EcoMod

Call for applications for the EcoMod Prague Summer School 2026, a hands-on training programme in economic modeling and data science organized by the EcoMod Global Economic Modeling Network in Prague, Czech Republic.

The school runs from June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026 at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. It offers intensive courses for economists, researchers, and policy professionals who want to strengthen their technical skills in policy-relevant analysis, scenario analysis, impact analysis, forecasting, and projections.

Course topics include general equilibrium modeling, macroeconometric modeling, DSGE modeling, energy and environmental CGE modeling, financial social accounting matrices, global VAR modeling, and computational economics with GAMS, Matlab, Python, and EViews.

Funding: EcoMod offers a limited number of partial scholarships to candidates from academia and professionals worldwide. The programme is not fully funded; registration fees apply, with an academic fee option and early registration discounts. Fees include course materials, lectures, coffee breaks, lunch, a social reception, and a celebratory dinner.

Eligibility highlights: The announcement is aimed at economists, researchers, and policy professionals. Academic-rate pricing requires university identification. No specific degree, GPA, or language-test requirement is stated in the post.

Deadline: Apply for scholarship consideration by May 10, 2026. Early registration discount applies to payments completed by May 22, 2026.