IPDET

🌍 Workshop Week Session One has just concluded!
Our participants gained valuable insights by engaging in lectures, peer discussions, and presentations around the campus!🌱 Once again, we extend heartfelt thanks to our esteemed expert instructors for their hard work: 🙌 🙌

I-A: Quantitative Data Collection: Planning and Implementing Surveys
Instructed by Stefan Silvestrini

I-B: Designing Evaluations
Instructed by Jos Vaessen

I-C: Quantitative Impact Evaluation
Instructed by Claudia Maldonado

I-D: Theory-based Causal Analysis: Basics of Process Tracing and QCA
Instructed by Estelle Raimondo

I-E: From Data to Decisions: Integrating Machine Learning in Evaluation
Instructed by Peter York

I-F: Evaluation at the Nexus of Environment and Development
Instructed by Geeta Batra, Anupam Anand and Jeneen R. Garcia

Looking forward to Session Two kicking off tomorrow!


Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) CLEAR Anglophone Africa FGV EESP Clear Clear Francophone Africa EvalYouth The African Evaluation Association European Evaluation Society ADB Knowledge & Innovation EvalYouth LAC EvalYouth

🌟🌍🥂 The On-Site Workshop Week has started!

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Christina Cuonz, Director of the Center for University Continuing Education Weiterbildung Universität Bern, for the welcoming speech and to our eight esteemed instructors from across the globe for delivering specialized workshops in Session One. We are thrilled to learn from your expertise!

This week, we are delighted to welcome 137 participants from 64 countries. We hope you've enjoyed the meet-and-greet, snacks, drinks, vibrant multi-cultural music, and connecting with fellow attendees. This is going to be an incredible week of learning and collaboration!



Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) Better Evaluation CLEAR Anglophone Africa FGV EESP Clear Clear Francophone Africa EvalYouth The African Evaluation Association European Evaluation Society Zambia Monitoring & Evaluation Association - ZaMEA South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association Asian Development Bank Universität Bern UN Sustainable Development Platform United Nations Development Programme - UNDP CLEAR Pakistan & Central Asia- CLEAR PCA

🎓 Core Course Graduation 🎓
Congratulations to all the amazing participants who have graduated from the IPDET Core Course! I hope you all had a fantastic time celebrating by the Aare River. After the intense journey through the mountain of evaluation, what better way to end the week than with a hike to the stunning Swiss Alps!

Also, welcome our new participants for Workshop Week!

During On-Site Week Two, participants will delve into specialized workshops and explore various methodological and thematic topics. Let's kick off this week with new perspectives! 🚀



Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) Better Evaluation CLEAR Anglophone Africa FGV EESP Clear EvalYouth The African Evaluation Association European Evaluation Society ADB Knowledge & Innovation Zambia Monitoring & Evaluation Association - ZaMEA South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association Mongolian Evaluation Association /MEA/ - Монголын үнэлгээний холбоо Asia Pacific Evaluation Association - APEA

🌞 We are excited to welcome hundreds of brilliant minds, practitioners, decision-makers, and managers in to beautiful Bern on Monday! Looking forward to a transformative summer of learning and networking at . See you soon!



Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)Better Evaluation Clear Francophone Africa CLEAR Anglophone Africa FGV EESP Clear EvalYouth The African Evaluation Association ADB Knowledge & Innovation European Evaluation Society American Evaluation Association