Published: APPEAR III project evaluation 2025

These projects produced diverse outputs such as new curricula, research, and policy recommendations, addressing themes like resource management, societal challenges, and technology development. The geographic breadth of the programme enabled intercultural exchange and region-specific approaches but also introduced coordination complexities. Implementation was further challenged by external factors such as geopolitical tensions, conflict, economic instability, and declining trust in science, all of which have complicated international scientific cooperation.

The evaluation report is structured to provide a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the project.
 

Chapter 2 outlines the evaluation methodology, including the use of desk research, surveys, interviews, and the heatmap as an analytical tool, along with a discussion of the challenges and limitations encountered during the process. The presentation of the evaluation findings is organised in two main parts.

Chapter 3 addresses the findings related to the evaluation questions of relevance, effectiveness, and the impact of changing political, social, and economic conditions on the project.

In Chapter 4, the report presents evidence of transversal findings that emerged across the different projects.

Chapter 5 summarises the overall conclusions and provides recommendations based on the evaluation results.

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