In 1996, the Foundation launched a major new initiative in economics education: the Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC). The program seeks to strengthen the economics profession in the NIS, with the long-term aim of improving economic policy making. The EERC program builds professional capacity in economics through support for policy-oriented research and basic economics education. It also helps integrate NIS economists into international professional circles.
To date, two distinctly different EERC programs have been launched. In Russia, the EERC conducts semiannual grant competitions for Russian economists working on original policy-related research. These grants are complemented by peer-review workshops, technical seminars, and a publications series to strengthen their professional development. In Ukraine, the EERC has joined forces with the University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy to offer a master's degree in economics. The program's teaching and curriculum parallel those of any leading graduate education program in the world. After graduation, EERC alumni will be qualified to work effectively as economists in policy-making careers in Ukraine or to pursue doctoral studies abroad.
The EERC is a partnership between publicly and privately funded organizations interested in strengthening market economics training in the NIS. In addition to the Eurasia Foundation, consortium members include the Ford Foundation, the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundations, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Starr Foundation, the World Bank, and the Norwegian Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Swedish Foreign Ministry. Members contribute both financial support and policy guidance. The EERC has also attracted significant direct or in-kind support from other organizations, including the International Monetary Fund, the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, the United States Embassy in Kyiv, the Finnish Government, the Citicorp Foundation, CERGE-EI, and Digital Equipment Corporation. With solid programs in place in Russia and Ukraine, and as new resources become available, the Consortium will seek to expand EERC programs to other NIS countries.
For more information about the Economics Education and Research Consortium, contact our offices:
EERC-Russia
Research and Training Programs Contact: Lev Ivanov
Publications Contact: Irina Bazileva
Anita Berg, Program Assistant
3 Kochnovskii Proezd, Suite 416-420
Moscow 125319 Russia
Telephone: (7-095) 152-0601
Fax: (7-095) 152-0121
E-mail: eerc@eerc.ru
Website: www.eerc.ru
EERC-Ukraine
Administrative Assistant: Yaroslava Naimoushina
University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
vul. Skovoroda 2, Building 3, Room 304
Kyiv 254070 Ukraine
Telephone: (380-44) 417-7395, 417-4174, 416-6936, 416-6865
Fax: (380-44) 417-4174
E-mail: eerc@eerc.kiev.ua
Website: www.eerc.kiev.ua
"INTRANZ" website: www.intranz.eerc.kiev.ua