The consortium of UDA Consulting led by GFA Consulting has been shortlisted for implementation of “IPA 2014 Multi-beneficiary Statistical Cooperation Programme” in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
UDA Consulting conducted a research project for EnerjiSa on Smart Energy Aware System in June 2015. Project aimed to measure energy awareness of users and to determine the consumers (households) who are willing to become "a smart house"; in order to contribute to the development of SEAS, which targets to increase productivity and sustainability of smart buildings and micro network infrastructures. The study was conducted in Ankara-Gölbaşı-Bahçelievler district and included 266 interviews with SMEs and households.
Consortium of UDA Consulting, King Hussein Foundation, American University of Beirut and Norwich Business School (Leader) has been shortlisted to submit a proposal for the project “Poverty Alleviation and Women Refugees in the Middle East” funded by DFID.
Key findings of the Research as presented in the Final Report of the “Ongoing Evaluation of IPARD Program - A Research to Identify Reasons behind Low Application Rates under Some Sub-Measures of 101/103/302” were presented at the 13th Official Monitoring Committee Meeting of IPARD Programme prepared within the scope of Instrument for Pre-Accessison Assistance-Rural Development on 17 June 2015, in Ankara.
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.