EnvEcon conducted an external evaluation of the EfD and Academic Capacity Building programs at University of Gothenburg and presented their findings on 19 May 2014. The attendees included directors from the six original EfD centres, Sida, the evaluators, and the EfD Secretariat.
The evaluation has determined that the Environmental Economics Program is of a very high standard. The work is embedded in an economics department of notable (top 100 globally) and growing international stature, and is producing well-trained graduates with the capacity and ambition to conduct and eliver high-quality, policy-relevant research. While emphasizing the essentiality of the work being undertaken by the program, the report also lists a set of recommendations that should be taken into consideration.