German University of Administrative Sciences

Overview

German University of Administrative Sciences

German University of Administrative Sciences is a public educational institution in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Colloquially known as Speyer University, it was established in 1947 by the French occupational territories as the State Academy of Administrative Sciences Speyer. It underwent several name changes before it became a full-fledged university and adopted its current name in 1997. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Science, Continuing Education and Culture of Rhineland-Palatinate, Speyer is regarded among the top graduate universities in the nation.

German University of Administrative Sciences Key Statistics

Speyer offers graduate courses in diverse areas of study, including public economy, management, and administrative sciences.

It has a student population of roughly 400 postgraduates. The university also employs over 100 academic staff members across several of its facilities. These facilities include the IT Department, the Otto Mayer House, and the International Office.

Other German University of Administrative Sciences key statistics and facilities include lecture halls, health and wellness services, group rooms, the Main Auditorium, study spaces, and a comprehensive library system that maintains roughly 32,000 volumes, 8,500 magazines, nine notebook stations, and more than 150 workplaces.

German University of Administrative Sciences Research

Speyer is one of the most active research institutions in West Germany. Its research concentrations are in the areas of internationalization, Europeanization, and digitization of public administrations. It is funded through grants and fellowships from public and private organizations, such as the Max Planck Society, the German Research Foundation, and the Helmholtz Association.

The top three German University of Administrative Sciences research fields are business, political science, and structural equation modeling. Researchers, students, and faculty members from the university have presented their research outputs in global research conferences and symposiums, such as DMS: Distributed Multimedia Systems, DG.O: Digital Government Research, and DGR: International Conference on Digital Government Research

Its most cited research output is Schierz et al.’s (2010) “Understanding consumer acceptance of mobile payment services: An empirical analysis,” which was published in Electronic Commerce Research and Applications and has 1,357 citations to date. Speyer’s second most popular research publication is Thomson et al.’s (2006) book, The European Union Decides, which has been cited 584 times so far.

Meanwhile, its third most cited research work is Bauer and Becker’s (2014) “The unexpected winner of the crisis: The European Commission’s strengthened role in economic governance.” This article, which talks about the supranational executive’s role in the financial stability support, the economic policy surveillance, the coordination of national police forces and the supervision of the financial sector, was published in the Journal of European Integration and has so far been cited 402 times by students and research professionals worldwide.

In addition, the university conducts several interdisciplinary research projects. These include KaWuM - Career Paths and Qualification Requirements in Science and University Management, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Trust in Governance and Regulation in Europe (TiGRE Project), and Knowledge and Idea Transfer for Innovation in Administration.

Moreover, Speyer hosts and collaborates with the German Research Institute for Public Administration, a prestigious research and consulting agency in the field of administrative sciences.