Between 16–20 June 2025, the fourth policy training course of the PROFEEDBACK COST Action took place in Budapest, organised by the HÉTFA Research Institute. The five-day event aimed to provide a hands-on learning experience that would strengthen participants’ evaluation skills and deepen their understanding of modern, internationally applied evaluation approaches.
The training was led by internationally recognised experts: Marijana Sumpor (Institute of Economics, Zagreb), Sari Rannanpää (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), and Kalterina Shulla (Technische Universität Dresden), who shared their extensive experience in the field of policy evaluation.
The course brought together 12 selected young researchers and practitioners from various countries, who spent three intensive working days developing case-based evaluation designs, interpreting complex interventions, and applying what they learned to real-world policy scenarios.
To conclude the week, participants presented their own evaluation designs during the poster session of the 9th PROFEEDBACK Conference, thus linking theoretical learning with ongoing policy dialogue and practice.
The training materials and selection of slides will soon be made publicly available on the official PROFEEDBACK website.
📍 Further information and updates are available here:
🔗 https://profeedback.eu/training-school-4