FOR A NEW CULTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. EXCELLENCE, KNOW-HOW AND VALUES. April > July 2013 PPM International Master 1 PPM International Master 1 International Master Internationalin Public Procurement Master Management inEuropean Public Bank Procurement for Reconstruction Management and Development UniversityEBRD and of University Rome Tor of Vergata Rome andTor VergataEBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Dear Student, Dear Student, it is with pride and enthusiasm that we want to share with you the launch of the first You may wonder why a Bank, albeit a Development Bank, is interested in having a foothold in edition of the International Master in Public Procurement Management, born out of the the academic world. Well, investment is not only about equity or loans but investment in people willingness and commitment of both the Procurement Department of the European Bank that can help to develop their countries. An investment project may deliver a power station or a for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and of the Tor Vergata University in Rome. road that will resolve an immediate need but investment in people will bring benefits that are sustainable over generations to come. After 8 years of successfully managing the interdisciplinary Italian Master in Procurement Management, which has brought Tor Vergata into the national limelight for procurement Procurement is a process that aims to deliver solutions corresponding to the need of public studies, we have found in EBRD the right institutional partner to make the dream of exporting or private stakeholders at a price that is in line with real market cost. The procurement our professional and training capacity abroad come true. As we always believed that public function of EBRD has been instrumental in supporting EBRD clients to achieve just procurement issues are common worldwide but need specific solutions for each context, we that during the 20 plus years that EBRD has been in existence and we believe that the have tailored a program meant to confront dilemmas and challenges that may happen on experience that our in-house procurement specialists have accumulated should be the day-to-day purchasing activity and in the procurement planning process, with a hands- shared to bring benefits to aspiring procurement practitioners. International Financing on approach based on case-studies and the right blend of theory and practice. 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 Also thanks to the critical support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of a procurement and contract implementation cycle. Furthermore, as an honest broker in Economy and Finance, the Central European Initiative and the prestigious cooperation with the procurement process an IFI will need to safeguard the interests of both Bank clients the Italian Procurement Central Purchasing Body, Consip, we believe we will successfully and tenderers. This forces IFI’s to always strive towards best practice in procurement and achieve the main goal of the Master: to effectively train public officials operating in the contract implementation. field of procurement and young students eager to apply for a public position in the field. In Tor Vergata we have found a partner that not only has the same vision but also the Applicants will find at Tor Vergata an engaging environment with an international expertise in delivering procurement knowledge with high academic standard to a broad dimension added to it, in the context of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The spectrum of students. It is therefore with immense pleasure that we together with Tor intensity of the program and the live-in experience in the university campus will allow Vergata are able to offer you this opportunity to develop your procurement knowledge by students to work in team, learn from each other’s background and engage in lively enrolling in this Public Procurement Management Master Programme. 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, Jan Jackholt Director of Procurement recognized worldwide as a Centre of Excellence for Procurement, is proud to offer its European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 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 Prof. Nicola Dimitri Master Director Master Co-Director PPM International Master 1 The Qualification Programme’s learning path The qualification programme is a full time advanced (graduate) Modular training Master running from April to mid-July 2013 in Rome, Italy, with classroom lectures followed by distance-learning and a mandatory The programme consists of 12 modules where attendance is strictly professional stage in a firm or institution, whether in Italy, in the home compulsory. Failure to attend will motivate outright suspension from the (or an alternative) country. The programme is characterized by an Programme. Students will sign a Memorandum of Professional Behavior interdisciplinary content and is meant to attract public purchasers with before the beginning of classes, together with the acceptance of the rules relevant experience in procurement as well as young students interested of the Master (posted on the website). in preparing for a career in public procurement. Classes are all taught in Each module lasts approximately a week. The modules will be based on English; thus, language proficiency is required to successfully follow the a traditional learning approach and will be followed by graded exams. courses and to actively participate to all the learning activities. 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 11-12. E-Procurement - Logistics PPM International Master 2 PPM International Master 3 The Qualification Programme’s Programme Implementation learning path World economies are at a critical juncture. The 2008 financial meltdown Tutoring Activities Exams The that spread rapidly across the planet by slowing trade, reducing income The tutoring evolution activities are meant Exams will be organized around 2 sessions: the first session will be and generating unemployment has triggered a strong countercyclical to ensure the administered at the end of the fifth module and the second at the end of of the reaction by central banks and governments. The latter have sometimes effectiveness of the the last module. Procurement used the lever of fiscal policy – lower taxes, higher expenditure and training programme, consequent high deficits and debt – to smooth out the recession supporting students figures: in administrative, Students will have a one-week break for exams preparation and the in the making, resisting the lure to make use of often sterile and technical and following week will sit down for exams, respectively, at the end of module meeting counterproductive protectionist strategies. However, while partly academic issues. five and at the end of modules eleven-twelve. changes successful, they seem to have exhausted the steam to face a new slowing The goal is to assist A distance-learning module will follow these taught modules, where down for the next few years, just when economies seem to have entered it. students on all issues and bearing on their day- students will be required to show their capacity and creativity in How can more fiscal pace be found in this context? And what policies to-day student life. designing a specific tender for goods, services or works. challenges can be used to lessen the threat of lower employment and encourage domestic industries, both in emerging and developed economies, to Training tools: Trainship period gain momentum again, without recurring to the self-defeating strategies The following of greater protectionism? It turns out that one powerful element that can tools will integrate After the courses students have to be involved in a trainship period combine fiscal prudence, fiscal space and effective industrial policy is and make more (a “stage”), within their own (or another public) organization. For a available: public procurement, which is seldom understood fully in its – effective the Master programme: candidate to be admitted to the thesis’ defense the Board of the Master indeed large - capacity to serve leaders and citizens, an opportunity for - E-Learning program will have to have approved the project work prepared within economic enrichment and social development. that period. Public procurement can be dubbed as a “quick win” for policy makers. - Interactive tutoring In times when budgets are stretched, but the need for public sector - Group discussion presence and action is deemed critical, when structural and rapid and seminars Final Dissertation sources of funding that do not hamper growth seem missing, when