Conference Agenda
For the first time, the DeGEval Annual Conference features an international stream. This stream presents findings from the CEval Evaluation GLOBE Project, which comprises 50 country case studies and 11 reports from transnational organizations, offering a global overview of developments in the institutionalization and professionalization of evaluation, as well as of enabling and hindering factors.
Sessions in the international stream are marked in orange. Yellow indicates sessions held entirely in English (outside the international stream), while light yellow marks sessions with individual English contributions. All other sessions are conducted in German, even if their titles appear in English in the translated programme overview.
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Session Overview |
| Date: Thursday, 18/Sept/2025 | |
| 9:30am - 11:00am | Working Group Meetings AK Berufliche Bildung: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.26 |
| 11:00am - 11:30am | Coffee Break |
| 11:30am - 12:00pm | Conference Opening Location: Geb. B 4.1, S. 101 (Audimax) featuring the passing of the #Eval4Action #EvalTorch! |
| 12:00pm - 12:45pm | Keynote: The Institutionalization of Evaluation in a Global Perspective Location: Geb. B 4.1, S. 101 (Audimax) Keynote by Reinhard Stockmann |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | A1: Revision of the DeGEval Recommendations for Commissioners of Evaluation Assignments: State of Play and Further Process of the Ad hoc Group Location: Geb. B 4.1, Seminarraum 0.20 Session Chair: Christelle Nowack, DLR Projektträger |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | A2: Evaluation als Brückenbauerin: Professionalisierung zwischen Praxis, Zivilgesellschaft und Politik Location: Geb. B 4.1, Seminarraum 0.21 Session Chair: Anna von Werthern, Deutschen Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval) Session Chair: Alexander Kocks, DEval |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | A3: Evaluation in Complex Processes: Three Ways to Make Effects Visible Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.05 Session Chair: Peter Kaufmann, KMU Forschung Austria Session Chair: Stefan Schmidt, schmidt evaluation |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | A4: Internal School Evaluation between Everyday School Life, Professionalization, and Evaluation Standards Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.24 Session Chair: Susanne Frühauf, Hessische Lehrkräfteakademie Session Chair: Andreas Brunner, Fachstelle für Schulbeurteilung, Kanton Zürich Session des AK Schulen |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | A5: Systematic Reviews, Quasi-Experimental Designs and Rigorous Impact Evaluations: Potentials of Different Evaluation Designs as Sources for Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Development Cooperation Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.25 Session Chair: Heike Steckhan, Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval) gGmbH |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | A6: Putting Impact Orientation into Practice: Institutional Structures, Administrative Culture, and the Role of Evaluative Thinking in the Public Sector Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.26 Session Chair: Camilla Wanckel, Universität Potsdam |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | A7: Professionalization of Evaluation Through Innovative Methods and Techniques Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.07 Session Chair: Oliver Bieri, Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | A8: Evaluation Capacities and Approaches of Public Actors in Comparison: Cooperation, Monitoring and Professionalization Location: Geb. B 4.1, 0.02.1 (SAP-Raum) Session Chair: Frank König, Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V. |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Supporting and Hindering Factors for the institutionalization and use of evaluation Location: Geb. B 4.1, S. 101 (Audimax) Session Chair: Wolfgang Meyer, Universität des Saarlandes International conference stream (organised by Center for Evaluation (CEval) – Saarland University) |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Coffee Break |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | B1: Institutionalizing Impact Management: Implementing Impact Assessment and Analysis Using the Example of the ARL - Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association Location: Geb. B 4.1, Seminarraum 0.20 Session Chair: Maximilian Räthel, ARL - Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | B2: Efficiency-Oriented Policy-Making - Interactive Session on the Professionalization and Methodological Development of Efficiency Evaluation Across Different Policy Fields Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.22 Session Chair: Alexander Kocks, DEval Session Chair: Franziska Heinze, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Session des AK Methoden |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | B3: Futures of Education and Training in Evaluation: Pathways for Professionalization Location: Geb. B 4.1, Seminarraum 0.21 Session Chair: Dieter Filsinger, HTW Saarland |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | B4: Professionalization of Evaluative Practice in Socio-Political Fields of Action Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.24 Session Chair: Stefanie Reiter, Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V. Session Chair: Olaf Lobermeier, Ostfalia Hochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | B5: Foresight-Informed Evaluation: Institutionalization of Foresight Methods for Future-Oriented Evaluation Practice Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.25 Session Chair: Lea Kristin Kleinsorg, deval |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | B6: Evaluation in the Environmental Sector: A Knowledge and Learning Tool Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.26 Session Chair: Dominik Jessing, ifeu - Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | B7: Institutionalization of Evaluations in Culture & Cultural Policy Location: Geb. B 4.1, 0.02.1 (SAP-Raum) Session Chair: Thomas Renz, IStiftung für kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung | Institut für Kulturelle Teilhabeforschung Session des AK Kultur & Kulturpolitik |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | B8: Flash Presentations Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.05 Session Chair: Ansgar Cordier, ajc |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | The Role of Parliaments, Governments and Administration in Institutionalizing Evaluation Location: Geb. B 4.1, Hörsaal 0.19 Session Chair: Tanja Stockmann, Centrum für Evaluation - Universität des Saarlandes International conference stream (organised by Center for Evaluation (CEval) – Saarland University) |
| 6:45pm - 7:30pm | Saarbrücken City Tour Location: Start: Ludwigskirche Saarbrücken, Am Ludwigsplatz 18, 66111 SB |
| 7:30pm | Dinner on Thursday Location: Ratskeller, Rathausplatz 1, 66111 SB Ratskeller Saarbrücken, Rathausplatz 1, 66111 Saarbrücken |