Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Kennedy School
founding	1936
Sponsorship	Private
place	Cambridge , Massachusetts , United States
dean	Douglas W. Elmendorf
Students	approx. 1,100 (full-time)
Employee	approx. 200
including professors	138
Foundation assets	1.2 billion US dollars (2015)
Website	www.hks.harvard.edu

The Harvard Kennedy School - John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS) is an academic institution ("school") of the American Harvard University in Cambridge , Massachusetts in the United States . It was founded in 1936 and is an interdisciplinary graduate school for political science , political science , political economy and public policy .

history

The facility was called the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration when it was founded and was made possible by a US $ 2 million donation from politician Lucius N. Littauer . In 1937 she accepted her first students. In 1966 it was renamed in honor of President John F. Kennedy , who had been assassinated three years earlier .

degrees

There are four possible Master’s degrees: The Master of Public Policy (MPP) offers political analysis, economics and management . There are also three different programs leading to a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree . One of them is a one-year “mid-career program” (MC / MPA), which was specially designed for people in the middle of their careers at least seven years after their graduation. There are also two two-year programs, including the “International Development track” (MPA / ID).

Doctoral degrees (PhD) are available in the subjects of political economy , public policy , social policy and health policy .

Research centers

The Harvard Kennedy School houses and is connected to a number of institutes and research centers:

Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
Center for International Development
Center for Public Leadership
Institute of Politics
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics & Public Policy
Taubman Center for State and Local Government
The Women and Public Policy Program

Personalities

Ban Ki-moon , United Nations Secretary-General , graduated in 1984
Felipe Calderón , President of Mexico, graduated in 2000
Andrea Caroni , Swiss politician, graduated in 2012
Frank Chikane , South African clergyman and politician, graduated in 1995
Tsachiagiin Elbegdorsch , former Prime Minister and President of the Mongolian People's Republic since 2009, graduated in 2002
Carlos Salinas de Gortari , former President of Mexico, graduated in 1973 (MPA) and 1976 (PhD)
Lee Hsien Loong , Prime Minister of Singapore, graduated in 1980
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado , former President of Mexico, graduated in 1965
Fidelis Leite Magalhães , East Timorese politician
Jamil Mahuad , former President of Ecuador, graduated in 1989
Amélie de Montchalin , French State Secretary
José Maria Figueres Olsen , former President of Costa Rica and CEO of the World Economic Forum , graduated in 1991
Loukas Papadimos , visiting professor at the HKS
Eduardo Rodriguez , former President of Bolivia, graduated in 1988
Pete Rouse , White House Chief of Staff, graduated in 1977
Juan Manuel Santos , President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, graduated in 1981
Gabriel Schoenfeld , adviser to Mitt Romney , candidate in the 2012 US presidential election, doctorate in 1989
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, graduated in 1971
Frederick Sumaya , former head of government of Tanzania, graduated in 2007
Tshering Tobgay , Prime Minister of Bhutan, graduated in 2004
Pierre Trudeau , former Prime Minister of Canada, graduated in 1945
Donald Tsang , Hong Kong Chief Executive, graduated in 1982
Robert Zoellick , former President of the World Bank, graduated in 1981

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about-us/leadership-administration/deans-office
↑ https://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about-us/media/numbers-facts
↑ https://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about-us/media/numbers-facts
^ Harvard Kennedy School: Centers & Initiatives. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .

Web links

Official website (English)

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[1] ttps://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about-us/leadership-administration/deans-office

[2] ttps://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about-us/media/numbers-facts

[3] ttps://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/about-us/media/numbers-facts

[4] Harvard Kennedy School: Centers & Initiatives. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .