Share & discuss your university papers on the World Bank

Have you written a university paper about the World Bank?

Would you like to read what other students have written?

Share & discuss your university papers on the World Bank!

At the World Bank, we highly value your academic work. However, university papers written about the World Bank do not always receive the exposure that they deserve, inside and outside the institution. The Students' Library on the World Bank gives you the opportunity to share the papers you prepared as part of your university curriculum that have a focus on development and on the actions of the World Bank. It also gives you the possibility to read and discuss what other students around the world have written about the World Bank.

With this program, the World Bank seeks to:

• Learn from the conclusions of students about its actions in a specific field and/or country.
• Facilitate debate and knowledge exchange around these university papers.
• Disseminate students’ findings and conclusions inside the World Bank
• Propose research topics of interest to its work.

Who can submit papers?

All students involved in undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate university curricula (e.g., Bachelor, Masters Ph.D. etc.) are eligible to post the university papers t hey prepared on the World Bank.

If you are a Ph.D. student, please also visit the website of the Researchers Alliance for Development (RAD).

What type of papers can be posted?

Papers need to meet the following criteria to be submitted to this website:

Strong focus on the World Bank: papers need to focus significantly on the World Bank, with more than one third of the paper directly related to the work of the institution.

Length: papers should be longer than 2 pages. There is no maximum size. Students will also be requested to submit an abstract (max. 500 words) to be posted on the website.

Language: In this pilot phase, only papers written in English, French and Spanish will be posted. Other languages will be added in due course.

How will my paper be disseminated inside the World Bank?

University papers will be made available to various units inside the Bank depending on the paper's topic.

More details available  here