Learning and Leading for Global Human Well-Being

If you wish to hone your problem-solving skills and go on to make a real difference in improving human well-being locally, nationally, and globally, Penn's International Master of Public Administration (I-MPA) is designed to educate and nurture present and future problem-solving leaders. 

Innovative and skills-based, the I-MPA is led by a distinctively interdisciplinary, multinational, and multilingual team of world-class scholars and noted leaders in government, business, and the nonprofit sector. As a Penn I-MPA student, you complete intensive and exciting coursework in three capacities: as individuals, as members of a Leadership Task Group, and as collaborators in class-wide exercises and projects. In the summer immediately following graduation, I-MPA program alumni may be eligible for summer research and service fellowship awards of up to $6,000.

The Penn I-MPA is for students who have proficiency in English as well as in any one or more of the following five languages—Hindi, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, or Swahili—and wish to:

• Earn a Master of Public Administration from an Ivy League university
• Pursue the degree alongside other I-MPA students on campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Enroll full-time and complete 10 courses in one year, including 3 capstone courses—one individual, one small-group, and one class-wide
• Receive year-long, robust, individualized academic advising and career mentoring
• Participate in extra-curricular experiences including special events and distinguished speakers series

The University of Pennsylvania, known as Penn, is a highly selective and top-ranked Ivy League university that is located on a beautiful urban campus in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn is consistently ranked among top-tier American universities in the U.S. News & World Report and Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

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