Monday, December 04, 2017

Time to Apply Under DFFT: Full list of foreign universities and courses, for 2018-19

THE list of foreign universities and the short and long term courses, 2018-19, for the government officers under the DFFT scheme is out. Those who are eligible for the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) scheme include IAS, Group ‘A’ officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) etc., and then the IPS, Indian Forest Service (IFoS) and Group ‘A’ central civil service officers during the tenure of deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme. The courses include a whole range of subjects -- from management and public administration to fighting corruption. One however needs to cross-check with the DoPT guidelines to find out the exact eligibility criteria. Here below are the names of the foreign universities, courses offered, and their time-line:
List of short term programmes offered under the DFFT Scheme for 2018-19

Harvard University, USA
1. Leaders in Development: Managing change in a dynamic world
Date: 11-22 June, 2018 
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

2. Infrastructure in a market economy: Public-private partnership
Date: 9-21 July, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

3. Senior managers in government
Date: 22 July to 10 August, 2018 
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

4. Leading successful programmes: Using evidence to assess effectiveness
Date: 29 April to 4 May, 2018 
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

5. Leadership for 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage
Date: 24-29 June, 2018 
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

6. Rethinking financial inclusion
Date: 8-13 October, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

7. Creating collaborative solutions: Innovations in governance
Date: 20 –26 October, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

8. Leadership, decision making
Date: 15-20 October, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

9. Leadership, decision making
Date: 4-9 February, 2019 
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

10. Leadership for 21st century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage 
Date: 4-9 February, 2019
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

11. Emerging leaders 
Date: 24-29 June, 2018 
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

12. Applying behavioural insights to the design of public policy
Date: 28 October to 2 November, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

University of Chicago
1. Financial analysis for non financial managers
Date: 6 –10 August, 2018 
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

2. The advanced strategy programme: Building and implementing growth strategies
Date: 1–5 October, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

3. Attending global investment 
Date: To be decided
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

4. Machine learning and public policy
Date: To be decided
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

5. Policy analysis and impact evaluation
Date: To be decided
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

6. Leading evidence based decisions (Washington campus)
Date: 12 –14 April, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

7. Big data and marketing analytics
Date: 12 –14 September, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

University of California, Berkeley, USA
1. Negotiations for public leaders
Date: 16-29 July, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

2. Ethics and governance 
Date: 30 April to 13 May, 2018 
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary 

ANZSOG, Australia
1. Advance leadership programme
Date: 28 August to 2 September, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

University of Cambridge, UK
1. Leadership and strategic thinking
Date: 3-8 July, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

2. Leadership and strategic thinking
Date: 18-23 September, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

3. Leadership and strategic thinking
Date: 2-7 October, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary/Secretary

Duke University, USA
1. Budgeting and financial management in public sector
Date: 22 July to 10 August, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

2. Fiscal decentralisation and local governance
Date: 8–27 July, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

3. Project appraisal and risk management
Date:13 May to 8 June, 2018
Level: Joint Secretary/Director

4. Tax analysis and revenue forecasting
Date: 24 June to 20 July, 2018 
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

University of California Berkeley, USA
1. Certificate program in public policy
Date: August to December, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

2. Certificate programme in public policy
Date: January to May, 2019
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA
1. Certificate program in public administration
Date: 4 months (August to December 2018)
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

2. Certificate programme in public administration
Date: 4 months (January to May, 2019)
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

London School of Economics, UK
1. Finance 
Date:18 June to 6 July, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

2. Managerial accounting and financial control
Date: 9-27 July, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

3. Bargaining and negotiation: Interests, information, strategy and power
Date: 18 June to 6 July, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

4. The political economy, public policy
Date: 9-27 July, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

5. The international organisation: The institutions, global governance
Date: 9-27 July, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary 

ENA, Paris, France
1. Fighting Corruption
Date: 5-16 November, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

2. Management in public sector
Date:14-25 May, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary 

3. Local government
Date: 1-12 October, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

OPM, USA
1. Collaborative leadership
Date: 21 –31 August, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

2. Executive development: Leading change
Date: 11–21 September, 2018
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

LKY Singapore
1. Essentials of policy development
Date: 13 –17 August, 2018 
Level: Director/Deputy Secretary

List of long term programmes offered under the DFFT scheme, 2018-19
1. University of California, Berkeley, USA
Course:  EMPA

2. Duke University, USA 
Course: MA in international development

3. King's College, London, UK
Course: MA in South Asia and global security; MSc in public policy and management

4. University college, London
Course: MPA in public administration and management

5. Australian National University
Course: Masters in public policy

6. LKY School of Public Policy, NUS
Course: Masters in public management, Masters in public administration

7. London School of Economics, UK
Course: MSc in public policy and administration

8. Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA
Course: EMPA

9. IDS, University of Sussex, UK
Course: MA in development studies

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