Interreg projects have done a lot of good for Europe. They have brought Europeans closer together by addressing shared problems and encouraging cooperation towards common goals. If you and your organisation want to contribute to this legacy, Interreg offers a good opportunity to get some of your passion projects funded. Interreg programmes search for suitable …
Even though we do not encourage using abbreviations, you will not find a single person in your programme who does not know what the term SCOs stands for (if you do, make sure to give them them the link to this course on simplified cost options). Using SCOs is one of the methods of simplifying …
Is it still worth bothering with evaluation? What are the benefits of undertaking an evaluation or a series of interlinked evaluations in 2021-2027? In this online course we share five good reasons why evaluation should always be among the items on top of your to do list! Are you ready to update yourself on evaluation …
Before we start planning our evaluations in 2021-2027, let us reflect on what important lessons we have learned about evaluation so far. You do not need to re-invent the wheel, you can see what others have learnt, and gain that knowledge. You will explore these evaluation lessons learned from different perspectives, namely from EC Evaluation …
Your Interreg programme set up is based on a precise intervention logic. This intervention logic depicts the change you are planning to achieve. All information related to the intervention logic, including your chosen indicators are summarized in the methodology paper. But what exactly is an intervention logic and how do you construct it? What should …
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Now that you all have prepared the new programmes, let’s get started to think about your evaluations. It is time to work on your evaluation plan and to start planning your upcoming evaluations. In this course we summarised important topics which might be of interest for you: How could an ex-ante check support your planning …
Are you trying to get a solid grasp of the regulatory provisions for the 2021-2027 period but finding the abundance of legal texts time-consuming to read and hard to understand from the first read? I want to assure you that you are not alone. Even though the legislator has done a remarkable job on simplifying …
Have you recently started working at an Interreg programme as a communication officer? Does it look complicated? Are you looking blankly at your colleagues when they mention terms such as capitalisation, EC Day, keep.eu, etc? This is normal. Many of us have been there and wished for an all-in-one training course to give us a …
Lobbying is way too complicated! Lobbying is useless! My project results will never get to the EU institutions and policy-makers. Why should I bother lobbying? Lobbying is after all just a communication exercise…. It is very common to hear those kind of comments from project partners when it comes to lobbying. But does this have to …
Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. Robert McKee – author, lecturer, and story consultant. Once upon a time, a hopeful project applicant filled out the application form and sent it in a box, along with 1000 pages of other documents. Many years have passed since that fateful deadline …
