Blavatnik School of Government
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The Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford
, founded in 2010, is a school of government. The School of Government was made possible due to a £75 million donation by Leonard Blavatnik supported by £26 million from the University of Oxford. The School will be located in the University's new Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
.
The School will begin accepting students in September 2012 and will initially offer one course: The Master of Public Policy (MPP) which prepares students for a successful career in public service, whether in government, non-governmental organisations or the private sector. The MPP programme's goal is to develop students’ analytical skills and critical thinking in order to help them understand better the challenges of government: the framing of public policy, implementation and delivery in government, and the evaluation of performance and results. It will equip students with the key practical skills – such as negotiation, and managing budgets - that are essential for effective public service. The course is very intensive and runs from mid-September to the end of August.
On 6 October 2011, Professor Ngaire Woods
was announced as the first Dean of the School and Herzog & de Meuron
as the architects of the School's permanent new home on the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, founded in 2010, is a school of government. The School of Government was made possible due to a £75 million donation by Leonard Blavatnik supported by £26 million from the University of Oxford. The School will be located in the University's new Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter is a major University of Oxford development project in Oxford, England, in the estate of the old Radcliffe Infirmary hospital.The site, covering 10 acres is in central north Oxford...
.
The School will begin accepting students in September 2012 and will initially offer one course: The Master of Public Policy (MPP) which prepares students for a successful career in public service, whether in government, non-governmental organisations or the private sector. The MPP programme's goal is to develop students’ analytical skills and critical thinking in order to help them understand better the challenges of government: the framing of public policy, implementation and delivery in government, and the evaluation of performance and results. It will equip students with the key practical skills – such as negotiation, and managing budgets - that are essential for effective public service. The course is very intensive and runs from mid-September to the end of August.
On 6 October 2011, Professor Ngaire Woods
Ngaire Woods
Ngaire Woods is a New Zealand-born British academic.Woods was educated at the University of Auckland where she graduated with a BA in economics and a LLB in law. She studied at Balliol College, Oxford as a New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, completing an M.Phil in International Relations and a D.Phil...
was announced as the first Dean of the School and Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, BSA/SIA/ETH is a Swiss architecture firm, founded and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland in 1978. The careers of founders and senior partners Jacques Herzog , and Pierre de Meuron , closely paralleled one another, with both attending the Swiss Federal Institute of...
as the architects of the School's permanent new home on the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter is a major University of Oxford development project in Oxford, England, in the estate of the old Radcliffe Infirmary hospital.The site, covering 10 acres is in central north Oxford...
.