Capacity Building for Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe: Development, organisation, implementation and evaluation of seminars at the Joint Vienna Institute

Client/Funding Institution

Oesterreichische Nationalbank/Austrian Ministry of Finance

Abstract

On behalf of the Austrian authorities - the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank - wiiw develops and organizes specialized training programs within the framework of the Joint Vienna Institute (JVI). These courses are designed for public sector decision-makers and policymakers from transition economies in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. The 2025 program will offer courses on key economic and policy challenges, including Competitiveness, Growth, and Crisis; Public Governance and Structural Reforms; Public Policies for the Green and Digital Transition; Foreign Direct Investment Policies; and Crisis and Resilience. Additionally, a dedicated segment on Austrian political and economic issues will be integrated into the Applied Economic Policy Course.

Duration

January 2025 - December 2025

wiiw team Leader

Francesca Guadagno

wiiw Staff

Vasily Astrov, Mahdi Ghodsi, Francesca Guadagno, Philipp Heimberger, Magdalena Höllhuber, Branimir Jovanović, Ambre Maucorps, Olga Pindyuk, Oliver Reiter, Bernhard Schütz, Maryna Tverdostup, Stella Sophie Zilian

Keywords: Austrian Authorities, Federal Ministry of Finance, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Joint Vienna Institute (JVI), Public sector decision-makers, Policymakers, Decision-makers, policy-makers, Transition economies, Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, Competitiveness, Growth, Crisis, Public governance, Structural reforms, Green transition, Digital transition, Foreign direct investment (FDI) policies, Crisis and resilience, Austrian political and economic issues, Applied Economic Policy Course

Countries covered: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Research Areas: Other

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