6th Edition of International School for Advanced Training

Objective

The School is designed to serve the needs of government and non-governmental organization officials, private professionals and practitioners, researchers and doctoral students with an interest in development and public policy evaluation. The objective is to provide participants with the skills and competencies for impact evaluations of development policies and programs. This will be achieved through a focus on both a “hands-on” approach to the discussion of specific examples of policies and programs, and also on the most recent analytical techniques.

Organization

The School focuses on three pillars:

• CONCEPTS 
  Identification of the policy framework (e.g. policy maker’s objectives, program beneficiaries, contextual factors).
• METHODS 
  Identification of the key instruments for assessing the policy’s impact. How to select the most suitable tool in light of the specific context and how to apply it.
• APPLICATIONS 
  The practice of the policy’s impact evaluation. How to carry out the evaluation exercise, useful data sources and data collection, software and main statistical packages. This will be mainly achieved in the hands on sessions in the afternoon.

The School will be held from 17th June to 28th June 2024 in the form of an on-line course (upon request and depending on the participants' preferences, we will explore the possibility of attending the hands-on sessions in person). The morning sessions will provide an introduction to the topics, with practical applications to specific case studies in the field. The afternoon sessions will be devoted to technical, hands-on sessions. The course will include students’ assignments under supervision and tutorship.

Scientific Committee

Gero Carletto (World Bank), Pierluigi Montalbano (Sapienza University), Silvia Nenci (Roma Tre University), Carlo Pietrobelli (Roma Tre University), Furio Rosati (Tor Vergata University), Federica Saliola (World Bank), Luca Salvatici (Roma Tre University), Sara Savastano (IFAD) and Máximo Torero (FAO). 

Organisation Offices: Veronica Notaro

Scholarships

The School offers 4 scholarships covering tuition fees for the best candidates.

To be eligible for a scholarship, candidates must come from a country of the Global South, be currently enrolled in a PhD or Master's university course and be conducting research activities in development studies. If you are applying for a scholarship, you must upload your national ID or passport along with the student status certificate.

Internship Opportunities

Internship opportunities are offered by United Nations Development Agencies based in Rome. Specifically, selections for the Research and Impact Assessment Division (RIA) will be made at the end of the training activities.

Registration and Fees

The regular fee amounts to 1000€ for the entire course. The fee includes a temporary license of STATA for all participants. Reduced fees apply for Master/PhD students (500€) and University Staff (800€). To this aim, participants must apply and provide proof of their full-time student status or university membership for the current academic year.

Important Dates

Applications should be made using this application form by 15th May 2024. Notification of acceptance will be provided to applicants by 20th May 2024. The deadline for registration is 30tht May 2024.