Program Overview

Executive Doctorate in Public Affairs (EDPA)

The Executive Doctorate in Public Affairs (EDPA) at Dauphine-PSL is a unique, diploma-granting program designed for high-level professionals to step back from their experience and conduct research focused on the issues that passion them.

Presentation of the Program

The EDPA allows practitioners to take a step back from their professional experience and conduct research centered on the issues that passion them. The complexity of public affairs governance requires mastering both global dynamics (ecological, geopolitical, demographic, technological) and organizational aspects (structure, strategy, management, culture) to innovate continuously in public policies and organizations.

The program offers a complementary education through research, providing participants with the expertise and mindset necessary for academic research. The teaching staff and experts from the University Paris Dauphine-PSL provide individualized support in writing a professional thesis with high academic standards.

Objectives of the Program

• Take a step back, confront major public affairs issues, and contribute to the dissemination of emerging knowledge and innovative practices
• Acquire the mindset and methodological expertise of academic research
• Leverage managerial experience to produce new and useful expertise for oneself and one's professional environment
• Obtain recognition of expertise through the diploma from the University Paris Dauphine-PSL, accessing new responsibilities and publishing articles or books
• Become an expert in a subject, able to teach, publish, and radiate expertise

Practical Modalities

• The courses are organized to allow participants to continue their full-time professional activity and pursue their professional commitments.
• The EDPA proposes an alternation between face-to-face and distance learning sessions.
• Duration: 210 hours
• Start date: Friday, October 16, 2026
• Application start date: Monday, December 15, 2025
• Application deadline: Sunday, February 22, 2026
• Pace: The first two years include one 2-3 day session per month on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The third year includes three face-to-face sessions.
• Net fee (excluding taxes): 23,000
• Location: Tour Europlaza, La D嶨ense

Target Audience

• High-level officials and senior executives active in the public sphere
• Consultants and high-level experts
• Senior executives of associations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations
• Senior executives of companies in contact with the public sector

What the Executive Doctorate Offers

• 100% of graduates declare that the program allowed them to increase their individual performance
• 100% of graduates declare that the program allowed them to increase their value on the job market
• 90% of graduates declare that the program facilitated access to professional opportunities

Last Promotion Figures

• Success rate: 100%
• Satisfaction rate: 94%