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.
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 ten years of PhD Programme run by the Institute. The DAAD is a major sponsor of the PhD Programme.
A day’s dissemination and policy workshop was held on Tuesday, 21st May, 2019 to discuss the results and implications of a recent study by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana and the Kiel Centre for Globalization, Kiel, Germany. It was to present the results of the study and elicit responses from experts.
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, ISSER, University of Ghana on Tuesday 28th May, 2019 begun the second in the series of short courses lined up for 2019. The course, Research Methodology and Report Writing aims at providing participants with understanding of research processes; from proposal development to writing of the research report. It also includes the most current data collection and analysis techniques in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
The maiden edition of 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.
On Thursday, 9th May, 2019 Ms. Maliam Acio, a PhD candidate of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, successfully passed her Oral Examination.
The 2019 Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) Short Courses began with the introduction of a much-sought after course, Executive Leadership in Monitoring and Evaluation, (M&E). The short course in Monitoring and Evaluation is targeted at public and private sector executives and seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice. The course covers concepts and tools for monitoring and evaluating public and private sector development programmes.
A consortium of five led by the National University of Ireland, (NUI) Galway including the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research(ISSER), University of Ghana has launched a summary report of five years of research into violence against women and children. The event took place on Wednesday, 17th April, 2019 at ISSER Conference Facility. Others in the consortium are DFID, ipso MORI and International Centre for Research on Women.
Congratulations! Three PhD students Mr. Francis Dompae, Mr. Alexis Beyuo and Miss Andaratu Achuliwor Abdallah of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana passed their oral examinations on Thursday, 11th April, and Tuesday, 16th April, 2019 held at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) and the Department of Economics, University of Ghana.