Public Innovation and Smart City Strategies (executive program - Romanian only)

What makes a city truly “smart”: sensors, platforms, data - or the capacity to govern better? This course invites learners to look beyond the fashionable label of the “smart city” and examine how technology, public leadership, citizen participation, sustainability, mobility, open data, and urban innovation come together to shape the cities of the future. The course challenges students to ask difficult questions: Can digital tools really improve quality of life? Who benefits from smart urban development? How can public institutions design projects that are not only technologically advanced, but also inclusive, ethical, secure, and sustainable? Through concepts, case studies, and practical examples from Romania and abroad, students will explore how intelligent urban ecosystems are built - not by technology alone, but through vision, governance, collaboration, and public value (Details here).

Artificial Intelligence for Public Administration (bachelor course - Romanian only)

What happens when public decisions meet intelligent machines? This course invites students to explore one of the most urgent transformations of contemporary governance: the use of AI in public institutions, digital services, decision-making, communication with citizens, and administrative reform. The course goes beyond the fascination with algorithms and asks the harder questions: Can AI make public services faster, fairer, and more transparent? How can public institutions use Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and intelligent automation without compromising legality, ethics, human judgment, and democratic trust? Who is responsible when automated systems make mistakes? Designed for future public servants, policy analysts, and digital governance professionals, the course offers a critical and practical introduction to AI as both a technological opportunity and an institutional challenge. It is not only about understanding what AI can do, but about learning when, why, and under what conditions it should be used in the public sector (Details here).

E-Government Strategies (master course - English and Romanian)

What does it really take to move government from paper, counters, and fragmented procedures to integrated, citizen-centred digital services? This course invites students to explore the transformation of public administration in the electronic age - from basic digital services and online participation to interoperability, digital identity, cybersecurity, smart governance, and emerging technologies such as IoT and Artificial Intelligence. The course challenges students to look beyond the simple idea of “putting services online” and to ask deeper questions: How can digital government increase transparency and public trust? Why do some e-government projects succeed while others fail? What barriers - institutional, technological, cultural, or legal - stand in the way of real digital transformation? Through concepts, case studies, maturity models, practical analyses, and strategic thinking, students will learn how public institutions can design, evaluate, and implement digital services that are not only efficient, but also secure, inclusive, accountable, and genuinely useful for citizens (Details here).