On August 23, 2024, the ICAPA Steering Committee convened remotely to discuss nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair of the Accreditation Committee, as well as for membership on the committee. 

The committee reviewed a total of 21 nominations, which included candidates for the Chair and Vice Chair.  After thorough consideration of the vetting materials and deliberations, the following unanimous nominations were decided:

• Chair: Prof. Ing. Juraj Nemec
• Vice Chair: Prof. Dr. Michiel S. de Vries

Additionally, the committee confirmed the unanimous nominations for second consecutive terms based on prior vetting for the following incumbents:

• Mohammed Zakaria Abouddahab
• Ian C. Elliott
• Rachel Emas
• Jochen Franzke
• Ricardo Corrêa Gomes
• Polya Katsamunska
• John-Mary Kauzya
• Hendri Kroukamp
• Diana Iancu
• Georges Labaki
• Ukertor Gabriel Moti
• Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta
• Lichia Saner-You
• George K. Scott
• Ida Widianingsih
• Blue Wooldridge
• Kaifeng Yang

Furthermore, the committee proudly nominated Gerald Kagambirwe Karyeija from Uganda and Frank Naert from Belgium for their first terms on the Accreditation Committee, based on their vetting results.

These nominations reflect the committee's dedication to ensuring strong leadership and diverse representation within the Accreditation Committee, further enhancing the quality and integrity of the ICAPA accreditation process.

About ICAPA

The International Commission on Accreditation of Public Administration education and training (ICAPA) is the quality assurance body of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), an entity affiliated with the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS). ICAPA evaluates compliance of public administration/ management/governance, public policy and public affairs programs with the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training jointly elaborated by IASIA and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

ICAPA’s governance structure includes a Steering Committee (SC), a standing committee of IASIA in charge of ICAPA policy and governance, the Accreditation Committee (AC), which conducts site visits and makes accreditation recommendations and is chaired by a Chairperson, and a Secretariat. Under internal regulations, the SC nominates a prospective Chairperson for the AC for endorsement by the IASIA Board of Management (BoM) based on qualifications. This nomination exercise is the subject of this Call for Nominations.