Capacity Building
The Future of Training Population Scientists
Since 1952, the Population Council has sustained a commitment to the goal
of training population scientists from developing countries. While the
demand for population scientists remains strong, the field has changed
substantially since those early years. To examine the current situation
with respect to recruitment, training, funding, and employment of
population scientists, the Council convened an international panel of
experts in September 2002. The panel found that despite the great need for
population scientists, particularly from the developing world, diminution
of funds available for graduate training for promising developing country
scholars has made it far more difficult to train population scientists.
The panel’s recommendations represent its assessment of the actions that
are most likely to address this situation, while taking account of
existing needs and gaps.
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