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Adding value in Uncertain Times: 2023 OSCE Evaluation Network Annual Meeting

by Nynke de Witte | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog

How can evaluations add value in uncertain times? This question was at the forefront of the 2023 OSCE Evaluation Network Annual Meeting held in Belgrade and online from the 4 to 6 October 2023. The meeting marked the 10th Anniversary of the Evaluation Network and was...

Can Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Provide Unique Evaluation Insight?

by Jonny Morell | Nov 6, 2023 | Blog

Can Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Provide Unique Evaluation Insight? I have been making a determined effort to probe this question. It started with a casual thought that was lurking in my mind for a long time, namely, that one could look at a program as an...

Navigating the Complexities of University-Business Collaborations: What evaluation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship?

by Mita Marra | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog

Mita Marra University of Naples and EES Board Member Over the last two decades, universities have taken on a prominent role in spurring regional economic growth. They serve as crucial hubs for human capital development and play a central role in nurturing...

Michael Scriven, 1928-2023

by Tom Ling | Sep 5, 2023 | Blog

The Board of the EES were saddened to hear of the passing of one of the truly great figures in the history of evaluation. Michael Scriven died on the 28 August in California. He was born in Britain and grew up and studied in Australia before completing his PhD at...

Evaluating in Times of Crises

by Sharon Scotcher | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog

The EBRD-EvD Approach to Real-Time Evaluation By Natalia Kryg(1), Gabriele Fattorelli(2) – EBRD Crises prompt change. The COVID-19 pandemic tested the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and its operations, prompting a unique 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...