Call for Candidates – IIAS 2025 Elections

Diogo Pereira,

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is preparing for its 2025 Elections, with key leadership positions open for application. The IIAS is governed by its Council of Administration (CoA), which was last elected during the IIAS-EUROMENA Conference in Rome in 2022, and will now be renewed during the upcoming IIAS-DARPG India Conference 2025.

Continuing Members
As per the established procedure, the following members will continue in their roles:
Jörg Bogumil, Chairperson of the Finance Committee (Germany)
Nada Biaz, Vice-President for Africa (Morocco)
Liu Xuezhi, Vice-President for East Asia (China)
Tamás Kaizer, Vice-President for Eastern Europe (Hungary)
Saud Gheza Alotaibi, Vice-President for the Middle-East (Saudi Arabia)
Alexander Balthasar, Vice-President for Western Europe (Austria)
Luisa Neto, Council of Administration Member (Portugal)
Edoardo Ongaro, Council of Administration Member (Italy)
Andreas Bergmann, Council of Administration Member (Switzerland)
Hideaki Shiroyama, Chairperson of the Scientific Committee (Japan)
PS Reddy, Vice-Chair of the Scientific Committee (South Africa)
Sabine Kuhlmann, IRAS Editor-in-Chief (Germany)
Paul Joyce, Director of Publications (United Kingdom)

Open Positions for the 2025 Elections
Applications are now open for the following vacant positions, available to IIAS members until December 1st, 2024:
President
Host Country Vice-President
Vice-President for Latin America
Vice-President for North America
Vice-President for South Asia and the Pacific
7 Council of Administration Members

Election Process
The Council of Administration will review the applications on December 17, 2024, and present its final recommendations to the General Assembly during the IIAS-DARPG India Conference 2025.

For further information on the election process or to submit your candidacy, please contact info@iias-iisa.org.

The International Instituteof Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is proud to announce the election of ShriSrinivas Voruganti, Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms andPublic Grievances (DARPG) of the Republic of India, as its next President forthe term 2025–2028.

On behalf of the International Commission on Accreditation of Public Administration Education and Training Programs (ICAPA), we are delighted to congratulate Ghent University (Belgium) and Hamad Bin Khalifa University – College of Public Policy (Qatar) on the successful accreditation and reaccreditation of their respective programs. These achievements reflect the institutions’ outstanding commitment to excellence in public administration education and to advancing the global standards of our profession.

Ghent UniversityBachelor of Science in Public Administration and Management and Master of Science in Public Administration and ManagementFull reaccreditation granted for six years (2025–2031)

Hamad Bin Khalifa University – ...

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) are proud to welcome several prestigious institutions as new members, reinforcing their roles as leading global platforms for public administration research, education, and practice.

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