Welcome to KAPA !

The Korean Association for Public Administration(KAPA), founded in 1956, is the leading professional organization for the study of public administration & policy and serves 1,825 members, consisting of academic scholars, public officials, quasi-government employees, and professionals in the non-government organizations. With a variety of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, the KAPA brings together scholars and practitioners of public administration in Korea in order to advance the practice and research of public administration in Korea and worldwide.

Today, the role of government is changing again in reaction to tremendous transformation in economy, politics, and society. The schools and departments of public administration in Korea are also facing challenges that professional graduate schools of competing disciplines expand and incoming student are declining with the demographic changes.

Responding to these demands and challenges, the KAPA should actively continue to develop a new model of governance through collaborative and innovative research works for the 21st Century.

Now, officers and council members of 45th administration of the KAPA declare the following four goals to invigorate the KAPA.

1. We will strengthen the international networking of the KAPA.
2. We will explore a new model of the KAPA’s contribution to the society while we strive to overcome the challenges of Public
Administration in Korea today.
3. We will reinforce the networking with the practitioners in the field.
4. We will endeavor to fulfill the accountability of scholars to the society and the people on the various social and national issues,
within the boundaries of professional neutrality and justice.

It is my great pleasure welcoming you to the KAPA website and I am looking forward to the opportunities to meet you in person and serve you either on- or off-line.

Respectfully,