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Strong education systems depend on both qualified teachers and conducive learning environments. This session brings together two very different experiences from two impact evaluations in the education sector: a digital skills training programme for TVET teachers in Rwanda implemented by GIZ and evaluated by the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT Berlin), and an energy-efficient school rehabilitation programme in Georgia implemented by KfW and evaluated by the University of Hamburg.
The session presents key findings from the Rwanda evaluation, including insights on how low-cost nudges can, and cannot, improve teachers’ course progress, since non-completion is a major challenge in MOOC-style online courses. In addition, the Georgia project presents findings from a qualitative research component exploring challenges within the Georgian education system, as well as experimental evidence on how school rehabilitation shapes perceptions of educational and health impacts.
Both groups will highlight the practical and institutional challenges and unanticipated benefits of their rigorous impact evaluations. Drawing on both experiences, the session not only presents results but also reflects on what enables impact evaluations to succeed, where challenges and opportunities emerge, and what lessons can be learned for future evaluation practice.
Information on participating / attending:
Please register
Date:
07/02/2026 12:30 - 07/02/2026 13:45
Event venue:
online
online
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Teaching / education
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
06/09/2026
Sender/author:
Veronica La Cognata
Department:
Kommunikation und Publikationen
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event81709
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