This report reflects the outcome of the evaluation of the project “Strengthening National Training capabilities for Better Governance and Urban Development” that is implemented by UN-HABITAT with funding under the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Cooperation International Institutions (SII) programme. SII, one of the Ministry’s education programmes, aims to “strengthen the higher education sector in developing countries by supporting organisations and cooperative initiatives which aim to improve the quality, relevance and accessibility of higher education; [and] to increase the opportunities open to people from developing countries to participate in higher education in their own region”.