PURPOSE AND CONTENT OF THE WORKSHOP:

The purpose is to enhance the scientific proliferation of the participants so that they can formulate their research topics into competitive proposals for funding from IFS (or any other research council).  

The workshop will start with a general introduction into the role of scientific research for development. It will proceed with the fundamentals of empirical scientific inquiry including:

-          Hypothesis formulation

-          Literature review

-          Verification/ modification/ falsification of the hypothesis

-          Experimental design

-          Statistical methods

-          Equipment and facilities needed to implement the research

-          Networking with colleagues

-          Budgeting

-          Dissemination of results

-          Application of results

See the program

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