Program Objectives
The Decision Support and Public Policy Evaluation program trains students in the design and analysis tools required to plan, program, implement, support, and evaluate relevant public projects/programs and policies. The program prepares students for a career as an economist and/or statistician in a public or private organization (national or international), a consultant, a project manager, or in teaching and academic research.
This is one of the programs taught at the Franco-Senagalese campus. Its students earn two Master's degrees, one from Université Paris Dauphine - PSL and the other from the National School of Statistics and Economical Analysis in Dakar.
Program objectives:
- Understand the future economic and social challenges facing the African continent
- Understand development issues, the role of public intervention in the development process, and master tools for strategic and operational planning
- Process and analyze databases, and produce indicators for project monitoring and evaluation
- Master macroeconomic concepts and the interrelations between different economic aggregates
- Master the methods and tools needed for the evaluation of projects, programs, and public policies, including advanced qualitative evaluation techniques
- Develop expertise in project appraisal, design, monitoring, and assessment; know how to successfully negotiate public projects (including PPP)
When you enroll in a Master's program, you also join Université PSL. Ranked in the top 50 universities in the world (THE and QS), PSL offers excellent graduate programs at the Master's and PhD level, which benefit from the scientific capabilities of its member institutions. The degree is prepared at Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and awarded by Université PSL.
- Types of education
- Executive Education
- Initial training
- Language(s)
- French
- ECTS Credits
- 60 credits
- Internship
- 13 weeks
- Capacity
- 25
- Type of Diploma
- Diploma from a major institution conferring the Master's degree
- Academic Year
- 2025/2026
The challenges of the ecological and social transition in the Master's degree programs
Several courses and tools are offered to students in the Master’s program, regardless of their specialization
- “Ecological Transition and Social Responsibility” Certificate
- “Dauphine Durable” SPOC A common base of knowledge in the areas of ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development. It tackles the basics of CSR: control, human resources, finance, marketing, strategy, climate issues and the environmental transition.
- “Managing SDGs” SPOC A unique learning experience in which students from multiple countries work together on real-life case studies.
- Virtual University of the Environment and Sustainable Development At PSL, Dauphine is a founding member of Université Virtuelle Environnement et Développement durable (Virtual University of the Environment and Sustainable Development), which allows it to provide its students with a set of resources and MOOCs.
Contacts
Sandrine MESPLE-SOMPS
IRD Research Director
Program Director
Idrissa Diagne
ENSAE Pierre NDIAYE (Dakar)
Program Director
Laure MERIAUX
Teaching assistant
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