Vi workshop for Chad on commodity-related econometric analysis trains 22
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Twenty-two lecturers, researchers and graduate students from six universities(*) acquired new skills in econometric analysis of commodity-related issues during the first Virtual Institute professional development workshop organized for core Chadian Vi member, the Université de N'Djaména, March 14-18.
Funded by the Government of Finland, the objective of the workshop was to provide participants with the empirical tools needed to conduct policy-relevant analysis in the area of commodities.
“The participants expressed their total satisfaction with the workshop, and said that the training surpassed their expectations,” reports Gadom Djal Gadom, lecturer-researcher at the Université de N’Djamena. “The workshop greatly strengthened their technical skills and capacity to teach at the universities. They also said they felt well-equipped to conduct future research.”
The Virtual Institute granted a research fellowship to Aman Ndewa Nthangu, of Vi core Tanazanian member, the University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDSBS), February 8 to March 18. The fellowship was funded by the One UN Fund for Tanzania.
Thirty academics and government officials* were trained on the use of remittances and diasporas for development at a workshop in Dakar hosted by Vi core member in Senegal, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), March 2-4..jpg)
Thirty-two participants from academic institutions* and government ministries in Tanzania gained knowledge about structural transformation and industrial policy at a Vi workshop held in Dar es Salaam February 23-25, with financial support from the One UN Fund for Tanzania.
Seventy-seven researchers, government officials and civil society representatives, including 47 women, from 44 countries, successfully completed the second edition of the Vi online course on trade and gender, held January 4 to February 21.
