10 October 2008 - EU Policies and Funds have become increasingly important for Turkey. As Turkey is a Candidate Country for EU Membership; the EU Acquis, the Instrument for EU thematic policies and EU Funds such as
Pre-Accession (IPA) play an important role towards EU accession. In this light it is of utmost importance that civil servants, policy makers in NGOs and private companies engaged in EU policies are well informed about the latest developments and experiences.

The seminar series will be held in October - December 2008 and targets all people with an interest in EU developments, in particular those whose professions are closely linked to EU Policies and EU Funds Management. The location for the seminars is the METU Center for European Studies in Ankara. 

Participants can be civil servants, staff of international organisations and embassies, ministries, NGOs, other relevant bodies and private companies in Turkey. The seminar series will be of interest for staff of the EC Delegation, the Secretariat-General of EU Affairs (EUSG), the State Planning Organisation (SPO), embassies of EU countries, ministries and other public bodies, NGOs and private companies.

Topics for this seminar series are:

1. in the EU Acquis, Cohesion Policies and EU Funds: EU Cohesion Policy Framework and implications for Turkey (30, 31 October and 1 November)
2.  Institutional capacity building for EU Policies: Administrative capacity and project preparation (6, 7 and 8 November)
3. Competitiveness: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Recent policies and best practices from the new EU Member States and lessons for Turkey (4, 5 and 6 December)
4. Regional Development: EU Policy Framework, recent regional policies in the EU, implications for Turkey (20, 21 and 22 November)
5. Project development and application for EU Funds: How to develop good projects and apply to be able to benefit from EU funds (27, 28 and 29 November)
6. Implementation of EU programmes and projects: implementation lessons from EU and pre-accession countries (4, 5, 6 December)
7. Social Policies and Employment: EU Policy Framework, recent policy developments and best practices from new EU Member States (11, 12, 13 December)
8. Infrastructure: Transport and environment policies, EU Policy Framework, recent policy developments, lessons from project evaluations in EU Member States and implications for Turkey (18, 19 and 20 December).

Among the lecturers for this seminar series are:

• Professor Dr. Atila Eralp, Director METU Center for European Studies
• Professor Alaeddin Tileylioğlu, METU Center for European Studies
• Professor Dr. Willem Molle, Professor EU Cohesion Policies, Erasmus University Rotterdam and former Chairman ECORYS Research and Consulting 
• Dr. Julia Djarova: Chairperson ECORYS International and Project Director EU Entrepreneurship and Innovation projects
• Dr. Juliet Webster: expert in EU social policies, ECORYS/Ecotec
  

For more information, please download the seminar flyer and the programme. You can also contact us at:

Gerbrand van Bork
T +90 312 428 2060
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