Aims and Objectives

the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in cooperation with the UNODC advocate for anti-corruption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is organizing an Expert Group Meeting of the Anti-Corruption Academic Initiative (ACAD), to be held at the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center in Doha, Qatar, on 25 and 26 February 2015. The language of the meeting will be English.

The two-day meeting for members of the ACAD Initiative and other academics and government officials will provide a forum discuss anti-corruption research and education and make recommendations on activities to support ACAD in 2015 and beyond.

2014 was a productive year the Initiative which saw the first “teach the teacher” workshop held in Vienna, Austria; expanded its membership substantially; and developed the ACAD Menu of Topics. It also signaled the start of a new partnership with Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center in Doha, Qatar which is generously supporting development and expansion of ACAD.