University of Bern to be location of World Bank programme

For the very first time, the world's leading training programme for evaluation will be taking place in Switzerland. The World Bank has chosen the University of Bern, together with the Centre for Evaluation in Saarbrücken (CEval), as the provider of the International Programme for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET). For 15 years, the University of Bern has been the only university in Switzerland to offer a comprehensive range of advanced training in evaluation. And now the combined efforts of the capital's uni, its Centre for Continuing Education (ZUW) and its Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), are paying off: The University of Bern, together with the Centre for Evaluation (CEval) in Saarbrücken, has been chosen by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank as the provider of the new version of the International Programme for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET). IPDET is the world's leading advanced training programme for evaluation in development cooperation. From summer 2018, the courses of the IPDET programme will be offered by international renowned experts at the University of Bern. Professional evaluations are becoming more and more important.