National University of Public Service
College in Budapest, Hungary
The Ludovika University of Public Service (LUPS; Hungarian: Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem [ˈnɛmzɛti ˈkøsːolɡaːlɒti ˈɛɟɛtɛm]) is a higher educational institution in Budapest, Hungary. Established in 2012, it is one of the youngest universities in Central and Eastern Europe; however, its faculties as former independent colleges look back much earlier.
The university was officially founded on 1 January 2012 through the merger of the Zrínyi Miklós National Defence University (becoming the Faculty of Military Sciences and Officer Training), the Police College (becoming the Faculty of Law Enforcement) and the Faculty of Public Administration of Corvinus University of Budapest (becoming the Faculty of Public Administration at LUPS). As of 1 February 2017, the Institute of Water Engineering and Water Management and the Institute of Water Supply and Environmental Engineering of Eötvös József College in Baja were merged into the Ludovika University of Public Service, thus creating the Faculty of Water Sciences (FWS). In addition to these faculties, LUPS includes institutions that function as educational organs and think tanks and is initiating its fourth faculty of European and international studies.
The institution currently has five faculties: the Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies (FPGIS), the Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training (FMSOT), the Faculty of Law Enforcement (FLE), the Faculty of Water Sciences (FWS) and the Nemeskürty István Teacher Training Faculty (NITK).
The university's primary goal is to educate future public administration officials, military and law enforcement officers (through BA and MA programmes) and to develop the skills and know-how of current members of public service (through further training programmes). Moreover, LUPS also functions as a think tank for public service (through PhD programmes, joint conferences, and individual research activities of lecturers).
History
While modern Hungarian higher education has always included programmes focusing on the education and training of people primarily preparing for public service, Ludovika - UPS is the first university in the country exclusively dealing with the formation of future public servants.
The University of Public Service was officially established on 1 January 2012 through the merger of three separate higher educational institutions: the Zrínyi Miklós National Defence University, the Police College and the Faculty of Public Administration of Corvinus University of Budapest.
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