Recently conducted On-site courses

(Conducted by the Weitz Center for Development Studies, under the framework and funding of the Center for International Cooperation, MASHAV. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ISRAEL)

Country
Year 
Course topic
Counterpart

Experts
Ukraine (Chernihiv)
2010
Leveraging local assets for local development
Kenan Institute (Chernihiv office), MASHAV, Israeli Embassy to Ukraine, Chernihiv Local Government, TAG International Development, American Embassy to Ukraine and JDC Kiev
Yossi Offer, Yoel Siegel and Amos Avgar
Country
Year 
Course topic
Counterpart
Experts
Korea (Gan Woo Province)
2010
Sustainable Urban Management
IUTC, UN-HABITAT, Gan Woo Province
Yossi Offer and Yoel Siegel
Country                     Kenya (Kisumu)
 Year                            2005
 Course topic              IRD, Project Formulation and Rural Tourism    
 Counterpart               TICH Tropical Institute of Community Health
 Experts                       Michael Gorelik Ilan Ben-Joseph
Country                     Cameroon (Bamenda)
 Year                            2005
 Course topic              IRD, Project Formulation and Rural Tourism    
 Counterpart               ACDEP Cameroon
 Experts                       Ilan Ben-Joseph, Yoram Porat
Country                     Philippines (Bohol)
Year                            2004
Course topic              IRD, Project Formulation and Rural Tourism    
Counterpart                Provinceof Bohol, Office of the Provincial Agriculturalist
Experts                       Michael Gorelik, Ilan Ben-Joseph
Country                     Kenya (Maseno)
Year                            2003  
Course topic              IRD, Project Formulation, Small Scale Agricultural Development
Counterpart               
Experts                       Michael Gorelik, Izaak Izaak
Country                    Ethiopia  (Tigray Region)
Year                            2003
Course topic             IRD, Services Delivery & Small Scale agricultural Production
Counterpart               ESRDF, Ethiopian Social and Rehabilitation Development Fund
Experts                      Michael Gorelik, Israel Alon 
Country                    Argentina
Year                             2002
Course topic              Integrated Rural Development, Rural appraisal and social mapping
Counterpart                COPRONOBA, Organization for the Development of North Buenos Aires
Experts                       Julia Margilies, Zvi Svetlit
Country                      Ethiopia(Gimbichu Wereda)
Year                             2002
Course topic              IRD & Farm Level Agricultural Projects
Counterpart                ESRDF, Ethiopian Social and Rehabilitation Development Fund
Experts                       Michael Gorelik, Benjamin Rozen
Country                      Guatemala
Year                              2002
Course topic              Strategies for the Efficient Delivery of Public Services
Counterpart                RENICAM
Experts                       Nezer Menuhin, Haim Klein
Country                     Nepal  (Kathmandu)
Year                            2002
Course topic             IRD, Project Formulation & Small Business Promotion
Counterpart               CEDA  Center for Economic Development and Administration Tribhuvan University
Experts                       Michael Gorelik, Henry Biton
Country                      Thailand (Surin)
Year                              2000
Course topic              Planning of Micro Regions
Counterpart                Chulabhorn Research Institute (CRI)
Experts                       Gabriel Bechar, Avraham Blum
Country                      Panama  (Panama City)
Year                             2000
Course topic              Municipal Administration
Counterpart                Panama CityMunicipality
Experts                       Nezer Menuhin, Zvi Svetlit
Country                      India (Hyderabad)
Year                             2000
Course topic              Project Planning for Rural Development
Counterpart               A.P  Academyfor Rural Development    Hyderabad
Experts                       Michael Gorelik, Igal Harpaz
Country                       India (LucknowUP)
Year                              1999
Course topic               IRD, Sectoral Planning & Integration & Rapid Appraisal
Counterpart                 BIRD (Bankers Institute for Rural Development) NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture & Development)
Experts                        Julia Margulies, Michael Gorelik
Country                      China (Nanjing, Xian)
Year                             1999
Course topic              IRD, the "Rehovot Approach", Rapid Appraisal, Social Mapping
Counterpart                Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), ShaanxiAgricultural Univ.
Experts                      Julia Margulies, Gabriel Bechar
Country                      Guatemala
Year                             1998
Course topic              Research and Planning in Regional Development
Counterpart                Universityof San Carlos
Experts                      Julia Margulies, Yoram Porat
Country                      Peru
Year                             1996
Course topic              Municipal Administration
Counterpart                IPALE
Experts                       Nezer Menuhin, luiz Shwartz
Country                      Bolivia
Year                             1996
Course topic              Municipal Administration
Counterpart                La PazMunicipality
Experts                       Nezer Menuhin, Luiz Shwartz
Country                       Venezuela
Year                              1995
Course topic              Applied Research and Regional Planning
Counterpart                Ministry of Agriculture, Venezuela
Experts                      Shalom Zamir, Yoram Porat
Country                       Guatemala
Year                              1995
Course topic               Industrial Development in Rural Areas
Counterpart                Centro Universitario Oriente
Experts                        Igal Harpaz, Yehoshua Kaufman