THALG

How a country organises its public finances forms the basis for how local authorities govern priorities in cities, towns, and villages. While national governments have the responsibility to design and supervise a system that works, local authorities are challenged to use their often limited resources for delivering better local services.

Course Introduction:

With the majority of the world population living in urban environments today, cities have become the engines of (economic) development and innovation. At the same time, cities have been forced to confront many of the world’s most pressing challenges: poverty and inequality, migration, pollution, natural disasters, and other consequences of climate change.

In 2016 The Hague Academy for Local Governance (THALG) will once again select a limited number of young, talented and motivated civil servants working for a local government in one of the countries on the DAC list for its Talent for Governance programme.

EP-NUFFIC, the Netherlands organization for international cooperation in higher education, has launched a new application round for fellowships for training courses in the Netherlands. The deadline for registration is the 20^th of October 2015.