Diana Kun, Author at EES https://europeanevaluation.org European Evaluation Society Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:18:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.7 Shaping the Future – PROFEEDBACK Budapest Conference Recap https://europeanevaluation.org/2025/09/24/shaping-the-future-profeedback-budapest-conference-recap/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:18:23 +0000 https://europeanevaluation.org/?p=18780 In mid-June 2025, Budapest hosted a two-day conference titled “Shaping the Future” that brought together hundreds of researchers, policymakers, and evaluation practitioners from across Europe. This recap highlights the event’s key takeaways and insights. Background The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) implements various initiatives, known as COST Actions. One of these, running from […]

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]]> The European Commission’s new Evaluation Handbook – A valuable resource for evaluators https://europeanevaluation.org/2025/02/03/the-european-commissions-new-evaluation-handbook-a-valuable-resource-for-evaluators/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:30:28 +0000 https://europeanevaluation.org/?p=17893 Almost two decades after the publication of the “Methodology Guidance” in 2006, the European Commission has released a comprehensive new manual, entitled the Evaluation Handbook. This Handbook is designed to prepare, launch and manage the evaluation process within European External Actions. What does the Handbook cover? What are its strengths and weaknesses? How useful is […]

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]]> Economic growth and sustainability: conflict or friendship? https://europeanevaluation.org/2023/08/23/economic-growth-and-sustainability-conflict-or-friendship/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:49:55 +0000 https://europeanevaluation.org/?p=15319 Evaluation of the Hungarian DROP Plus Programme in light of sustainable development The green growth concept offers an opportunity to reconcile economic/technological growth and sustainability, making it a realistic option for the world to avoid a global climate catastrophe in the future. Hungary has chosen this concept when it became the first country in the […]

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]]> Doing without harm? Sustainability evaluation of the HRDOP Plus Programme https://europeanevaluation.org/2023/05/22/doing-without-harm-sustainability-evaluation-of-the-hrdop-plus-programme/ Mon, 22 May 2023 10:22:33 +0000 https://europeanevaluation.org/?p=14865 The EU Taxonomy Regulation lays out the 6 environmental objectives that Cohesion Policy is required to follow. Operational Programmes under this Regulation should support activities that would respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the European Union and would do no significant harm to these environmental objectives. How does the Hungarian HRDOP Plus […]

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]]> The public project evaluation system in Hungary: A Step in the Right Direction? https://europeanevaluation.org/2023/02/15/the-public-project-evaluation-system-in-hungary-a-step-in-the-right-direction/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:52:02 +0000 https://europeanevaluation.org/?p=14295 The public project evaluation system has been in place in Hungary since 2016. This new system was introduced in response to the European Commission’s criticisms on the transparency of the selection of funded proposals. How far have the changes succeeded in eliminating the mistakes made so far and laying the foundations for a transparent evaluation […]

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