German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer

German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer
TypePublic
Established1947
PresidentHolger Mühlenkamp
Academic staff
17 university professors, approx. 100 lecturers
PostgraduatesApprox. 400
Location
Speyer
,
Rhineland-Palatinate
,
Germany

49°18′59″N 8°24′59″E / 49.31639°N 8.41639°E / 49.31639; 8.41639
CampusSuburban
ColorsWhite and yellow   
AffiliationsEMPA
EGPA
SCEPSTA
NASPAA
TPC
IASIA
Websitewww.uni-speyer.de

The German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer (German: Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer; sometimes referred to as Speyer University), is a national graduate school for administrative sciences and public management located in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1] Founded in 1947 by the French occupational authorities as a grande école, today it is operated under the joint responsibility of both the Federal Republic (Bund) and all 16 German states (Länder).[2] It runs four Master's programs, grants doctoral degrees and habilitations, offers a postgraduate certificate program, and administers programs of executive education. The school is a major training ground for German and international senior government officials.[3] Noted alumni and faculty include former President of Germany Roman Herzog, Professor Niklas Luhmann; former Minister of Defence Christine Lambrecht, current Justice at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Heinrich Amadeus Wolff, former President of the Bundesbank Helmut Schlesinger, former Prosecutor General of Germany Alexander von Stahl, and CEO of BASF Jürgen Strube.

The school was founded in 1947, as the State Academy of Administrative Sciences Speyer (Staatliche Akademie für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer). In 1950 it was renamed the School of Administrative Sciences Speyer (Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer) and after reunification became the German School of Administrative Sciences Speyer (Deutsche Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer).

  1. ^ "About Us". Speyer University website. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Studies". Speyer University website. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Tomorrow's administrative elite meets in Speyer". The Science Information Service (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2012.