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:
- Be aware of looming economic and social challenges on the African continent
- Understand the stakes relating to development and interventions by public authorities in the development process; have deep knowledge of strategic and operational planning tools
- Process and analyze data, understand the indicators used in the formulation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects; be able to identify and formulate such indicators
- Become expert in macroeconomic concepts and the relationship between the various economic aggregates
- Become expert in the methods and tools necessary to evaluate public projects/programs and policies and in 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 completed at the Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and awarded by Université PSL.
- Types of education
- Initial training
- Executive Education
- 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
- 2024/2025
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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