THE GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
GLOBAL EMPA ADMISSIONS
The application process can be completed online at apply.sipa.columbia.edu/apply
Application Deadline November 1 Admission decisions will be released on rolling basis.
Application Checklist • Completed application • Personal statements • $95USD application fee
Contact Us Valerie Zimmer Associate Director, Recruitment & Marketing vz2134@columbia.edu 212-851-9550 Picker Center for Executive Education Columbia University | SIPA 420 West 118 Street | Room 400 New York, NY 10027 sipa.columbia.edu/global/US
• Standard and academic résumé/CV • Three letters of recommendation • TOEFL/IELTS if applicable • GRE/GMAT scores are required. However Global EMPA applicants who have significant work experience and/or have performed well in previous courses may request a waiver from the Global EMPA program office. • Transcripts should be scanned and uploaded to the site. If you are admitted to the program, official transcripts must be on file in order for you to register for classes.
For more than 60 years, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) has trained leaders from around the world. The innovative Global Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program allows a select group of professionals who live outside the New York area and work in public, private, and nonprofit organizations to earn a graduate degree while remaining in their jobs. The program is delivered online and on Columbia's New York City campus, making the degree accessible to professionals throughout the United States. The Global EMPA curriculum focuses on the core analytical and management skills shared by all Columbia SIPA master’s programs, on a schedule that is compatible with our students’ demanding professional lives. Delivered in a hybrid online and face-to-face format, the Global EMPA engages students with online video case studies produced by an award-winning team, and allows students to participate in lectures, conferences, and seminars during on-campus sessions at one of the world’s leading public policy schools.
GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MPA
THE GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
GLOBAL EMPA ADMISSIONS
The application process can be completed online at apply.sipa.columbia.edu/apply
Application Deadline November 1 Admission decisions will be released on rolling basis.
Application Checklist • Completed application • Personal statements • $95USD application fee
Contact Us Valerie Zimmer Associate Director, Recruitment & Marketing vz2134@columbia.edu 212-851-9550 Picker Center for Executive Education Columbia University | SIPA 420 West 118 Street | Room 400 New York, NY 10027 sipa.columbia.edu/global/US
• Standard and academic résumé/CV • Three letters of recommendation • TOEFL/IELTS if applicable • GRE/GMAT scores are required. However Global EMPA applicants who have significant work experience and/or have performed well in previous courses may request a waiver from the Global EMPA program office. • Transcripts should be scanned and uploaded to the site. If you are admitted to the program, official transcripts must be on file in order for you to register for classes.
For more than 60 years, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) has trained leaders from around the world. The innovative Global Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program allows a select group of professionals who live outside the New York area and work in public, private, and nonprofit organizations to earn a graduate degree while remaining in their jobs. The program is delivered online and on Columbia's New York City campus, making the degree accessible to professionals throughout the United States. The Global EMPA curriculum focuses on the core analytical and management skills shared by all Columbia SIPA master’s programs, on a schedule that is compatible with our students’ demanding professional lives. Delivered in a hybrid online and face-to-face format, the Global EMPA engages students with online video case studies produced by an award-winning team, and allows students to participate in lectures, conferences, and seminars during on-campus sessions at one of the world’s leading public policy schools.
GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MPA
THE GLOBAL EMPA PROGRAM
Program Schedule The Global EMPA is an 18-month program delivered over five terms. Three terms consist of weekly online lectures and exercises, enhanced by live discussion, support, and assistance through Columbia’s virtual classroom platform. These interactive weekly workshops are supplemented by one to three trips to Columbia University each semester to engage with faculty and peers. The other two terms gather all Global EMPA cohorts for intensive summer sessions during the month of July at Columbia University’s New York City campus.
A GLIMPSE OF THE GLOBAL EMPA FACULTY
Credits
WILLIAM B. EIMICKE is the founding
Our modular learning program requires students to complete a total of 54* credits or 16 classes of combined online and faceto-face instruction. Nine of these classes are offered on a hybrid model via the cutting-edge Canvas platform. The other seven classes are intensive month-long sessions on Columbia’s campus in New York City. Graduates receive the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Columbia University.
THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE Overview
Program Schedule
The Global EMPA is designed to be completed while students continue to pursue their full-time careers. Instead of relocating to Columbia University’s New York City campus for the entire duration of the program, students are responsible for watching video lectures given by top university faculty and management experts, participating in online discussions with fellow students, and completing weekly exercises. These elements are integrated in a functional and user-friendly way on the award-winning Canvas platform. Online, students have access to a rich selection of customized resources, as well as the diverse expertise of their fellow students.
Course
Case Studies
Method
Credits
Semester 1: Spring, Hybrid Online/Live Effective Management in Public Service
Hybrid
3
Microeconomics & Policy Analysis I
Hybrid
3
Quantitative Techniques (Statistics)
Hybrid
3
Sustainability Management
Live Class
3
Budget/Financial Management
Live Class
3
Communications in Organizations
Live Class
3
Semester 2: Summer, NYC Campus
A key component of many Global EMPA classes is the audiovisual case studies, which expose students to specific, real world examples of innovation in public management from around the world. These cases consist of a short documentary produced by a team of acclaimed filmmakers, extended interviews with key actors involved in the case, and a written case document to be read and discussed among students.
Crisis Communication
Interactivity
Semester 4: Spring, Hybrid Online/Live
The connections formed in face-to-face sessions are bolstered online by our platform’s rich social media functionality. Online discussions are an invaluable place where our students, extensively experienced in a wide range of public and private sector fields, can share thoughts on each week’s activities. Our online platform is designed to facilitate insightful online interaction and to serve as a central location where students can share links, videos, and documents that will enrich their overall understanding of the course material. Using the groundbreaking Adobe Connect video conferencing technology, students can collaborate on group projects both inside and outside the classroom.
Innovation in Public Management
Hybrid
3
Political Economy
Hybrid
3
Economic, Political & Social Development in the USA
Hybrid
2
Corporate Social Responsibility
Live Class
3
Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Live Class
3
Portfolio Presentation Workshop
Live Class
3
Live Class
1
Semester 3: Fall, Hybrid Online/Live Sustainable Development
Hybrid
3
Microeconomics & Policy Analysis II
Hybrid
3
Decision Models & Management
Hybrid
3
Semester 5: Summer, NYC Campus
* Global EMPA students receive 9 credits of advance standing for professional experience.
director of the Picker Center for Executive Education of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. As FDNY deputy fire commissioner for strategic planning and policy (2007–2010), he led innovations to reduce response time to fires, create a computerized risk-based inspection program, and provide advanced management training for senior FDNY officers (FOMI). FOMI won the Top 50 Innovations in American Government Award for 2008 and 2009, given by the Kennedy School of Government. Eimicke previously served as housing “czar” of New York State for Governor Mario Cuomo, housing policy and management consultant to Vice President Al Gore’s National Performance Review, director of fiscal studies for the New York State Senate, assistant budget director of the City of New York, and deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Eimicke holds a BA, MPA, and PhD from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He has published numerous books and articles. In 2008, he was named to the Irish Voice newspaper’s inaugural Irish Education 100, a listing of leading figures in education across North America.
JEFFREY SACHS is the director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is special advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, having held the same position under former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He is director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He is co-founder and chief strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, and is director of the Millennium Villages Project. Sachs is also one of the Secretary-General’s MDG Advocates, and a commissioner of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development. He has authored three New York Times bestsellers in the past seven years: The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), and The Price of Civilization (2011). His most recent book is To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace (2013). Prior to joining Columbia, Sachs spent over 20 years at Harvard University, most recently as director of the Center for International Development and the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Sachs received his BA, MA, and PhD degrees at Harvard.
THE EMPA EXPERIENCE
PAOLA VALENTI is an economist with expertise in development economics, applied econometrics, applied microeconomics, and economics of antitrust and intellectual property. She has expertise in industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, industrial chemicals, consumer products, food, and computer hardware and software. Valenti previously served as a consultant at NERA Economic Consulting, developing economic research and quantitative analysis. She has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank’s Human Development Network and Social Protection Group, conducting research on poverty among the elderly in Bulgaria, Mauritius, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Tajikistan. Valenti holds Laurea and Dottorato di Ricerca degrees in economics from the University of Rome, La Sapienza, an MSc from CORIPE Piemonte, and a PhD from Cornell University.
THOMAS J. TREBAT is director of the Columbia Global Center | Latin America, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He joined Columbia after a lengthy career on Wall Street dedicated to economic research on Latin America.
What Our Students Say
“
Steven M. Fulop Mayor, Jersey City, New Jersey
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He formerly served as executive director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University and of the Institute’s Center for Brazilian Studies. Prior to joining ILAS in February 2005, Trebat was managing director and head of the Latin America team in the Economic and Market Analysis department of Citigroup. He joined Citicorp Securities in 1996 as the head of Emerging Market Research. Previously, he worked at Bankers Trust, the Ford Foundation, and Chemical Bank. Trebat has a PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University and remains active in teaching and publishing.
ANDREA BUBULA teaches the core course Economic Analysis for International Affairs. His expertise is in applied open-economy macroeconomics and finance. His research focuses on the choice of the exchange rate regime and nominal anchor across countries and over time. He has also examined the determinants of interest rate differentials in developing countries. Dr. Bubula earned his PhD in economics from Columbia University in 2004 and holds a Laurea and Dottorato di Ricerca from the University of Rome, La Sapienza. He has worked at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and was a Fellow of International Affairs at Yale University. In 2008 he received the Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching.
SIPA’s policy, finance, and management training, as well as its focus on how to quickly analyze complex issues, has been invaluable to me not only in my private sector career in finance, but in my position as councilman and now mayor. The education I received at SIPA has broadened my analytical approach and has helped guide many of my important policy decisions.”
I love that the Global EMPA uses video case studies to highlight the public policy issues that are so important in our work. The video quality is amazing and I’m glad to be able to have this experience. This approach gives us a wider perspective on public issues, allowing us to improve policy, better manage our teams, and ultimately deliver better services to the general public.” Bruno Batavia The Central Bank of Brazil
“
What I loved most about SIPA was becoming part of a diverse, global community that challenged and inspired me to learn more about the world and figure out creative, effective ways to make a difference in it.” Todd Jacobson National Basketball Association
“
The economics and statistics courses helped me tremendously. I’ve already been able to apply the concepts we learned in class. In class, we had the chance to talk about these topics and work through them, and now I feel more comfortable thinking strategically, making decisions, and delivering my ideas at work.” Rafaela Dias Romero Transport Engineering, Rio de Janeiro City Hall
“
The focus here is on case studies, on actual situations that happened in places around the world. What I find most valuable in these case studies is that they define the course of action. What we learn is how to approach issues as managers – the way to look at problems in the public domain and the tools we can use to solve these problems.” Mario Rodrigo Canazza Anatel
“
Regardless of your profession, Columbia’s EMPA program will provide invaluable access to new tools and resources, as well as access to unparalleled faculty. These factors, combined with the program’s set of globally recognized credentials, gave me a necessary competitive advantage over my peers and colleagues.” Howard W. Buffett Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia
THE GLOBAL EMPA PROGRAM
Program Schedule The Global EMPA is an 18-month program delivered over five terms. Three terms consist of weekly online lectures and exercises, enhanced by live discussion, support, and assistance through Columbia’s virtual classroom platform. These interactive weekly workshops are supplemented by one to three trips to Columbia University each semester to engage with faculty and peers. The other two terms gather all Global EMPA cohorts for intensive summer sessions during the month of July at Columbia University’s New York City campus.
A GLIMPSE OF THE GLOBAL EMPA FACULTY
Credits
WILLIAM B. EIMICKE is the founding
Our modular learning program requires students to complete a total of 54* credits or 16 classes of combined online and faceto-face instruction. Nine of these classes are offered on a hybrid model via the cutting-edge Canvas platform. The other seven classes are intensive month-long sessions on Columbia’s campus in New York City. Graduates receive the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Columbia University.
THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE Overview
Program Schedule
The Global EMPA is designed to be completed while students continue to pursue their full-time careers. Instead of relocating to Columbia University’s New York City campus for the entire duration of the program, students are responsible for watching video lectures given by top university faculty and management experts, participating in online discussions with fellow students, and completing weekly exercises. These elements are integrated in a functional and user-friendly way on the award-winning Canvas platform. Online, students have access to a rich selection of customized resources, as well as the diverse expertise of their fellow students.
Course
Case Studies
Method
Credits
Semester 1: Spring, Hybrid Online/Live Effective Management in Public Service
Hybrid
3
Microeconomics & Policy Analysis I
Hybrid
3
Quantitative Techniques (Statistics)
Hybrid
3
Sustainability Management
Live Class
3
Budget/Financial Management
Live Class
3
Communications in Organizations
Live Class
3
Semester 2: Summer, NYC Campus
A key component of many Global EMPA classes is the audiovisual case studies, which expose students to specific, real world examples of innovation in public management from around the world. These cases consist of a short documentary produced by a team of acclaimed filmmakers, extended interviews with key actors involved in the case, and a written case document to be read and discussed among students.
Crisis Communication
Interactivity
Semester 4: Spring, Hybrid Online/Live
The connections formed in face-to-face sessions are bolstered online by our platform’s rich social media functionality. Online discussions are an invaluable place where our students, extensively experienced in a wide range of public and private sector fields, can share thoughts on each week’s activities. Our online platform is designed to facilitate insightful online interaction and to serve as a central location where students can share links, videos, and documents that will enrich their overall understanding of the course material. Using the groundbreaking Adobe Connect video conferencing technology, students can collaborate on group projects both inside and outside the classroom.
Innovation in Public Management
Hybrid
3
Political Economy
Hybrid
3
Economic, Political & Social Development in the USA
Hybrid
2
Corporate Social Responsibility
Live Class
3
Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Live Class
3
Portfolio Presentation Workshop
Live Class
3
Live Class
1
Semester 3: Fall, Hybrid Online/Live Sustainable Development
Hybrid
3
Microeconomics & Policy Analysis II
Hybrid
3
Decision Models & Management
Hybrid
3
Semester 5: Summer, NYC Campus
* Global EMPA students receive 9 credits of advance standing for professional experience.
director of the Picker Center for Executive Education of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. As FDNY deputy fire commissioner for strategic planning and policy (2007–2010), he led innovations to reduce response time to fires, create a computerized risk-based inspection program, and provide advanced management training for senior FDNY officers (FOMI). FOMI won the Top 50 Innovations in American Government Award for 2008 and 2009, given by the Kennedy School of Government. Eimicke previously served as housing “czar” of New York State for Governor Mario Cuomo, housing policy and management consultant to Vice President Al Gore’s National Performance Review, director of fiscal studies for the New York State Senate, assistant budget director of the City of New York, and deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Eimicke holds a BA, MPA, and PhD from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He has published numerous books and articles. In 2008, he was named to the Irish Voice newspaper’s inaugural Irish Education 100, a listing of leading figures in education across North America.
JEFFREY SACHS is the director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is special advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, having held the same position under former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He is director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He is co-founder and chief strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, and is director of the Millennium Villages Project. Sachs is also one of the Secretary-General’s MDG Advocates, and a commissioner of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development. He has authored three New York Times bestsellers in the past seven years: The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), and The Price of Civilization (2011). His most recent book is To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace (2013). Prior to joining Columbia, Sachs spent over 20 years at Harvard University, most recently as director of the Center for International Development and the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Sachs received his BA, MA, and PhD degrees at Harvard.
THE EMPA EXPERIENCE
PAOLA VALENTI is an economist with expertise in development economics, applied econometrics, applied microeconomics, and economics of antitrust and intellectual property. She has expertise in industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, industrial chemicals, consumer products, food, and computer hardware and software. Valenti previously served as a consultant at NERA Economic Consulting, developing economic research and quantitative analysis. She has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank’s Human Development Network and Social Protection Group, conducting research on poverty among the elderly in Bulgaria, Mauritius, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Tajikistan. Valenti holds Laurea and Dottorato di Ricerca degrees in economics from the University of Rome, La Sapienza, an MSc from CORIPE Piemonte, and a PhD from Cornell University.
THOMAS J. TREBAT is director of the Columbia Global Center | Latin America, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He joined Columbia after a lengthy career on Wall Street dedicated to economic research on Latin America.
What Our Students Say
“
Steven M. Fulop Mayor, Jersey City, New Jersey
“
He formerly served as executive director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University and of the Institute’s Center for Brazilian Studies. Prior to joining ILAS in February 2005, Trebat was managing director and head of the Latin America team in the Economic and Market Analysis department of Citigroup. He joined Citicorp Securities in 1996 as the head of Emerging Market Research. Previously, he worked at Bankers Trust, the Ford Foundation, and Chemical Bank. Trebat has a PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University and remains active in teaching and publishing.
ANDREA BUBULA teaches the core course Economic Analysis for International Affairs. His expertise is in applied open-economy macroeconomics and finance. His research focuses on the choice of the exchange rate regime and nominal anchor across countries and over time. He has also examined the determinants of interest rate differentials in developing countries. Dr. Bubula earned his PhD in economics from Columbia University in 2004 and holds a Laurea and Dottorato di Ricerca from the University of Rome, La Sapienza. He has worked at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and was a Fellow of International Affairs at Yale University. In 2008 he received the Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching.
SIPA’s policy, finance, and management training, as well as its focus on how to quickly analyze complex issues, has been invaluable to me not only in my private sector career in finance, but in my position as councilman and now mayor. The education I received at SIPA has broadened my analytical approach and has helped guide many of my important policy decisions.”
I love that the Global EMPA uses video case studies to highlight the public policy issues that are so important in our work. The video quality is amazing and I’m glad to be able to have this experience. This approach gives us a wider perspective on public issues, allowing us to improve policy, better manage our teams, and ultimately deliver better services to the general public.” Bruno Batavia The Central Bank of Brazil
“
What I loved most about SIPA was becoming part of a diverse, global community that challenged and inspired me to learn more about the world and figure out creative, effective ways to make a difference in it.” Todd Jacobson National Basketball Association
“
The economics and statistics courses helped me tremendously. I’ve already been able to apply the concepts we learned in class. In class, we had the chance to talk about these topics and work through them, and now I feel more comfortable thinking strategically, making decisions, and delivering my ideas at work.” Rafaela Dias Romero Transport Engineering, Rio de Janeiro City Hall
“
The focus here is on case studies, on actual situations that happened in places around the world. What I find most valuable in these case studies is that they define the course of action. What we learn is how to approach issues as managers – the way to look at problems in the public domain and the tools we can use to solve these problems.” Mario Rodrigo Canazza Anatel
“
Regardless of your profession, Columbia’s EMPA program will provide invaluable access to new tools and resources, as well as access to unparalleled faculty. These factors, combined with the program’s set of globally recognized credentials, gave me a necessary competitive advantage over my peers and colleagues.” Howard W. Buffett Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia
THE GLOBAL EMPA PROGRAM
Program Schedule The Global EMPA is an 18-month program delivered over five terms. Three terms consist of weekly online lectures and exercises, enhanced by live discussion, support, and assistance through Columbia’s virtual classroom platform. These interactive weekly workshops are supplemented by one to three trips to Columbia University each semester to engage with faculty and peers. The other two terms gather all Global EMPA cohorts for intensive summer sessions during the month of July at Columbia University’s New York City campus.
A GLIMPSE OF THE GLOBAL EMPA FACULTY
Credits
WILLIAM B. EIMICKE is the founding
Our modular learning program requires students to complete a total of 54* credits or 16 classes of combined online and faceto-face instruction. Nine of these classes are offered on a hybrid model via the cutting-edge Canvas platform. The other seven classes are intensive month-long sessions on Columbia’s campus in New York City. Graduates receive the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Columbia University.
THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE Overview
Program Schedule
The Global EMPA is designed to be completed while students continue to pursue their full-time careers. Instead of relocating to Columbia University’s New York City campus for the entire duration of the program, students are responsible for watching video lectures given by top university faculty and management experts, participating in online discussions with fellow students, and completing weekly exercises. These elements are integrated in a functional and user-friendly way on the award-winning Canvas platform. Online, students have access to a rich selection of customized resources, as well as the diverse expertise of their fellow students.
Course
Case Studies
Method
Credits
Semester 1: Spring, Hybrid Online/Live Effective Management in Public Service
Hybrid
3
Microeconomics & Policy Analysis I
Hybrid
3
Quantitative Techniques (Statistics)
Hybrid
3
Sustainability Management
Live Class
3
Budget/Financial Management
Live Class
3
Communications in Organizations
Live Class
3
Semester 2: Summer, NYC Campus
A key component of many Global EMPA classes is the audiovisual case studies, which expose students to specific, real world examples of innovation in public management from around the world. These cases consist of a short documentary produced by a team of acclaimed filmmakers, extended interviews with key actors involved in the case, and a written case document to be read and discussed among students.
Crisis Communication
Interactivity
Semester 4: Spring, Hybrid Online/Live
The connections formed in face-to-face sessions are bolstered online by our platform’s rich social media functionality. Online discussions are an invaluable place where our students, extensively experienced in a wide range of public and private sector fields, can share thoughts on each week’s activities. Our online platform is designed to facilitate insightful online interaction and to serve as a central location where students can share links, videos, and documents that will enrich their overall understanding of the course material. Using the groundbreaking Adobe Connect video conferencing technology, students can collaborate on group projects both inside and outside the classroom.
Innovation in Public Management
Hybrid
3
Political Economy
Hybrid
3
Economic, Political & Social Development in the USA
Hybrid
2
Corporate Social Responsibility
Live Class
3
Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Live Class
3
Portfolio Presentation Workshop
Live Class
3
Live Class
1
Semester 3: Fall, Hybrid Online/Live Sustainable Development
Hybrid
3
Microeconomics & Policy Analysis II
Hybrid
3
Decision Models & Management
Hybrid
3
Semester 5: Summer, NYC Campus
* Global EMPA students receive 9 credits of advance standing for professional experience.
director of the Picker Center for Executive Education of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. As FDNY deputy fire commissioner for strategic planning and policy (2007–2010), he led innovations to reduce response time to fires, create a computerized risk-based inspection program, and provide advanced management training for senior FDNY officers (FOMI). FOMI won the Top 50 Innovations in American Government Award for 2008 and 2009, given by the Kennedy School of Government. Eimicke previously served as housing “czar” of New York State for Governor Mario Cuomo, housing policy and management consultant to Vice President Al Gore’s National Performance Review, director of fiscal studies for the New York State Senate, assistant budget director of the City of New York, and deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Eimicke holds a BA, MPA, and PhD from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He has published numerous books and articles. In 2008, he was named to the Irish Voice newspaper’s inaugural Irish Education 100, a listing of leading figures in education across North America.
JEFFREY SACHS is the director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is special advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, having held the same position under former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He is director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He is co-founder and chief strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, and is director of the Millennium Villages Project. Sachs is also one of the Secretary-General’s MDG Advocates, and a commissioner of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development. He has authored three New York Times bestsellers in the past seven years: The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), and The Price of Civilization (2011). His most recent book is To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace (2013). Prior to joining Columbia, Sachs spent over 20 years at Harvard University, most recently as director of the Center for International Development and the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Sachs received his BA, MA, and PhD degrees at Harvard.
THE EMPA EXPERIENCE
PAOLA VALENTI is an economist with expertise in development economics, applied econometrics, applied microeconomics, and economics of antitrust and intellectual property. She has expertise in industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, industrial chemicals, consumer products, food, and computer hardware and software. Valenti previously served as a consultant at NERA Economic Consulting, developing economic research and quantitative analysis. She has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank’s Human Development Network and Social Protection Group, conducting research on poverty among the elderly in Bulgaria, Mauritius, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Tajikistan. Valenti holds Laurea and Dottorato di Ricerca degrees in economics from the University of Rome, La Sapienza, an MSc from CORIPE Piemonte, and a PhD from Cornell University.
THOMAS J. TREBAT is director of the Columbia Global Center | Latin America, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He joined Columbia after a lengthy career on Wall Street dedicated to economic research on Latin America.
What Our Students Say
“
Steven M. Fulop Mayor, Jersey City, New Jersey
“
He formerly served as executive director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University and of the Institute’s Center for Brazilian Studies. Prior to joining ILAS in February 2005, Trebat was managing director and head of the Latin America team in the Economic and Market Analysis department of Citigroup. He joined Citicorp Securities in 1996 as the head of Emerging Market Research. Previously, he worked at Bankers Trust, the Ford Foundation, and Chemical Bank. Trebat has a PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University and remains active in teaching and publishing.
ANDREA BUBULA teaches the core course Economic Analysis for International Affairs. His expertise is in applied open-economy macroeconomics and finance. His research focuses on the choice of the exchange rate regime and nominal anchor across countries and over time. He has also examined the determinants of interest rate differentials in developing countries. Dr. Bubula earned his PhD in economics from Columbia University in 2004 and holds a Laurea and Dottorato di Ricerca from the University of Rome, La Sapienza. He has worked at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and was a Fellow of International Affairs at Yale University. In 2008 he received the Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching.
SIPA’s policy, finance, and management training, as well as its focus on how to quickly analyze complex issues, has been invaluable to me not only in my private sector career in finance, but in my position as councilman and now mayor. The education I received at SIPA has broadened my analytical approach and has helped guide many of my important policy decisions.”
I love that the Global EMPA uses video case studies to highlight the public policy issues that are so important in our work. The video quality is amazing and I’m glad to be able to have this experience. This approach gives us a wider perspective on public issues, allowing us to improve policy, better manage our teams, and ultimately deliver better services to the general public.” Bruno Batavia The Central Bank of Brazil
“
What I loved most about SIPA was becoming part of a diverse, global community that challenged and inspired me to learn more about the world and figure out creative, effective ways to make a difference in it.” Todd Jacobson National Basketball Association
“
The economics and statistics courses helped me tremendously. I’ve already been able to apply the concepts we learned in class. In class, we had the chance to talk about these topics and work through them, and now I feel more comfortable thinking strategically, making decisions, and delivering my ideas at work.” Rafaela Dias Romero Transport Engineering, Rio de Janeiro City Hall
“
The focus here is on case studies, on actual situations that happened in places around the world. What I find most valuable in these case studies is that they define the course of action. What we learn is how to approach issues as managers – the way to look at problems in the public domain and the tools we can use to solve these problems.” Mario Rodrigo Canazza Anatel
“
Regardless of your profession, Columbia’s EMPA program will provide invaluable access to new tools and resources, as well as access to unparalleled faculty. These factors, combined with the program’s set of globally recognized credentials, gave me a necessary competitive advantage over my peers and colleagues.” Howard W. Buffett Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia
THE GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
GLOBAL EMPA ADMISSIONS
The application process can be completed online at apply.sipa.columbia.edu/apply
Application Deadline November 1 Admission decisions will be released on rolling basis.
Application Checklist • Completed application • Personal statements • $95USD application fee
Contact Us Valerie Zimmer Associate Director, Recruitment & Marketing vz2134@columbia.edu 212-851-9550 Picker Center for Executive Education Columbia University | SIPA 420 West 118 Street | Room 400 New York, NY 10027 sipa.columbia.edu/global/US
• Standard and academic résumé/CV • Three letters of recommendation • TOEFL/IELTS if applicable • GRE/GMAT scores are required. However Global EMPA applicants who have significant work experience and/or have performed well in previous courses may request a waiver from the Global EMPA program office. • Transcripts should be scanned and uploaded to the site. If you are admitted to the program, official transcripts must be on file in order for you to register for classes.
For more than 60 years, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) has trained leaders from around the world. The innovative Global Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program allows a select group of professionals who live outside the New York area and work in public, private, and nonprofit organizations to earn a graduate degree while remaining in their jobs. The program is delivered online and on Columbia's New York City campus, making the degree accessible to professionals throughout the United States. The Global EMPA curriculum focuses on the core analytical and management skills shared by all Columbia SIPA master’s programs, on a schedule that is compatible with our students’ demanding professional lives. Delivered in a hybrid online and face-to-face format, the Global EMPA engages students with online video case studies produced by an award-winning team, and allows students to participate in lectures, conferences, and seminars during on-campus sessions at one of the world’s leading public policy schools.
GLOBAL EXECUTIVE MPA