Exporting the Delaware Model: Building Public Administration Bridges in Brno

About this episode

Filip Hrůza interviews Troy Mix about the adaptation of the Delaware Model of public service education in the Czech Republic and the role of universities in public administration.

Filip Hrůza speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about the thirteen-year partnership between their institutions, the adaptation of the "Delaware Model" of public service education (https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/biden-school/) to the Czech context, and the creation of "MuniLab" to engage students with practice. They also discuss the unique characteristics of Brno and the South Moravian region and the vital role universities play as a bridge between academic research and public administration practice. Filip Hrůza is the Director of the Institute for Public Administration and a member of the Department of Public Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administration at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic (https://www.econ.muni.cz/en). He focuses on connecting academic theory with public sector practice through initiatives like organizing conferences on inter-municipal cooperation and MuniLab, which engages students with public administration practitioners. He has worked for over a decade to adapt the University of Delaware's Legislative Fellows program and other public service models…

People in this episode

Host: Filip Hrůza

Guest: Troy Mix

Topics covered

• public administration
• education
• international collaboration
• Delaware Model
• student engagement
• local governance

Keywords

• Delaware Model
• public service education
• MuniLab
• Brno
• Czech Republic
• local governance
• public administration practice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Delaware, Institute for Public Administration, Masaryk University

Places: Brno, Czech Republic