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Fully Funded Transparency and Policy-Making Training

  • Organization: Halmstad University (funded by the Swedish Institute)
  • Type: Workshop
  • Location: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • Deadline: November 8, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

Halmstad University in Sweden runs this training with Armenia's Democracy Development Foundation, funded by the Swedish Institute, for professionals in the EU's Eastern Partnership countries who work on governance and public policy. Through 2027 you learn how transparency, access to information and responsible data sharing can make policy-making more open and accountable, through online sessions, a week at Halmstad University in June and a hybrid module in Yerevan. Taking part is free for selected participants, and you build a change project for your own organisation along the way. **What you get:** - Free participation for selected participants, funded by the Swedish Institute - Travel, accommodation, meals and local transport covered for the on-site training week at Halmstad University, Sweden, from 7 to 11 June 2027 - An online introductory session and five online training sessions of about four hours each, with interactive lectures, discussions, case work and peer exchange - Study visits to local and regional institutions in Sweden and Denmark during the Halmstad week, plus guest speakers from academia, public administration and civil society - Feedback from experts and fellow participants on your own change project, and the chance to present and pitch it to Armenian and regional stakeholders, including state officials and civil society representatives - A network of peers from across the region and membership of the Sweden Alumni Network **What you'll do:** - Bring a concrete challenge, need or opportunity from your own organisation and develop it into a change project over the programme - Join an online introductory session in February 2027, then five online sessions on Thursday afternoons from March to May 2027 - Spend a full-day programme week at Halmstad University in June 2027: class discussions, expert lectures, workshops and study visits - Work through collaborative governance, public leadership, digitalisation in public administration, corruption and digital anti-corruption tools, e-governance and digital transparency strategies - Put your project to work in a case-work phase from June to August and an implementation and reform-strategies phase in September and October - Present your project at the regional module in Yerevan, Armenia, in person or online, then finish with a final evaluation and reflection session **Key dates:** - Applications open 1 October 2026 and close 8 November 2026. The page gives no closing time, so send your email by the end of 8 November in your own time zone - February 2027: online introductory session - March to May 2027: five online training sessions on Thursday afternoons, about four hours each - 7 to 11 June 2027: on-site training week at Halmstad University, Sweden - June to August 2027: applied case-work phase - September to October 2027: implementation and reform strategies - 17 to 19 November 2027 (to be confirmed): regional module in Yerevan, Armenia, which you can also join online - November to December 2027: final evaluation and follow-up **More information:** - Apply by email to sayp_halmstad@hh.se with four documents, using the templates on the programme page: a letter of motivation, a Europass CV, an English language certificate and a letter of reference. Incomplete applications may not be considered - The letter of motivation asks four short questions, 200 to 300 words each, about a challenge in your country or region, your organisation, your mandate to drive change and how the programme would help you act on it - The English language certificate is filled in by an English teacher or another professional who can rate your English on the CEFR scale - The letter of reference comes from a supervisor, employer, tutor or mentor (not family, partners or friends). It must be in English, at most two pages, dated, signed and sent as a PDF - If your referee is your employer or supervisor, they are asked to confirm they support your taking part, including the online sessions and the week in Halmstad - Halmstad University and the Democracy Development Foundation assess applications and propose a selection, and the Swedish Institute makes the final decision - You may apply to more than one Swedish Institute-funded training programme in this round, but you can only be admitted to one. The Swedish Institute lists the other SI Academy programmes for Eastern Europe on its website

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Halmstad University (funded by the Swedish Institute)Workshop

Fully Funded Transparency and Policy-Making Training

Nov 08, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Stockholm
Opportunity type
Workshop
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 08, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Stockholm

About this opportunity

Halmstad University in Sweden runs this training with Armenia's Democracy Development Foundation, funded by the Swedish Institute, for professionals in the EU's Eastern Partnership countries who work on governance and public policy. Through 2027 you learn how transparency, access to information and responsible data sharing can make policy-making more open and accountable, through online sessions, a week at Halmstad University in June and a hybrid module in Yerevan. Taking part is free for selected participants, and you build a change project for your own organisation along the way.

What you get:

  • Free participation for selected participants, funded by the Swedish Institute
  • Travel, accommodation, meals and local transport covered for the on-site training week at Halmstad University, Sweden, from 7 to 11 June 2027
  • An online introductory session and five online training sessions of about four hours each, with interactive lectures, discussions, case work and peer exchange
  • Study visits to local and regional institutions in Sweden and Denmark during the Halmstad week, plus guest speakers from academia, public administration and civil society
  • Feedback from experts and fellow participants on your own change project, and the chance to present and pitch it to Armenian and regional stakeholders, including state officials and civil society representatives
  • A network of peers from across the region and membership of the Sweden Alumni Network

What you'll do:

  • Bring a concrete challenge, need or opportunity from your own organisation and develop it into a change project over the programme
  • Join an online introductory session in February 2027, then five online sessions on Thursday afternoons from March to May 2027
  • Spend a full-day programme week at Halmstad University in June 2027: class discussions, expert lectures, workshops and study visits
  • Work through collaborative governance, public leadership, digitalisation in public administration, corruption and digital anti-corruption tools, e-governance and digital transparency strategies
  • Put your project to work in a case-work phase from June to August and an implementation and reform-strategies phase in September and October
  • Present your project at the regional module in Yerevan, Armenia, in person or online, then finish with a final evaluation and reflection session

Key dates:

  • Applications open 1 October 2026 and close 8 November 2026. The page gives no closing time, so send your email by the end of 8 November in your own time zone
  • February 2027: online introductory session
  • March to May 2027: five online training sessions on Thursday afternoons, about four hours each
  • 7 to 11 June 2027: on-site training week at Halmstad University, Sweden
  • June to August 2027: applied case-work phase
  • September to October 2027: implementation and reform strategies
  • 17 to 19 November 2027 (to be confirmed): regional module in Yerevan, Armenia, which you can also join online
  • November to December 2027: final evaluation and follow-up

More information:

  • Apply by email to sayp_halmstad@hh.se with four documents, using the templates on the programme page: a letter of motivation, a Europass CV, an English language certificate and a letter of reference. Incomplete applications may not be considered
  • The letter of motivation asks four short questions, 200 to 300 words each, about a challenge in your country or region, your organisation, your mandate to drive change and how the programme would help you act on it
  • The English language certificate is filled in by an English teacher or another professional who can rate your English on the CEFR scale
  • The letter of reference comes from a supervisor, employer, tutor or mentor (not family, partners or friends). It must be in English, at most two pages, dated, signed and sent as a PDF
  • If your referee is your employer or supervisor, they are asked to confirm they support your taking part, including the online sessions and the week in Halmstad
  • Halmstad University and the Democracy Development Foundation assess applications and propose a selection, and the Swedish Institute makes the final decision
  • You may apply to more than one Swedish Institute-funded training programme in this round, but you can only be admitted to one. The Swedish Institute lists the other SI Academy programmes for Eastern Europe on its website

Who can apply

  • Citizen of or resident in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova or Ukraine
  • Good command of English, both spoken and written
  • Professionally active, representing a relevant organisation, network or interest in one of the programme countries
  • Working in policymaking (including government officials and staff of political organisations), public administration (non-political civil servants), civil society and NGOs, or the private sector in a role relevant to the programme
  • A professional profile relevant to transparency, collaborative governance, digitalisation, public administration, anti-corruption or a related field
  • The mandate, ambition and potential to drive change in your organisation, with enough room in your role to develop or carry out a change project
  • From Azerbaijan, Belarus or Georgia: you cannot represent an organisation that is part of, controlled by or financed by the state, such as a public authority, public institution or state-owned company. The Swedish Institute's page says participation from Belarus and Georgia is currently limited to representatives of civil society organisations
  • The Swedish Institute's page also asks for a relevant higher education qualification equivalent to at least three years of full-time study

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Good to know

  • +Free to take part: the Swedish Institute funds the programme and pays travel, accommodation, meals and local transport for the week in Sweden
  • +Run by Halmstad University in Sweden with the Democracy Development Foundation in Armenia
  • +A short application: four documents on the programme's own templates, sent by email
  • +You leave with a change project built for your own organisation, expert and peer feedback, and a network across six countries
  • +Most of the programme is online on Thursday afternoons, so you can keep working while you take part
  • +You also join the Sweden Alumni Network

Worth checking yourself

  • !Only citizens or residents of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine can apply, and you need to be working in a relevant organisation with room to lead a change there
  • !No closing time is given for 8 November 2026, so send your email by the end of 7 November to be safe
  • !From Azerbaijan, Belarus or Georgia you cannot represent a state body or state-owned company, and the Swedish Institute limits places from Belarus and Georgia to civil society organisations
  • !The Swedish Institute asks for a relevant degree of at least three years of full-time study, which the programme page does not mention
  • !Costs are confirmed only for the week in Sweden. The page does not say whether in-person travel to the November module in Yerevan is covered, though you can join it online
  • !The page does not mention visa costs; ask the organisers if you need a visa for Sweden
  • !It runs through most of 2027, with a full week away in June, so talk to your manager first: if your referee is your employer, they are asked to confirm they support your taking part

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Fully Funded Transparency and Policy-Making Training
Nov 08, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Stockholm