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ECORYS ACADEMY newsletter # 2 / October 2009 The ECORYS Academy newsletter is issued two times a year by ECORYS. Colophon Editorial board ECORYS Academy E info@ecorysacademy.com ECORYS Headoffice: PO BOX 4175 3006 AD Rotterdam The Netherlands T +31 (0) 10 453 88 00 E info@ecorysacademy.com ECORYS is an international company specialising in economic, spatial and social development. From 16 offices in 11 countries more than 600 experts work with clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors and apply our expertise to improve the economic and social conditions of the countries in which we live and have our offices; the European Union and its neighbouring states; developing countries, especially for poverty alleviation. ECORYS proudly celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2009.     Two MTEC IPA/Structural Funds training courses in 2009 This year, ECORYS is organising two two-week Matra Training for European Cooperation (MTEC) IPA/Structural Funds courses; each for fifty civil servants from pre-accession countries and Bulgaria and Romania who are working with EU funds. The training courses cover all aspects of the Programme Management Cycle (PMC) and the most important practical aspects of Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA)/Structural Funds implementation. They are organized in the Netherlands. The first course is taking place in the period 5-16 October and is aimed at advanced participants. The second will be run between 23 November and 4 December and focuses on beginners. The training provision is designed for (future) beneficiaries who have concrete project ideas that they would like to develop during the course and members of Managing Authorities and Intermediate Bodies involved in project appraisal or project pipeline development. The MTEC IPA/Structural Funds training courses are run for EVD, the Agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. For more information, please contact info@ecorysacademy.com   Newsletter # 2 / October '09 Back to index page SUBSCRIBE / UNSUBSCRIBE To view all articles on one page (for print), click here Visit our websites: www.ecorys.com www.ecorys.nl/english Training offer The ECORYS Academy offers training courses in the following fields: EU Funds Management Public Finance Management Evaluation, Impact Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis Urban, Rural Development and Real Estate Private Sector and Competitiveness Transport and Environment Human Resources Development ECORYS: 80th anniversary ECORYS proudly celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2009. Our company's history goes back to 1929, making us one of the oldest research and consulting companies in Europe. To find out more about our history, please click here.