The National School of Public Policy (hereinafter – NSPP) was established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on November 28, 2008 as a structural subdivision of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The NSPP is a professional training school that aims to provide highly qualified and competent personnel for the processes of political and managerial decision-making and promotion of government reforms.
On the basis of NSPP prepare managers of a new formation for the civil service, quasi-public sector and business under the following educational programs:
- «Public Administration – MPA», with a break from production, with a period of study of 1 year;
- «Public Administration – Executive MPA», combined with the main production activities (modular format of training), with a period of study of 1 year;
- «Public Administration – EMPA», combined with the main industrial activity (evening/weekend format of training), with the period of training of 1.5 years.
In the period from 2009 to 2022 more than 300 master’s and doctoral students graduated from NSPP.