Public administration education: the case of Macedonian Universities

Public Administration (PA) Education presents an indispensable necessity for all the modern countries, especially for countries with the young democracies and with less functional PA. At this paper, we have briefly compared approaches in different systems of education for PA, with a focus on PA Education in Macedonian Universities. The Paper highlights the main specifics of PA in Macedonia with a short description of the Education programs in PA. Specifically, how these institutions contribute with their work in preparing the professional staff to work in PA, and how they meet the real demand in this segment. Finally, a survey was conducted with the representatives of several institutions (randomly selected at local and central) in Macedonia, on the employment of new staff and their cooperation with the PA educational institutions, as well as fruitful recommendations is drawn up on this regard.