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Master in Management
of Local Authorities

Executive Master
Language: italian
Mode: Synchronous

Designed and organized by the Ri.For.Ma group. – Research and Training for Management of the Department of Economic and Business Sciences of the University of Parma, the Master in Management of Local Authorities is an advanced training course during which you will acquire managerial skills and specific skills that will allow you to take on a managerial role , at intermediate or top level, within local authorities or in other organizations that operate in close relationship with local authorities.

Skills and objectives

The Master in Management of Local Authorities is divided into modules that aim to develop managerial skills in the main areas of local authorities: organizational planning, planning, control and budgeting, administrative law, transparency and anti-corruption, quality and communication.

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At the end of the Master in Management of Local Authorities you will be able to:

  • Manage structures and areas of intervention of the local authority
    knowing how to plan, manage and coordinate the development of financial, human, structural and technological resources;
  • Improve your managerial skills
    and more precisely: analyze the different organizational variables; interpret the key elements of the organization by identifying strengths, weaknesses and knowing how to change the balance to improve the organization; plan and manage change by acting on the structure, operating systems and coordination methods;
  • Evaluate the type, quantity, quality and costs
    of the services offered and knowing how to build and manage a staff evaluation system;
  • Draw a project
    in the various fields of action of the local authority, and guide it until the result is fully achieved;
  • Design management tools,
    such as criteria for quality assessment, cost analysis, organizational impact assessment;
  • Analyze policies
    and understand the phenomena of demand and supply of public services.

Who is it aimed at?

The Master in Management of Local Authorities is aimed at those who want to deepen and systematise the issues of organization and management of local authority services to offer the labor market a set of skills capable of coordinating services and managing complex activities oriented towards objectives defined by strategic directions.

How to apply

Anyone who meets the requirements indicated in the announcement at the time of submitting the application can apply for admission to the Master in Management of Local Authorities as reported on the  bando and Master card

Applications can be submitted from 2nd July 2025 to 18 February 2026.

The selection interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd march 2026 starting from 9:00 am at the Department of Economic and Business Sciences – Via Kennedy, 6 – Parma.

Mode

The one-year Master in Management of Local Authorities will start in March 2026 and end in February 2027.

Classes will be held every Friday, from March 2026, to February 2027 (with a summer break from mid-July to mid-September).

The lessons will take place online.

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    Registration fee

    The total cost of the Master in Management of Local Authorities is 3,516.00 euros, which can be paid in 5 installments as follows:

    • 1st instalment
      €1,516.00 upon enrollment
    • 2nd instalment
      €500.00 by 05/31/2026
    • 3rd instalment
      €500.00 by 07/31/2026
    • 4th instalment
      €500.00 by 09/30/2026
    • 5th instalment
      €500.00 by 30/11/2026

    FEE REDUCTIONS FOR MASTER’S PROGRAM ENROLLMENT

    It is possible to enroll in the Master’s program and benefit from the “PA 110 e lode” initiative, as well as from special discounts reserved for external entities (public or private) that pay on behalf of their employees.

    Furthermore, full scholarships may be made available by INPS for public sector employees.

    “PA 110 E LODE” DISCOUNT FOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES

    The Master’s program adheres to the protocol promoted by the Department of Public Administration under the initiative “PA 110 e lode”.

    All public sector employees are entitled to a €330 discount on the total cost of the program.

    Admitted candidates who wish to take part in the initiative must, after completing online enrollment, upload a self-declaration form confirming their status as a fixed-term or permanent public employee to the Esse3 platform. The form is available for download at the following link:

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    PAYMENT BY EXTERNAL ENTITY

    A reduction in fees is available if payment is made by external entities (public or private) on behalf of their employees. Specifically:

    1. In the case of two participants from the same entity, a 15% discount on the total fee is applied to each participant;

    2. If three or more participants come from the same entity, a 20% discount on the total fee is granted for each participant.

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