The Future of Education
Heinrich Buecker-Gaertner
Institution: Berlin School of Economics and Lawn, Department Public Administration
Country: Germany
Heinrich Bücker-Gärtner is the dean of the Department of Public Administration at Berlin School of Economics and Law. This institution is a state university of applied science. With approximately 10,000 students, the Berlin School of Economics and Law is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Germany’s capital city. This institution is distinguished by a clear focus on providing academic education strongly linked to real world skills, an intensive and diverse programme of research, high quality standards and a strong international approach. The University’s portfolio of programmes covers private and public sector business and economics, administration, law, security management and engineering. The Berlin Professional School is the Berlin School of Economics and Law's institute for continuing education. This institute has many years of experience in long distance learning.
The Department of Public Administration has specialised in the competences required in administration and law. Here, students are given the knowledge required to understand the administrative and legal context, shape administrative processes, and appreciate and evaluate legal issues. The academic staff supports students in the development of their communicative and social competences. The majority of the graduated students start their professional career as civil servants (higher intermediate level) in different German public authorities. Moreover, all Bachelor and Master programmes integrate gender issues and the dimension of a European and international perspective.
Heinrich Bücker-Gärtner graduated in Sociology at University Bielefeld in 1976 and passed his doctoral examination in 1983 at Aachen University. After research in sociology of organizations and technology assessment he was appointed as professor for administrative science at Berlin School of Economics and Law in 1988.
Heinrich Bücker-Gärtner is involved as external expert in projects of capacity building und administrative reforms in central and eastern European countries since 1993. Furthermore he is the coordinator of projects within the framework of EU-ERASMUS since 2001. In 2014 to 2017 he coordinates a strategic partnership of Berlin School of Economics and Law with 4 other universities in Austria, Belgium, Poland, Sweden and USA.
Areas of expertise: New Public Management, Municipal Self-Government, Public Governance, Human Resource Management, E-Learning, Transnational Cooperation
The Department of Public Administration has specialised in the competences required in administration and law. Here, students are given the knowledge required to understand the administrative and legal context, shape administrative processes, and appreciate and evaluate legal issues. The academic staff supports students in the development of their communicative and social competences. The majority of the graduated students start their professional career as civil servants (higher intermediate level) in different German public authorities. Moreover, all Bachelor and Master programmes integrate gender issues and the dimension of a European and international perspective.
Heinrich Bücker-Gärtner graduated in Sociology at University Bielefeld in 1976 and passed his doctoral examination in 1983 at Aachen University. After research in sociology of organizations and technology assessment he was appointed as professor for administrative science at Berlin School of Economics and Law in 1988.
Heinrich Bücker-Gärtner is involved as external expert in projects of capacity building und administrative reforms in central and eastern European countries since 1993. Furthermore he is the coordinator of projects within the framework of EU-ERASMUS since 2001. In 2014 to 2017 he coordinates a strategic partnership of Berlin School of Economics and Law with 4 other universities in Austria, Belgium, Poland, Sweden and USA.
Areas of expertise: New Public Management, Municipal Self-Government, Public Governance, Human Resource Management, E-Learning, Transnational Cooperation
