Registration Is Open for CPP/University of Maryland Executive Course on Program Evaluation

Registration is now open for the three-day executive course “Program Evaluation: Determining What Works”, presented online by the College of Public Policy (CPP), in collaboration with the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland (UMD), from June 28-30.

Developed especially for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the program is suitable for mid-level administrators and program officers in national and local governments, multinational organizations, NGOs, research firms, and graduate students seeking a practical overview of program evaluation tools. The course will equip them to assess evaluations of public and private programs, and to help plan, procure, and manage new evaluations. No prior experience in program evaluation is required to enroll.

UMD and HBKU faculty members presenting the course are: Professor Douglas Besharov, UMD School of Public Policy; Dr. Douglas Call, deputy director, UMD Center for International Policy Exchanges; and Dr. Anis Ben Brik, associate professor of evaluation at HBKU CPP and founding president of the MENA Evaluation Society. Guest faculty are Dr. David Myers, President and CEO, and Dr. David Seidenfeld, Vice President, International Research and Evaluation - the American Institutes for Research; and Dr. Anu Rangarajan, director of climate change and a senior vice president at Mathematica Policy Research. 

“Program Evaluation: Determining What Works” will be facilitated in English with on-screen Arabic subtitles, from June 28-30. Participants will receive a joint certificate from HBKU CPP and UMD on completion of the program.

To reserve your place, please visit https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/academic-events/program-evaluation-determining