IDHEAP

[2][3] Beyond its teaching activities, IDHEAP also carries out research and counselling missions regarding the public sector.

IDHEAP has been designated as the leading institution of the Swiss Public Administration Network,[4] which aims to foster cooperation between the universities of Bern, Lausanne and Lugano, to boost research works and doctoral studies in public administration.

IDHEAP was created (under the form of a “Foundation for a graduate school in public administration”) by Enrico Bignami, former delegate of the Board of Directors of Nestlé and creator of IMEDE (now the International Institute for Management Development),[5] who wished to establish a Swiss MBA for the public sector.

It is also open to anyone wishing to pursue a career in an organization whose activities involve working with the public sector.

The IDHEAP teaching and research units participate in research projects financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation and R&D financed by the Commission for Technology and Innovation or the European Union four-year Information Society Technologies framework programs.

Recent examples include: IDHEAP publishes a full list of research projects on its website, at Institut de hautes études en administration publique.