Master in Management
of Local Authorities

Master’s Level: Second Level
Master’s Language: Italian
Mode of Delivery: Live online

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.

Competenze e obiettivi

Il Master in Management degli enti locali è articolato in moduli che mirano a sviluppare le competenze manageriali nei principali ambiti degli Enti locali: progettazione organizzativa, programmazione, controllo e bilancio, diritto amministrativo, trasparenza e anticorruzione, qualità e comunicazione.

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Al termine del Master in Management degli enti locali sarai in grado di:

  • Dirigere strutture ed aree di intervento dell’ente locale
    sapendone pianificare, gestire e coordinare lo sviluppo delle risorse finanziarie, umane, strutturali e tecnologiche;
  • Migliorare le proprie competenze manageriali
    e più precisamente: analizzare le diverse variabili organizzative; interpretare gli elementi portanti dell’ente individuando punti di forza, punti di debolezza e sapendo individuare come modificare l’equilibrio per migliorare l’organizzazione; progettare e gestire il cambiamento agendo sulla struttura, sui sistemi operativi e sulle modalità di coordinamento;
  • Valutare la tipologia, la quantità, la qualità ed i costi
    dei servizi offerti e saper costruire e gestire un sistema di valutazione del personale;
  • Disegnare un progetto
    nei diversi campi di azione dell’ente locale, e guidarlo fino al pieno raggiungimento del risultato;
  • Progettare strumenti gestionali
    come ad esempio criteri per la valutazione della qualità, per l’analisi dei costi, per la valutazione dell’impatto organizzativo;
  • Analizzare le politiche
    e comprendere i fenomeni della domanda e dell’offerta di servizi pubblici.

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 tab

Applications can be submitted from 29 June 2026 to 18 February 2027.

Attendance Mode

The one-year Master in Management of Local Authorities will start in March 2027 and end in February 2028.

Classes will be held every Friday, from March 2027, to February 2028 (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 Local Government Management is €3,516.00, payable in 5 instalments as follows:

    1st instalment
    €1,516.00 upon enrolment

    2nd instalment
    €500.00 by 31/05/2027

    3rd instalment
    €500.00 by 31/07/2027

    4th instalment
    €500.00 by 30/09/2027

    5th instalment
    €500.00 by 30/11/2027


    Facilitations for master enrolment

    To encourage access to the programme, financial support options are available for organisations wishing to invest in staff training.

    Payment by external organisation

    A fee reduction is available when payment is made by an external organisation — public or private — on behalf of its employees.

    Specifically:
    – 15% reduction for each participant when two employees from the same organisation enrol;
    – 20% reduction for each participant when three or more employees from the same organisation enrol.

    This option allows organisations to support staff training under more favourable economic conditions.

    Financial support

    As this is an Executive Master delivered in synchronous mode, the programme is eligible for INPS study scholarships. In previous years, several participants have benefited from this valuable financial support, which provides full coverage of the Master’s tuition fees.

    At present, the INPS call for applications for the 2026/2027 academic year has not yet been published. We will be happy to provide further information as soon as the official guidelines become available.

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