International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)

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Context: India won the Presidency of International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) for 2025–2028 in elections held in Brussels, polling 61.7% of the votes.

• This is the first time India has held the presidency and the first-ever ballot-based election in IIAS’s 100-year history.

About the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS):

• What it is? The International Institute of Administrative Sciences is a global, non-governmental scientific organization dedicated to advancing public administration research and reform through global collaboration.

• The International Institute of Administrative Sciences is a global, non-governmental scientific organization dedicated to advancing public administration research and reform through global collaboration.

• Established in: Founded in 1930, with nearly a century of contributions to administrative theory and comparative governance.

• Founded in 1930, with nearly a century of contributions to administrative theory and comparative governance.

• Headquarters: Located in Brussels, Belgium

• Objectives:

• Promote comparative studies in public administration. Facilitate intercultural dialogue and research collaboration. Advance reform models aligned with contemporary governance challenges. Engage actively with global public administration discourse.

• Promote comparative studies in public administration.

• Facilitate intercultural dialogue and research collaboration.

• Advance reform models aligned with contemporary governance challenges.

• Engage actively with global public administration discourse.

• Key Functions:

• Organizes three international conferences annually across member nations. Publishes the International Review of Administrative Sciences in English, French, and Mandarin. Acts as a forum for policy practitioners and scholars from over 90 countries. Collaborates with the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) and UN CEPA.

• Organizes three international conferences annually across member nations.

• Publishes the International Review of Administrative Sciences in English, French, and Mandarin.

• Acts as a forum for policy practitioners and scholars from over 90 countries.

• Collaborates with the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) and UN CEPA.