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Mon, 22 December 2025, 01:15 EGPA Advances Its Renewal Agenda with 2026 Budget Approval
Mon, 22 December 2025, 01:09 EGPA Announces €15,000 in Travel Grants for EGPA 2026 Conference in Rome
Fri, 28 November 2025, 01:51 EGPA Steering Committee Advances Renewal Strategy and Future Conferences During Brussels Meeting
Tue, 18 November 2025, 04:50 Job Vacancy - EGPA Executive Secretary
Thu, 30 October 2025, 15:34 Call for Proposals - EGPA 2026 Conference
Wed, 29 October 2025, 20:01 Message from the EGPA Steering Committee

THE EUROPEAN GROUP FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (EGPA)

EGPA is the leading European society for administrative sciences, serving as a platform that connects researchers and practitioners, promotes knowledge exchange, supports comparative studies, fosters innovation, and builds a strong community of public administration experts.

EGPA Conference

The EGPA Conference is the premier annual gathering for academics, young researchers, and practitioners in public administration across Europe. The conference features plenary sessions, a Symposium for Doctoral Students and Young Researchers, thematic panels, study group sessions, and institutional meetings. Social events, including a gala dinner and networking receptions, offer the perfect opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and build lasting professional relationships. 

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Past Conferences

EGPA 2025 Conference
EGPA 2024 Conference
EGPA 2023 Conference

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EGPA Steering Committee

Sabine Kuhlmann

Institution: University of Potsdam

Country: Germany

Position: President (2025-2028)

Marco Meneguzzo

Institution: Università della Svizzera Italiana, University of Rome Tor Vergata

Country: Italy

Position: Vice-President (2025-2028)

Reto Steiner

Institution: ZHAW School of Management and Law

Country: Switzerland

Position: Vice-President (2025-2028)

Sabrina Bandera

Institution: Scuola Nazionale dell’Amministrazione

Country: Italy

Position: Member (2025-2028)

Anna Budzanowska

Institution: Krakow University of Economics

Country: Poland

Position: Member (2025-2028)

João Ricardo Catarino

Institution: ISCSP - Ulisboa

Country: Portugal

Position: Member (2025-2028)

David Ferraz

Institution: ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Country: Portugal

Position: Member (2025-2028)

Istvan Hoffman

Institution: Eötvös Loránd University Budapest

Country: Hungary

Position: Member (2025-2028)

Toon Kerkhoff

Institution: Leiden University

Country: Netherlands

Position: Member (2025-2028)

Gabriella Racca

Institution: University of Turin

Country: Italy

Position: Member (2025-2028)

Noemi Rossi

Institution: La Sapienza University

Country: Italy

Position: Member (2025-2028)

Ellen Wayenberg

Institution: Ghent University

Country: Belgium

Position: Member (2025-2028)

MESSAGE FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE

Dear colleagues and friends,

As the Steering Committee of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA), we are deeply honored to serve this remarkable community - a longstanding cornerstone of public administration scholarship and practice across Europe and beyond.

We stand at a pivotal moment. Recent challenges have tested our cohesion, yet they also offer a unique opportunity to renew, modernize, and strengthen EGPA within the broader IIAS family. In an era marked by polarization and uncertainty, EGPA’s strong anchoring in the global public administration community remains one of its greatest assets. We must resist any tendency toward academic isolation in Europe, especially now, when the need for globally oriented, comparative research and cross-cultural collaboration has never been greater (...)

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