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Policy Engagement Training
Tome Sandevski

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Training for scientists and knowledge exchange officers

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Workshop topics

  • Roles of scientists in policy engagement

    Knowledge provider, critical friend or honest broker?

  • Understanding policy-making

    What scientific knowledge do policy-makers need?

  • Overview on policy engagement formats

    Written and interactive formats like policy briefs or face-to-face meetings

  • Learning from cases of policy engagement

    How do scientists and policy-makers reflect upon their experience regarding policy engagement?

  • Careers in public policy

    How can a scientific degree qualify for careers in public policy?

Training for scientists and knowledge exchange officers

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who are the workshops for?

    The workshops are designed for researchers at all career stages, knowledge exchange officers, and other staff working in communication, research management, or related areas.

  • What types of workshops are available?

    My portfolio includes flexibly designed workshops, ranging from one-hour sessions to two-day events, as well as virtual workshops and face-to-face events, offered in German or English. My workshops can be stand-alone events or part of conferences.

  • Which workhop is the right one for me?

    Please get in touch with me via info(@)policy-engagement.de. I will come back to you soon.

About me

I work at Goethe-University Frankfurt, where I have been coordinating the policy dialogue projects of the Rhine-Main Universities Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Mainz. I plan and organise meetings and policy events for mid-level and senior policy-making professionals from regional and national ministries in Germany, the European Commission, and international organisations in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main area, Berlin, and Brussels. 

I also worked in policy engagement roles at the universities of Duisburg-Essen and Friedrichshafen, as well as in think tanks. What have I learned working at the science-policy interface over the past 25 years?

  • We tend to speak of scientists and policy-makers. However, both are very diverse groups; both sides must understand the logic of reasoning of their counterparts. Both sides should communicate their expectations and provide honest feedback.
  • As someone who has been working for universities for the past 17 years, I understand that scientists do not have much time. The same applies to policy-makers. Informing about a wide range of policy engagement formats while considering the time constraints of both scientists and policy-makers is a key feature of my workshops.
  • Learning by doing! The perfect policy engagement format does not exist. Workshops, handbooks, and toolkits are important, but they cannot substitute for practical experience. I therefore encourage the participants of my workshops to take the first step earlier rather than later.

Contact me

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

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