Georgia State University/An-Najah National University
Country:
West Bank/Gaza
Award Date:
2000
Award Amount:
$98,805.00
Cost Share:
$105,688.00
Other Funds:
$5,000.00
Other Partners:
The World Bank Institute (WBI); Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS)
This partnership bolstered capabilities in public policy analysis to support anticipated public sector reforms in the Palestinian territories. Senior Georgia State University (GSU) faculty reviewed An-Najah National Univer-sity’s master’s degree program in economic policy management and organized a “virtual seminar” at GSU for Palestinian partners on “Strengthening Fiscal Policy Analysis in Palestine.” In addition, the partners posted research papers, slides of presentations, and streaming audio of seminar presentations on the Internet and sent CD-ROM copies of the materials to An-Najah. GSU partners also shipped econometrics software to colleagues in Palestine, which An-Najah will use as part of their graduate program.