. ▁SP P ▁offers ▁gradu ate ▁programs ▁in ▁public ▁policy ▁tail ored ▁for ▁students ▁seeking ▁care ers ▁in ▁the ▁public , ▁private , ▁and ▁not - for - pro fit ▁se ctors ▁at ▁the ▁local , ▁national , ▁and ▁international ▁levels . ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁around ▁ 1 4 0 ▁students ▁from ▁around ▁ 6 0 ▁countries ▁en rolled ▁at ▁SP P . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁La unch ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁SP P ▁grew ▁from ▁two ▁existing ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁foundation ▁Professor ▁of ▁Public ▁Policy ▁at ▁CE U , ▁D iane ▁Stone ▁with ▁Ag nes ▁B atory ▁and ▁U we ▁Pu etter . ▁These ▁are ▁a ▁one - year ▁MA ▁in ▁Public ▁Policy ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁a ▁two - year ▁Er as mus ▁M und us ▁degree ▁in ▁Public ▁Policy ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁SP P ▁is ▁committed ▁to ▁“ construct [ ing ] ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁‘ pur pose ▁beyond ▁power .’ ” ▁Found ing ▁Dean ▁Wolfgang ▁Rein ic ke ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁“ the ▁traditional ▁model ▁of ▁Western ▁dem ocracy ▁is ▁in ▁‘ deep ▁crisis ’ ” ▁and ▁founded ▁SP P ▁to ▁“ do ▁our ▁part ▁to ▁improve ▁govern ance ” ▁through ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁research ▁and ▁a ▁practice - orient ed ▁curr icul um ▁to ▁educ ate ▁future ▁chang em akers . ▁ ▁SP P ’ s ▁two - year ▁Master ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration ▁program ▁comb ines ▁knowledge , ▁skills