reading rooms with Wi-Fi internet connection, tutoring rooms, laundry room, leisure room, music room, sporting centre and SPA, restaurant, cafeteria and mini market, orientation and tutoring centre. PPM International Master 10 PPM International Master 11

8 Fees and Funding There are two main types of costs for students undertaking postgraduate study during the International Master in Public Procurement Management: academic fees and living expenses. Academic fees cover the cost of tuition, examinations and registration and some student amenities. They don t include fees for accommodation, meals or general living expenses. Academic fees for the a. y amount to 7.000,00. Beyond the academic fees, the other main cost for postgraduate students will be living expenses. These include key aspects such as your accommodation fees if you choose to live on our campus ( per month, including accommodation on campus in a private room with shared bathroom, daily lunch and dinner at the Campus Restaurant) or rent for those living off campus, food and other general expenditure related to apartment s life. The International Master in Public Procurement Management also offer some grants covering partially or totally academic fees to the student who will be selected as a classroom tutor. The call for application is available on the Master s website: Beyond applying read the eligibility criteria thoroughly and make sure you submit your application by the correct deadline, January 10, Financial Aid: A limited number of scholarships is offered to support prospective students, who wish to attend the International Master in Public Procurement Management at Tor Vergata University. Funding opportunities are provided by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). Twenty-four candidates from six Mediterranean Partner countries (MPC) - Albania, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Palestinian Territories and Tunisia - will be selected by their respective Authorities and will be enrolled in the International Master in Public Procurement Management (PPM), through diplomatic channels. Separate scholarships are also available from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (from funding provided by the Central European Initiative and Italian Trust Funds) at workingwithus/procurement.shtml for senior public procurement officials from certain EBRD countries of operation only. PPM International Master 12 PPM International Master 13

9 Teaching staff Students The Master in Public Procurement Management aims to develop the management skills of the participants as well as to give a better understanding of how to link procurement efficiency and public service effectiveness. Prof. Corrado Cerruti Professor of Management University of Rome Tor Vergata The Procurement Management Master is a well-established program, which equips students with technical and intellectual skills required not only to create knowledge at the highest level, but also to pursue all supply management solutions, ensuring value optimization. Annalisa Ferrulli Master 2010 ENEL corporation, Purchasing Function The Master Program in Procurement Management provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary training in public procurement. Prof. Elisabetta Iossa Professor of Economics University of Rome Tor Vergata, CEPR, CMPO, EIEF This Master has been an excellent experience since the beginning. I learned that the way in which procurement is regulated and administered has an immediate and significant influence on the business environment. But the main concern is that it is not only about doing more with less but also about ensuring quality. And in all this process what emerged is that human relationships are the starting point. Elena Innocenzi Master 2012 Student An interdisciplinary approach to Public Procurement as an instrument to ensure the achievement of public goals as well as an better use of public funds. Biancamaria Raganelli Professor of Administrative Law University of Rome Tor Vergata It has been nothing but a pleasant experience to attend Tor Vergata University as a graduate student. The Master in Procurement Management program is cuttingedge and definitely one of the best on its segment. I chose this program mainly for two reasons: being one-of-a-kind in Rome plus having industrious and highly experienced professors. This program has not only prepared myself to overcome the challenges of an increasingly competitive job market but also added an outstanding value to my personal and professional portfolios. Alessa De santa Izabel Alves Master 2012 Student As a consequence of the global crisis, public administrations are required to become more efficient and effective in all their activities. Procurement is one of the areas with the greatest potential for improvement but also one of the most complex to improve, due to the multiple skills required and the difficulty of working within strict legislation constraints. Thanks to its intrinsic multidisciplinary approach, its innovative structure and its leading edge content, the Master in Procurement Management can valuably support this journey towards a new, efficient, competence-based and innovative public administration. Prof. Vittorio Cesarotti Professor of Operations Management University of Rome Tor Vergata The Masters in procurement at the University of Tor Vergata is multidisciplinary both in approach and with regard to the subject matter covered. It is a higher education course which meets the needs, not only of those who are looking out onto the world of work, but also of those already in a position of responsibility, both in the public and private sectors, and feel the necessity to pursue an educational path of the highest level. It allows for continual updates in subjects of particular complexity and importance, such as are those inherent in supplies and procurement procedures. Francesco Forte Master 2012 Student PPM International Master 14 PPM International Master 15

10 Master Director Gustavo Piga Master Co-Director Nicola Dimitri Procurement Director of EBRD Jan Jackholt Scientific Committee Alessandro Ancarani Alexander Belenky Federiga Bindi Chris Bovis Martin Burgi Giacomo Calzolari Fuguo Cao Domenico Casalino Riccardo Colangelo Giacinto Della Cananea Jakob Edler Aris Georgopoulos Daniel Gordon Jan Jackholt Irina Kuznetsova Paolo Labombarda François Lichere Frederic Marty Bernardo Mattarella Guido Paolucci Lucio Picci Aristide Police Romilde Rizzo Stephane Saussier Tina Soreide Stephane Straub Luis Tavares Pedro Telles Khi Thai Steen Treumer Elvira Uyarra Tommaso Valletti Christopher Yukins Executive Committee Gian Luigi Albano Simone Borra Corrado Cerruti Vittorio Cesarotti Nicola Dimitri Richard Gargrave Gustavo Piga Biancamaria Raganelli Stefano Tremolanti Information Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies University of Rome Tor Vergata via Columbia 2, Rome Master Secretariat Patrizia Marta Scientific Coordinator Andrea Appolloni tel / fax / Procurement Department European Bank for Reconstruction and Development One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN To the attention of Richard Gargrave Senior Procurement Specialist tel: +44(0) fax: +44(0) PPM International Master 1

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