The aim of the course is to deepen theoretical and practical expertise on Electoral Technical Assistance by providing participants with knowledge and practical skills that are applicable to the daily functioning of technical assistance field missions.

Course dates: 13 - 16 June 2024

The course covers the following core themes:

• the EU programming cycle
• UN programming cycle
• USAID programme assistance for democracy
• electoral assistance in politically challenging environments
• the dynamics of a politically closed context (case studies)
• discovery of the ecosystem around the election cycle
• strategic planning (case studies)
• legal framework governing the electoral cycle
• the challenges represented by technology in the management of elections
• the practical application of the challenge of biometry (case studies)
• implication of artificial intelligence to the electoral assistance.