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His Excellency Dr. Raed Mohammed bin Shams, Director General of the Institute of Public Administration (BIPA), stressed the importance of the Master of Public Administration (MPM) program offered by the Institute in preparing government leaders and achieving sustainable development, by meeting the requirements of government work in the Kingdom of Bahrain, as it is the first academic professional program in the region that came to fill the gap that exists in the professional aspect in government institutions through the science of public administration, and prepare leaders capable of making decisions and making government policies based on scientific research. This came during his meeting with the students of the first batch of the Master of Public Administration program. Bin Shams stressed that the Master of Public Administration (MPM) program fulfills the aspirations of the wise leadership in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which aims to make the Bahraini citizen a focus of development and a solid foundation for a prosperous economy. He added that the program is consistent with the vision of the Institute of Public Administration (advanced government performance for sustainable development) and the government work program, and that the professional experience and academic knowledge it provides by international experts from various countries of the world contributes to providing students with the skills and cognitive abilities necessary to develop government work. The program focuses on all public administration sciences from law, financial and human resources management to planning and government project management. Bin Shams added that officials at the Institute of Public Administration are following up Firstly, all the program outcomes and the cognitive development acquired by the participating students, pointing out that the projects and initiatives presented by the students during the first batch of the program directly contribute to the development of government work, which will undoubtedly contribute to the process of change and administrative development required. It is worth noting that the actual studies for the students of the second batch of the program will begin on Thursday, February 23, 2017, and those wishing to join the program can register via the website of the Institute of Public Administration “BIPA” at the address www.ipa.gov.bh/mpm until no later than Thursday, September 30, 2016. To join the program, the candidate must have a bachelor’s degree, have professional experience of no less than three years, and be fluent in spoken English. And writing, and to have high leadership skills and administrative abilities, in addition to successfully passing the personal interview.