Diana Kun, Author at EES

Shaping the Future – PROFEEDBACK Budapest Conference Recap

by Diana Kun | Sep 24, 2025 | Blog

In mid-June 2025, Budapest hosted a two-day conference titled “Shaping the Future” that brought together hundreds of researchers, policymakers, and evaluation practitioners from across Europe. This recap highlights the event’s key takeaways and insights. Background...

The European Commission’s new Evaluation Handbook – A valuable resource for evaluators

by Diana Kun | Feb 3, 2025 | Blog

Almost two decades after the publication of the “Methodology Guidance” in 2006, the European Commission has released a comprehensive new manual, entitled the Evaluation Handbook. This Handbook is designed to prepare, launch and manage the evaluation...

Economic growth and sustainability: conflict or friendship?

by Diana Kun | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog

Evaluation of the Hungarian DROP Plus Programme in light of sustainable development The green growth concept offers an opportunity to reconcile economic/technological growth and sustainability, making it a realistic option for the world to avoid a global climate...

Doing without harm? Sustainability evaluation of the HRDOP Plus Programme

by Diana Kun | May 22, 2023 | Blog

The EU Taxonomy Regulation lays out the 6 environmental objectives that Cohesion Policy is required to follow. Operational Programmes under this Regulation should support activities that would respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the...

The public project evaluation system in Hungary: A Step in the Right Direction?

by Diana Kun | Feb 15, 2023 | Blog

The public project evaluation system has been in place in Hungary since 2016. This new system was introduced in response to the European Commission’s criticisms on the transparency of the selection of funded proposals. How far have the changes succeeded in...