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Regional Evaluation Strategy - Updates

Ongoing

Academic Symposium on M&E Education

The Center for Evaluation together with the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association and The Consortium of Institutions on M&E Education in Asia Pacific jointly organizes the first ever Academic Symposium on M&E Education.
The purpose of the academic symposium in M&E is to bring together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and best practices in M&E education. The symposium provides a forum for sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas, and building partnerships.

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Consortium of Institutions on Monitoring and Evaluation in the Asia Pacific

There is a need to augment the efforts to make avenues for the M&E in the higher education curriculum. To achieve this goal, consortium was initiated with a few professionals from academia and other like-minded institutions which currently offer courses and training on M&E related aspects or are looking forward to starting such courses/trainings.This consortium serves as a platform for knowledge sharing and offer cross-learning. More importantly, the consortium can also work as a resource group to support academic institutions in setting up formal academic programs and/or offer standalone courses on various aspects of M&E.

The consortium may take up the following tasks:

- Work as an advocacy group to promote the agenda of the inclusion of M&E in mainstream education. The group will work with the government and/or relevant ministries to create buy-in and persuade various institutions to include M&E in undergraduate and master programs

- Work as a resource group to support academic institutions in initiating academic programs/courses/training on M&E related aspects. The support can be in the form of curriculum development, delivering sessions/courses, helping in arranging internships for the students, etc.

- Organize events, roundtables, knowledge/process workshops in flagship events (such as APEA, ECOI Evalfest, etc.) to help institutions understand the relevance as well as practical aspects of initiating M&E programs

- Showcase best practices

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Formal Review on M&E Curriculums Report

We are currently in the process of finalizing the M&E Curriculums Report on "The Consortium’s Approach to M&E Education: Ideas Based on a Review of M&E Programs Across the Globe."

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E-Learning Course on M&E

The Academic Consortium is planning to develop a basic e-learning course on M&E. The goal of creating a new M&E e-learning module is to create a module that is online, free, and non-time specific and up to date. We have recruited consultants for the preparation of this e-learning. And currently the selected consultants together with the entire consortium team are preparing the modules that will be used in this e-learning.

Completed

Comparative Study on M&E Education Report

Our newest report takes a closer look at M&E education across diverse regions. This report examines selected M&E curricula from around the world. This study involved a content analysis of 31 master's level programs, focusing on 26 dedicated to M&E. Read the report here : Read the Report

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A session on 4th APEA Conference: The Localizing M&E Education in the Asia Pacific Region

The session addressed the crucial need to integrate M&E into the higher education curriculum in the Asia Pacific. It highlighted the gap between global standards and local practices. Yoko Ishida, President of the Japan Evaluation Society, set the agenda for the session, which included a comprehensive examination of M&E programs and curricula currently in use worldwide. The focus was on how well these programs address sector-specific problems and meet regional needs.

The presentations began with an overview of a study on international M&E programs. Shyam Singh and Asela Kalugampitiya then provided a detailed analysis of the M&E curriculum developed by APEA. They highlighted the capacities that different institutions aim to build and assessed whether current M&E educational offerings adequately respond to real-world challenges.

The panel discussion, featuring Reinhard Stockmann, Swapnil Shekhar, Jozef Vaessen, and Mylvaganam Thilakarajah, tackled key questions. These included the necessity of academic M&E programs, market demand for such courses, and the balance between international standards and local context in M&E education. Discussions also explored the potential for regional collaboration in facilitating M&E education and how technology could advance M&E practices, especially in under-resourced areas. A critical question raised was whether governments prefer full-time academic programs for the professionalization of evaluation or if short-term training suffices. The panelists discussed the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in M&E, the balance between academic learning and practical experience, and strategies to make M&E education more inclusive and accessible to a diverse range of groups.

Developing a model curriculum

The members of consortium develop a model curriculum for M&E studies which can be used as a certificate or a short course by universities or any other reputed organization in the Asia Pacific region. The curriculum document can be access here: Read the Curriculum

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Translating M&E Curriculum into the local languages

The M&E curriculum that has been published is being initiated to be translated into several local languages in the Asia Pacific region. The consortium members discussed & emphasised the importance for the whole region in promoting academic education as it is one of the weakest area. And the importance of encouraging local institutions & VOPEs to utilizing the curriculum developed by APEA by translating it into the local languages in the countries which it is relevant & useful.

Translated M&E Curriculum:

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The Webinar on '' Localizing M&E Education in the Asia Pacific Region''

This webinar was conducted on 7th December 2022 as the 37 webinar conducted by SLEvA together with APEA. In this webinar, the key findings of the research study on existing M&E courses in the world conducted by consortium team and a team of YEE volunteers from EYBhutan was also presented.

The launch of the Consortium of Institutions on Monitoring and Evaluation in the Asia Pacific

The launch of the Consortium of Institutions on Monitoring and Evaluation in the Asia Pacific was held on 24th February at 1.00 PM IST during the APEA Conference & EvalFest 2022 . Around 60 participants across the globe participated to the launch event. The inclusion of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in mainstream higher education is still a non-starter. There is a need to augment the efforts to make avenues for the M&E in the higher education curriculum. To achieve this goal, consortium was initiated with a few professionals from academia and other like-minded institutions which currently offer courses and training on M&E related aspects or are looking forward to starting such courses/trainings. This consortium can serve as a platform for knowledge sharing and offer cross-learning. More importantly, the consortium can also work as a resource group to support academic institutions in setting up formal academic programs and/or offer standalone courses on various aspects of M&E.

Online Survey on Need Assessment of Training / Academic Courses in Monitoring and Evaluation

This survey was used to study and to identify the needs of students and professionals working or likely to work in development or M&E related activities. The objective of the online survey is to identify broad set of M&E specific knowledge and skills required in various organizations like educational institutions, development agencies, civil society organizations, government etc.

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