Support of think tanks
Project Priorities
Objectives
- Enhanced role, visibility and credibility of Ukrainian think tanks in the policy process;
- Institutionally stronger think tanks that produce quality research and policy advice, which is in demand and can influence policy development;
- Enhanced level of the cooperation between public authorities and think tanks at the national and regional levels;
- Strengthening the institutional and expert development of IRF as a capacity building hub for Ukrainian think tanks.
Terms of implementation
Terms of implementation: October 2017 – December 2020
Implementation Plan of the Think Tank Development Initiative for Ukraine (TTDI) within 2017-2020:
- Institutional support for national and regional think tanks
- Support and development opportunity for university-based policy research centers
- Policy Internship Program for young professionals.
- Proactive arrangements for think tanks’ communication and networking through annual conferences, advocacy trips to EU Member States, and joint research projects.
- Joint research and debates with public authorities.
- Assessment of policy-relevant research in Ukraine.
Training priorities within the Initiative
The training program has been formed in the following areas:
Organizational development of think tanks
- Public policy analysis
- Communication of think tanks
- Cross-cutting topics: anticorruption issues, non-discrimination and gender equality (key expert, environmental issues, European integration.
The online platform
Online learning is part of the training program of the Think Tank Development Initiative in Ukraine.
There are 7 online courses available.
WOMEN AND MEN: GENDER FOR ALL https://courses.prometheus.org.ua/courses/IRF/101/2015_T2/about
URBAN STUDIES: A MODERN CITY https://courses.prometheus.org.ua/courses/IRF/URBAN101/2015_T1/about
SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES: WHAT, HOW AND WHY? https://courses.prometheus.org.ua/courses/IRF/SOC101/2015_T1/about
DATA ANALYSIS WITH R LANGUAGE https://courses.prometheus.org.ua/courses/IRF/Stat101/2016_T3/about
DATA VISUALIZATION https://courses.prometheus.org.ua/courses/IRF/DV101/2016_T3/about
MACHINE LEARNING https://courses.prometheus.org.ua/courses/IRF/ML101/2016_T3/about
PROJECT MANAGEMENT https://courses.prometheus.org.ua/courses/course-v1:IRF+PM101+2017_T1/about
Grantees (2017-2020)
Agency of Journalism Data (TEXTY)
Аll-Ukrainian NGO "Association for community self-organization assistance"
New Europe Center
Institute of Analysis and Advocacy
DiXi Group
CEDOS (Center for Society Research)
Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation
СASE Ukraine
Ukrainian Centre for European Policy
VoxUkraine
Centre for Economic Strategy
CIFRA
Anti-Corruption Research and Education Centre
School for Policy Analysis
Ukrainian Catholic University
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