Public Management Training Program
To help China’s local and regional governments become more efficient and responsive to their citizens, the International Center conducts a comprehensive public management training program for China’s provincial and municipal managers. Since 1999, the International Center has trained over 700 public managers from provinces and cities throughout China, including Beijing, Tianjin, Sichuan, Qinghai, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, and Shanghai.
Participants typically undergo two phases of training. During the first phase, they attend one-week, intensive courses taught in China on a variety of topics including leadership, public management, human resource management, personnel administration, budgeting and finance, local government effectiveness, administrative law, public policy and program evaluation, community development, and citizen engagement.
During the second part of the training, the Chinese participants travel to the United States for a two- to three-week experiential study of federalism in the state of Georgia and in Washington, D.C. The Chinese managers interact with elected and career government officials from all three levels of government as well as with representatives of the private and nonprofit sectors. Thirty-two Georgia local government officials have participated in the Center’s China training programs as instructors.
Past Projects
From 2000–2003, the University of Georgia participated in faculty exchanges with the Shanghai Administration Institute as well as with Fudan University. The president and provost of the University of Georgia demonstrated their support for these activities by traveling to China to meet with their counterparts at partnering institutions.
The International Center has also joined with other University of Georgia public service and outreach organizations in providing judicial, journalistic, and technological training to various Chinese partners.
Study Abroad in China
The International Center co-coordinates with the Department of Political Science the University of Georgia China Study Abroad Maymester program. Fifty-two University of Georgia students have participated in this program—the university’s first study abroad program in China.
