After completing the course, the student will be able to: - understand recent approaches to executive public management, - comprehend the managerial skills necessary for effective resource management oriented towards public values, and - practically handle techniques and managerial skills used in current public management.

1. Managerial skills in the public sector. Historical evolution, trends, peculiarities, and instruments. 2. Key elements of human resources management in public administrations. Team and Project management. 3. Negotiation and conflict resolution in the public sphere. 4. Public leadership, communication, and crisis management. 5. Strategic public management and quality of public services. 6. Digitalization, data governance, and artificial intelligence in the public sector. 7. Public values, transparency, and responsibility of public managers

- Lectures and case studies in class - Simulation excercices on managerial skills (group) - Presentations, where appropriate, by student teams - Report on public management case