Post on 19-Oct-2020
10 Years of Promoting the Academic Standing of the Customs Profession
Dr Mikhail Kashubsky, Head of Secretariat
Ms Lala Imanova, Regional Office Manager
10th WCO PICARD Conference 8-10 September; Baku, Azerbaijan
INCU Objectives INCU is an international not-for-profit organisation established to: • promote the academic standing of the Customs profession;
• promote academic excellence in Customs matters;
• support research in Customs matters;
• generate greater public awareness of the Customs profession;
• provide the World Customs Organization and other organisations with a single point of contact with universities and research institutes that are active in the field of customs research, education and training;
• provide a global resource for governments and the private sector, and an educational source for students and researchers wishing to further their knowledge in customs and related fields.
Current INCU Membership Base
As at 9 September 2015:
– 21 Institutional Members (only academic institutions)
– 104 Individual Members
– 138 Affiliates (academic institutions, private sector, Customs administrations and other government agencies)
See our website for further details - www.incu.org
Countries Represented in INCU There are currently 83 countries represented in the INCU:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, UAE, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Zimbabwe.
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
Unofficial INCU Birth Certificate – Feb 2005
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
• Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (Australia)
• Cross-Border Research Association (Switzerland)
• Riga Technical University (Latvia)
• University of Muenster (Germany)
First 4 Institutions Joined INCU – July 2005
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
1st PICARD Conference – March 2006
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
World Customs Journal launched – Mar 2007
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
INCU is incorporated – Feb 2008
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
WCO Professional Standards launched – May 2008
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
WCO adopts Curriculum Recognition Guidelines – Jun 2009
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
WCO and INCU sign MOU – Sep 2009
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
WCO accredits first courses – Jan 2010
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
New INCU Governance Arrangements – Feb 2012
Management Committee (elected Individual Members
and representatives of Institutional Members)
Members (Individuals and Academic Institutions)
Affiliates (non-Member Academic Institutions and
Non-academic Institutions)
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
INCU Holds its Inaugural Conference – May 2014
INCU adopts the Baku Resolution – May 2014
Baku Resolution “on the future direction of the organisation”.
INCU Timeline and Milestones Feb 2005 International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) conceived
May 2005 INCU Concept formally presented to WCO
Jul 2005 INCU Website launched and first 4 Institutions joined
Mar 2006 WCO PICARD Programme launched
Mar 2006 1st PICARD Conference held at WCO Headquarters
Mar 2007 World Customs Journal launched
Feb 2008 INCU becomes an Incorporated Association
May 2008 WCO Professional Standards launched
Jun 2009 WCO adopts University Curriculum Recognition Guidelines
Sep 2009 INCU and WCO sign MOU
Jan 2010 WCO accredits first courses under PICARD Standards
Jul 2011 INCU Membership reaches 100 Institutions
Mar 2012 New INCU Governance and Membership Arrangements introduced
May 2014 INCU holds its Inaugural Conference and adopts the Baku Resolution
Feb 2015 INCU 10th Anniversary
INCU 10th Anniversary – 2015
Role of INCU in International Trade Facilitation
“I would like to commend the efforts of the INCU in providing customs professionals, academics, industry researchers, and research students with a medium through which to share insights and knowledge in the customs field.”
Dr. Kunio Mikuriya Secretary-General, WCO
Role of INCU in International Trade Facilitation
“Through academic research and debate the INCU strives to help the people who make the big decisions in Customs to formulate strategies and policies. This is important work and it has never been more relevant.”
H.E. Ambassador Roberto Azevedo
Director-General, WTO
Role of INCU in International Trade Facilitation
“I think we have to stop thinking in one vein and start adopting new ways of seeing and then with the help of INCU over the course of the next generation work toward principles and standards and intellectual frameworks that can handle the circumstances in which we live.”
Dr. Alan D. Bersin Assistant Secretary, US Department
of Homeland Security Former Commissioner of US
Customs and Border Protection
INCU Baku Regional Office
Inauguration Ceremony – 11:00am, 11 September 2015 Azure Business Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan
INCU Baku Regional Office Plans
• Assisting INCU Secretariat headquarters with the implementation of INCU Baku Resolution
• Cooperation with the WCO ROCB in Baku • Cooperation with other regional organisations
and academic institutions in promoting academic research, education, training and capacity-building
• Organisation of academic events • Academic publications and research materials
INCU Baku Resolution ‘On the Future Direction
of the Organisation’.
Adopted on 23 May 2014
Regional Office – Implementation of INCU Baku Resolution
1. Formally engage with a broader cross-section of the international community
2. Identify further ways of providing opportunities for academics, students and less experienced researchers to present and publish their research
3. Develop a definition of the term “customs profession” which includes both public and private sector members of the international trading community
4. Identify the requisite knowledge, skills and competencies of those engaged in the customs profession
5. Develop guidelines for accrediting education and training programs that meet the identified knowledge, skill and competency requirements
INCU Baku Resolution ‘On the Future Direction
of the Organisation’.
Adopted on 23 May 2014
Regional Office – Implementation of INCU Baku Resolution
6. Encourage mutual recognition of INCU member education and training programs through credit allocation, cross-institution arrangements and other means
7. Develop regional INCU offices, commencing with the establishment of an office in the Republic of Azerbaijan
8. Support the work of the WTO Committee on Trade Facilitation through empirical studies which address the key propositions presented at the conference.
INCU Collaboration with Other Intl. Organisations
WCO – World Customs Organization
IPCSA – International Port Community Systems Association
WTO – World Trade Organization
UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
IRU – International Road Transport Union
UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
IAPH – International Association of Ports and Harbours
World Bank
INCU cooperates or is currently exploring opportunities for cooperation with the following international organisations:
INCU 10th Anniversary Awards
• Cross-Border Research Association (Switzerland)
• University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
• University of Customs and Finance (Ukraine)
• The State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan)
www.incu.org
www.worldcustomsjournal.org
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