UDA Consulting and EC21 (Korea) signed a partnership agreement to implement international market research projects. The first research was conducted to understand call center market in May 2015.

UDA Consulting finalized the field research and reporting process of “Ongoing Evaluation of IPARD Program”, for which it was commissioned by Managing Authority of IPARD Programme TURKEY Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock, General Directorate of Agricultural Reform. Research aimed to identify reasons behind low access of small farmers under measure 101, the barriers for food processing companies and reasons for limited absorption of funds under measure 103 as well as low application rates under measures 302-1/3, 302-2/2, 302-4.

UDA Consulting has been short-listed by The Worldbank for “Consultancy Services for Georgia Country Social Analysis”. The purpose of the Country Social Analysis (CSA) is to understand expressions and drivers of social exclusion in Georgia, and ways in which it affects citizens’ ability to overcome poverty and benefit from economic growth.

The Kick-off meeting of “Students Learning About the European Union Common Values, Fundamental Rights and Policies” Project was held with the project partners in Ankara on 6 January 2015, as the first official meeting of 2015.

UDA Consulting successfully finalized the preliminary survey of “Students Learning About the European Union - Common Values, Fundamental Rights and Policies” project. As a consortium member UDA Consulting was responsible for conducting a preliminary survey (at beginning of the project) and a post survey (at the end of the project) at 300 selected schools to measure the existing awareness level of students.

“Evaluation of the Psychological Programme conducted after Van Earthquake” and “Socio-Economic Baseline Study in Erzincan” projects were concluded after the final reports were submitted to their beneficiaries in the beginning of January 2015.

Opening ceremony of “Students Learning About the European Union – Common Values, Fundamental Rights and Policies” was held on 31 March 2015 in Ankara, with participation of Minister of National Education Mr. Nabi Avcı, as well as educators and students from various provinces in Turkey. Thus, the Project activities, that aims to increase the awareness of students and educators on EU values and institutions, such as painting, slogan, short story contests and quizzes have been officially started.

UDA Consulting was subcontracted by the Evoluxer Ltd, a consortium member, to provide social statistics key experts for "Technical Assistance for Improvement of Enforcement Services in Prisons Project". The purpose of the project is to improve penitentiary system in Turkey in line with EU standards.

“Research on Home Care Services in Ankara” Project was successfully conducted and completed between January and February 2015, on behalf of the beneficiary Middle East Technical University, Sociology Department. UDA Consulting was contracted by the World Bank Group to conduct the research in three high income districts of Ankara, namely Keçiören, Çankaya and Yenimahalle. A total of 1000 face to face questionnaires with households were implemented with the aim of a demand analysis of home care services in the province.

Strategy Development Workshop of “Preparation of Turkey Disaster Management Strategy Paper (TDMSP) Project” was held on 28 January 2015 in Ankara, with participation of representatives from not only public and academic institutions, but also private sector and non-governmental organizations. A total of 350 representatives participated in the development process of common panel forms, thus involved in in the process of determining the strategic objectives and priorities to be included in the Strategy Paper.