Webinar

Asia-Pacific Evaluation Landscapes Webinar Series was launched by the National Evaluation Policies and Systems (NEPS) theme group of Asia Pacific Region Asia Pacific Evaluation Association, Center for Evaluation, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, CEval at Saarland University, and APC Hub. This series aims to explore NEPS in countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Building on efforts to increase understanding and encourage cross-learning, this series will feature insights from the book recently released “Institutionalization of Evaluation in Asia-Pacific” which offers in-depth documentation and diverse findings from 11 countries and two multilateral institutions. This is the first webinar on “National Evaluation Policies and Systems in Australia, Nepal, and Japan” of the Asia Pacific Evaluation Landscapes Webinar Series was held on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024, at 02:30 PM IST. The speaker for this webinar was Prof. Reinhard Stockmann, Professor for Sociology at Saarland University and Director of the CEval, Prf. Bradley Astbury, Associate Professor of Health Systems Evaluation at the University of Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Asela Kalugampitiya, Dr. Gana Pati Ojha, Community of Evaluation Nepal, Adjunct Professor, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal, Prof. Keiko Nishino, Professor, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan, Prof. Yoko Ishida, President, Asia Pacific Evaluation Association. This webinar was moderated by Mr. Yatin Diwakar, Co-Lead of NEPS Theme of APRES. The opening remarks for this webinar was given Ms. Rajani Kayastha, Co-Lead of NEPS Theme of APRES. Around 100 people participated in the webinar. The closing remarks for this webinar was given by Mr. Mohib Iqbal, Member of NEPS Theme of APRES.