EASY-ECO Szentendre Training

Participants

The training is designed for a specific target group of young researchers (less than ten years experience) with a strong interest in the areas of evaluation and/or sustainable development. Participants may be studying for their doctorates, working in a government department, in public administration, in NGOs or for international organisations in the sustainability/evaluation field.

EU-Grants are available to cover all costs (travel expenses, participation fees, accommodation and living allowance) for participants of this target group. Young researchers are highly encouraged to visit a conference, and then attend one of the EASY-ECO trainings, all of which can be covered by an EU-Grant. Ideally, participants will submit a paper on an aspect of evaluation of sustainability for one of the conferences following their training. For full details on eligibility for grants see here.

Deadline for (up to 35) EU-Grant is on the 31st October!

Course Structure

The training starts with the three month pre-phase internet based preparation via the EASY-ECO website. The participants can have access to read the core materials to be prepared for the local training.

The local training, 25 January – 3 February 2006, Szentendre, combines the morning core-modules with afternoon case-study practical sessions. The core modules comprise a series of high-quality lectures given by experienced international trainers. Each afternoon the course shifts its focus to practical case-study sessions, during which participants have the opportunity to work hands-on alongside case-owners and apply the content of core-course materials. Participants are given the choice of working on evaluation/impact assessment case-studies focusing on international and EU policies and programmes; national policies for sustainable development; and regional and local activities for sustainable development (LA 21 etc). In groups of 10-15, participants will be supported by a scientific tutor throughout the duration of the training.

The following timetable shows the curriculum for the Training Course. More details on trainers and subjects are available here.

During the three-month virtual follow-up phase, participants can work on their own papers towards submission at one of the conferences, with the full support of case-owners and scientific tutors.