ASPA's growing international affiliations and activities have reflected our increasing commitment to voicing concerns and viewpoints from outside the United States and advancing public administration internationally.

What's New at ASPA Internationally

• ASPA to Sign MOU with Korean Institute. ASPA’s leadership recently approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Institute of Public Administration (KIPA). Once signed, KIPA and ASPA agree to establish ties of friendship and cooperation for the purpose of promoting mutual understanding and academic, professional, and personnel exchange. ASPA now will focus on finding a partner organization to administer the MOU with KIPA. Interested ASPA chapters, sections, or universities should refer to the RFP below. The deadline to apply is February 2, 2009.
• Korean Association of Public Administration (KAPA) President, Keun Namkoong, and ASPA President, Donald E. Klingner, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the KAPA conference in Seoul on October 16, 2008. Although KAPA and ASPA had originally signed an agreement in 1992, this updated MOU strengthens the relationship between the organizations. Specifically, KAPA and ASPA will actively participate in each other’s programs and meetings, exchange professional publications and offer expert technical assistance, and collaborate on research projects and scholar exchanges. The Secretariat for the ASPA/KAPA MOU remains Rutgers University-Newark.
• The Fifth Transatlantic Dialogue, 5TAD, will be held June 11-13, 2009 in Washington, D.C. at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Administration at The George Washington University. The conference theme, The Future of Governance in Europe and the U.S., addresses the emergence of new forms of governance that have become key topics in recent public administration research. 5TAD is a joint effort under the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), with the support of the ASPA-EGPA Secretariat at the School of Public Affairs and Administration, and Rutgers University-Campus at Newark.
• ASPA Signs Agreement with Mexico's National Institute for Public Administration – Selects Secretariat! ASPA president elect Donald Klingner delivered the signed copy of ASPA's historic agreement with Mexico's National Institute for Public Administration (INAP) at an international conference on "Competency-Based Public Administration" held in November 2007 in Monterrey, Mexico. For the past half century, INAP has conducted research, training and technical assistance projects at a national, state and municipal level in Mexico. Given ASPA's and INAP's shared interest in improving public administration, this agreement will enable the two organizations to work together more effectively on shared programs. ASPA’s National Council has selected the CenTex Chapter to serve as Secretariat for the ASPA/INAP MOU.
• ASPA Strengthens Relationship with European Counterpart, Selects Secretariat! ASPA's Executive Committee recently voted to approve an update of ASPA's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA). EGPA and ASPA will work together to elevate the practice and study of public administration, provide perspective to scholars and practitioners across the Atlantic, and improve performance by sharing best practices regarding public awareness and communication, dissemination of research and fund raising. In addition, the Executive Committee selected Rutgers University-Newark to serve as the Secretariat for the ASPA-EGPA MOU.
• ASPA is pleased to announce an agreement has been signed with the Chinese Association for International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP) to develop training and technical assistance programs. CAIEP is a nationwide and government sponsored institution engaged in the international exchange of specialized technical and managerial personnel. Its main tasks are to invite foreign experts to work in China, designate Chinese managerial and technical personnel to go abroad for practical training, assist Chinese and foreign organizations in developing friendly exchange and business relations, and arrange for foreign friends to engage in research, training and study in China. The aim of the Association is to promote exchange and cooperation between China and other countries in industry, agriculture, finance, science and technology, education, medicine and culture, through the international exchange of personnel, so as to contribute to China's reform, opening up and modernization as well as to the advance of human civilization in general.