Projects

The evaluation focused on three national projects implemented to support the integration of persons arriving in Slovakia as a result of the war in Ukraine (funded by the OP HR 2014-2020 and the Programme Slovakia). It specifically focused on long-term integration interventions, which included the provision of information and advice, programmes to increase the effectiveness of integration support, community activities, awareness-raising campaigns and coordination activities.

The aim of this independent evaluation was to assess the current status of the provision of government scholarships, primarily as a tool of development cooperation of the Slovak Republic, and based on these findings, to formulate recommendations for entities involved in the provision of government scholarships within all evaluated areas.

The subject of this report is the evaluation of the Medium-Term Strategy for Development Cooperation of the Slovak Republic for the years 2019–2023, extended until 2024. The Medium-Term Strategy is a key document for the implementation of development cooperation of the Slovak Republic, which is prepared by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic in accordance with the Act on Development Cooperation. The aim of the evaluation was to provide an independent view of the functioning of Slovak ODA to date and to collect objective data for decision-making on its future focus, with an emphasis on the preparation of a new Medium-Term Strategy for Development Cooperation of the Slovak Republic until 2030.

The main objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of support through selected national projects and their individual activities, to assess the outputs, outcomes and results of these interventions with regard to the target groups and their needs. The evaluation also focused on identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation process and potential risks affecting the achievement of the set objectives.

This report analyses the current situation in the area of social services across the EU Member States and strives to establish a common understanding of key terms and approaches in line with the European Commission’s emphasis on integrity, quality and equality with a view to supporting the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan in delivering on their objectives.

The evaluation focused on the academic cooperation between a German and a Kyrgyz university, which began in 2OO8. Until 2O19, the German government provided a total of €1.2 million, which was mainly used to finance salaries of university teachers in Bishkek, scholarships for Kyrgyz students, the reconstruction of classrooms, and the costs of flying faculty from Zwickau. The result of this collaboration was the establishment of an independent private university – Kyrgyz-German Institute of Applied Informatics based in Bishkek in 2O18. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ERUDIO team carried out the evaluation to the full extent remotely.