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Welcome to the IQ-Net Website. IQ-Net is a network of regional and national partners across the EU whose aim is to improve the quality of Structural Funds programme management through exchange of experience. IQ-Net is managed by the European Policies Research Centre (EPRC) at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

To find out more about the development and activities of the network please visit the What is IQ-Net? page.

IQ-Net News (click here for more news items)

CoR invites workshops on community-led local development for OPEN DAYS 2012
The Committee of the Regions, together with DGs REGIO, EMPL, AGRI and MARE, is aiming to bring together some 50 contributions on the theme of 'community-led... (more)
31st IQ-Net Conference (Aachen) discusses financial instruments in Structural Funds programmes
IQ-Net partners from 17 EU countries, together with representatives of DG Regio of the European Commission, met at the 31st IQ-Net conference in Aachen, Nor... (more)
Warsaw Conference on Counterfactual Impact Evaluation, 12 December 2011
One of the key methods of impact evaluation is the use of counterfactuals, controls and comparison groups. This is a relatively new method in cohesion polic... (more)
New IQ-Net Bulletin published
The 15th issue of the IQ-Net Bulletin is now available to download. The Bulletin provides a brief overview of the topics discussed by IQ-Net partners at the... (more)

EPRC News (click here for more news items)
Fiona Wishlade appointed to Regional Studies Editorial Board
Fiona Wishlade has been appointed to the Editorial Board of ‘Regional Studies’, one of the most prestigious and high-impact journals in the regional studies... (more)
EPRC Evidence to the House of Lords
Professor John Bachtler gave evidence to the House of Lords on the reform of EU Cohesion policy on 20 December 2011. The evidence session was organised by t... (more)
First Prize for Laura Polverari in EU Thesis Competition
Congratulations to Dr Laura Polverari on being awarded First Prize by the EU Committee of the Regions in their 2011 Thesis Competition! Since 1996, the Comm... (more)
Presenting Lessons from Inter-Regional Cooperation in Latvia
The results of EPRC evaluation and research on inter-regional cooperation, as well as direct experience from the IQ-Net Network (more)

IQ-Net Research Papers

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IQ-Net Bulletin

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IQ-Net Conferences

Find out more about the bi-annual IQ-Net Conferences, where network partners meet to discuss their experiences of Structural Funds programming.

IQ-Net gratefully acknowledges the support of the European Regional Development Fund