International cooperation
08 Feb 2010
- Evaluating the effects of training on students from developing countries
Nuffic evaluates the effects of training on students from developing countries who have followed a study programme or course in the Netherlands or elsewhere. Recently, Nuffic participated in the evaluation of a Norwegian scholarship programme financed by NORAD, and in the evaluation of the EC-funded Alban programme. In 2009 Nuffic conducted a tracer study into the effects of study and training on the personal development and careers of ex-scholarship holders of the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes. The study also looked at the effects on the strengthening of the organizations these ex-scholarship holders work for. - Evaluation of international cooperation projects and programmes
Nuffic regularly organizes independent evaluations of international cooperation projects and programmes, or conducts them on behalf of third parties. In 2000, for example, Nuffic was asked by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to evaluate NUFU, a university research cooperation programme in Norway. In 2004 and 2005, Nuffic provided the team leader for the Joint Review Mission of Education Sector Development Programme in Ethiopia. In 2006, we provided the team leader for an independent evaluation of the Sida/SAREC bilateral research cooperation programme. In 2008 Nuffic led two evaluations in Bangladesh: a mid-term evaluation of the support to the BRAC University Institute of Educational Development and the evaluation of the third phase of the BRAC Education Programme, including an appraisal of the fourth phase of this programme. For the VLIR-UOS Nuffic was involved in the evaluation of the university cooperation programmes in Bolivia (2007), Cuba (2007), Ecuador (2010) and the Philippines (2010). - Seminar on organizing and managing development projects
Nuffic regularly organizes seminars for people involved in the projects that Nuffic manages. These include training in formulating project proposals in accordance with the logical framework method, and the discussion of specific implementation problems. In 2006, we organized a seminar on best practices in project management. Nuffic regularly organizes seminars for organizations participating in the NPT and NICHE programmes. At these seminars Nuffic provides in-depth information about the general and technical aspects of these programmes.