IDHEAP was created as a “Foundation for an Institute of Higher Studies in Public Administration.” The Institute’s instigator was Enrico Bignami, a former managing director of Nestlé and creator of the IMEDE, which became the IMD, in Lausanne-Ouchy. The other founding institutions were the Canton of Vaud, the University of Lausanne, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and the Friends of IDHEAP Association.
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| Year | Key Events |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Creation of the Foundation on 23 April |
| 1982 | Agreement with UNIL (University of Lausanne) and first classes in BFSH1 on 5 October |
| 1983 | Opening of the Avenue de Provence Research Centre. Agreement signed with Switzerland’s Federal Personnel Office |
| 1984 | Launch of short-term courses for the Canton of Vaud |
| 1987 | Recognition by the Swiss Confederation |
| 1990 | Cooperation Agreement with the European Institute of Public Administration (IEAP), Maastricht |
| 1991 | Teaching moves to semesters. Launch of the Solothurn Seminars on Europe |
| 1992 | IDHEAP moves to the Vieux-Collège in Chavannes-près-Renens |
| 1993 | Cooperation Agreement with the Swiss Post Office |
| 1994 | Creation of the Master of Arts in Public Administration. Launch of the SSC programme (Seminars for Specialists and Managers) |
| 1995 | Introduction of doctoral studies via IDHEAP–University of Lausanne |
| 1997 | Teaching and research units become autonomous |
| 1998 | First doctoral studies in Public Administration completed |
| 1999 | Inauguration of the Mouline building annexe |
| 2000 | Entry into force of the service agreement between the Canton of Vaud and the Swiss Confederation |
| 2001 | Cooperation Agreement with the University of Public Administration in Quebec (ENAP) |
| 2002 | Overhaul for the Master of Arts in Public Administration |
| 2003 | Teaching moves to trimesters. Cooperation Agreement with the Center of Competence for Public Management at the University of Bern |
| 2004 | Launch of the executive DEAP (Executive Diploma in Public Action) |
| 2005 | Agreements with the National Institute of Administration (INA) in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Sun Yat Sen University (Zhongshan) in Canton, China |
| 2005 | Master of Arts in Public Administration is accredited by the EAPAA (European Association for Public Administration Accreditation) |
| 2005 | IDHEAP is accredited by the Conference of Universities of Western Switzerland, following the report by the OAQ (Body for the Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Swiss higher education establishments) |
| 2006 | Opening of first courses for the Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy (Master PMP) |
| 2010 | Inauguration of the Mouline 28 building |
| 2014 | IDHEAP is integrated into the University of Lausanne’s Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration |
IDHEAP Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration
Quartier UNIL-Mouline
Bâtiment IDHEAP
CH-1015 Lausanne
+41 21 692 68 00
idheap@unil.ch
