The China-Europe School of Law (CESL) Project was designed to enhance Chinese legal professionals' knowledge of the European legal system, its legislation, best practices, and international and comparative law through the establishment of a China-Europe School of Law.
The objective of this evaluation was to provide the European Union and relevant stakeholders with an independent assessment of the China-Europe School of Law's performance. It focused on how the school met its expected objectives and the factors that influenced these outcomes. Additionally, the evaluation identified key lessons learned, drew conclusions, and provided recommendations to assist decision-makers in improving future interventions.
The specific objectives of this evaluation were:

• To inform the exit strategy of the intervention and ensure the sustainability of its results.
• To assess the feasibility of and propose ideas for achieving a higher level of independence for CESL.
• To draw conclusions and lessons learned that could be replicated in other EU interventions.
• To assess the need for and propose ideas for continued cooperation between the EU and CESL after the project's conclusion.
• To ensure accountability for the use of EU resources in relation to the results of the intervention.

The evaluation assessed the intervention using the six standard DAC evaluation criteria: relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, and impact perspectives. Additionally, the evaluation applied an EU-specific criterion: the EU added value.