Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, ISSER, University of Ghana (host), the International Centre for Evaluation and Development, (ICED), and the Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th July 2019 organized a pre-conference workshop to usher in the much-anticipated 2nd Evidence to Action Conference.

The event which was co-organized by other government agencies and international organizations was held at the ISSER Conference Facility.

Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, ISSER, University of Ghana (host), the International Centre for Evaluation and Development, (ICED), and the Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th July, 2019 organized a pre-conference workshop to usher in the much-anticipated 2nd Evidence to Action Conference. The event which was co-organized by other government agencies and international organizations was held at the ISSER Conference Facility. .

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana and the West African Centre for Sustainable Rural Transformation (WAC-SRT) Project on Monday, 17th June, 2019 opened a two-week capacity building workshop at the Kankam Twum Barimah Seminar Room, ISSER. Dr. Simon Bawakyillenuo acting Director of ISSER, welcomed participants during the opening ceremony and briefed them on ISSER and its core mandate; research, training, teaching and advocacy.

Research Methodology and Report Writing which is the second in the series of Short Courses run by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana for this year ended on Friday 7th June, 2019. The two weeks’ programme had participants from various organisations. They expressed their delight and appreciation about the content and overall delivery of the programme. At a brief closing ceremony of the programme, the Director of ISSER, Prof.

On 10th June, 2019 a three-member team of evaluators from the German Academic Exchange (DAAD), Centre of African Excellence University of Bonn, visited the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, ISSER, University of Ghana, to evaluate the ten year PhD Programme by ISSER. DAAD is a major sponsor of the PhD Programme.  

The maiden edition of the Executive Leadership Programme in Monitoring and Evaluation, in the 2019 series of short courses run by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, ended on 24th May, 2019. The two-week course was attended by 30 participants from both public and private institutions and companies. Participants were taken through intensive training that linked theory to practice in Monitoring and Evaluation in public and private sectors.