Fully Funded Shiraka Local Governance Training
- Organization: The Hague Academy for Local Governance
- Type: Workshop
- Location: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
- Deadline: November 25, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
The Hague Academy for Local Governance runs this training course for civil servants from 12 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as part of the Shiraka programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It covers decentralisation, citizen participation and local development, starting online in January 2027 and ending with a week of training and study visits in The Hague in April 2027. Selected participants receive a full scholarship to the course. **What you get:** - A full scholarship. For participants from countries on the OECD-DAC list, the Dutch government covers international travel, accommodation, meals on training days, visa, insurance and tuition - Participants from Oman, the one listed country not on that list, still get accommodation, meals on training days, insurance and tuition covered, but pay their own international travel and visa - A week of in-person training in The Hague, with study visits that may include a Dutch ministry and a municipality such as The Hague - Live interpretation into Arabic or French during meetings and sessions - A certificate of participation once you complete every part of the course - A network of peers in your region, your country and the Netherlands **What you'll do:** - Five weeks of online training, about 6 to 8 hours a week, from 11 January to 12 February 2027 - A two-week online refresher from 22 March to 2 April 2027 - In-person training, study visits and social activities in The Hague from 19 to 23 April 2027 - Work on a Back Home Action Plan, a reform plan for your own institution - Topics include decentralisation and multi-level governance, local economic development, participation, inclusion, transparency and accountability, plus negotiation, project management and change management skills **Key dates:** - Applications close before 26 November 2026 (LOT shows 25 November 2026, 23:59 Amsterdam time) - Selection results within four weeks of the application deadline - Part 1, online: 11 January to 12 February 2027 - Refresher, online: 22 March to 2 April 2027 - Part 2, in person in The Hague: 19 to 23 April 2027 **More information:** - The course brochure, in English and Arabic, is linked from The Hague Academy's Shiraka page - Questions about the course: shiraka.lg@thehagueacademy.com - Questions about the application and your account: shiraka@rvo.nl - At most 25 participants, with places allocated to the participating countries based on the quality of applications
