Meeting place

From 8 to 14 June 2025, co-hosted by Lanzhou University, Mongolian Assessment Association and UNICEF, The 3rd Youth Assessment Summer Training Camp will be held at Lanzhou University, co-organized by the Office of Social Sciences, the Office of International Exchange, and the Center for Evidence-based Social Science Research of Lanzhou University

Background and objectives of the bootcamp

The 3rd Youth Assessment Summer Training Camp aims to respond to the 8th National Assessment Capacity Conference (NEC) to be held in Beijing in 2024 and the initiative to implement the Beijing Action Plan. Supported by the United Nations Population Fund, the Global Assessment Initiative, the Asian Development Bank, the New Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the German Institute for Assessment and Development, With the strong support of international organizations such as the British Research and Assessment Center, American universities, the Asian Youth Assessment Alliance, and the Mongolian Youth Assessment Alliance, an international cross-regional and cross-field evaluation cooperation platform has been built.

Top faculty

Chao Sun(Senior Appraisal Officer, New Development Bank)

Erdenechimeg(Chimgee)Ulziisuren(Founder and President of the Mongolian Appraisal Association)

Eskender Alemayehu Zeleke (Head of Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank)

Howard White(Former Chief Evaluation Specialist of the World Bank)

Hugh Sharma Waddington(Evaluation Specialist at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK)

Jane Mwangi (UNICEF Evaluation Specialist)

Jeremy Starr (American University Supervision and Evaluation Expert)

Megan G. Kennedy-Chouane(Head of the Evaluation Department, Development Cooperation Council, OECD)

Sabine Palmreuther (Expert in evaluation and capacity development at the German Institute for Development Evaluation)

Sven Harten (Deputy Director of the German Institute for Development Evaluation)

Xin Xin Yang(UNICEF Multi-Country Assessment Specialist)

Training Highlights:

Combining international vision with Chinese practice: Focusing on classic cases of global evaluation and localized scenario applications, we will improve our ability to solve complex problems.

Diversified and interactive teaching mode: through classroom teaching, group discussions, case studies and after-class practice, to ensure that what has been learned is put into practice.

Global resource network connection: Direct access to United Nations agencies, international development banks and other platforms to expand career development opportunities for participants.