It is true that a society that does not invest in its education is very short sighted” Interview with Geert Bouckaert, professor at the KU Leuven Governance Institute, President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences

Geert BOUCKAERT is currently the President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) (2013-2016-2019). He was the President of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) (2004-2010). He is Professor at the KU Leuven Public Governance Institute (Faculty of Social Sciences) of the KU Leuven, Belgium. From 1997 to 2012, he was the Director of its KU Leuven Public Governance Institute. His fields of research and teaching are Public Management, Public Sector reforms, Performance Management and Finance Management. He is also visiting Professor at the University of Potsdam (Germany). He is a member of many editorial boards, including PAR, JPART, and PPMR. Geert Bouckaert received several international awards in recognition to his scientific contributions in Public Administration. Professor Bouckaert published many books and articles on Public Management and Public Administration Reforms. Our birthday greetings to professor Geert Bouckaert are on the back cover.