Welcome and overview
Welcome to the School for Thinktankers 2025! We are excited to meet you in person in Barcelona. In this section, you will find all the necessary information and documents to help you understand how the School will be run and start preparing for it.
Learning journal
The learning journal is a personal tool to help you plan and reflect on your learning experience, and we encourage you to complete it on your own.
Barcelona city guide
We have prepared a document with useful information on how to get around Barcelona and what to see and do. We hope you enjoy your time in the city!
Background notes
We have prepared a collection of background notes to give you an overview of the modules covered at the School: defining think tanks and evidence-informed policy; governance and management; policy-relevant research; monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL); communications; and fundraising and financial management. These notes do not follow a textbook approach. Rather, they aim to provide an overview of the key issues in each topic by offering essential definitions and highlighting fundamental questions.