Matchmaking

IUC and Network intake 2016

Brussels, 25 January 2015

Contents1. Policy intro2. IUC & NETWORK basics3. Timeline intake

1. Intro VLIR-UOS

(ppt chairman on 26/1)

VLIR-UOS supports partnershipsbetween universities and university colleges in Flanders and the South looking for innovative responses to global and local challenges

18 partner countries

Towards country programmes• Paris Declaration – Accra – Busan • Aid effectiveness• Political Agreement VLIR-UOS and ARES-CCD with

Belgian government of 22 April 2010 Geographical concentration Country strategies

Country Strategy = Framework for cooperation

DEMAND

STRATEGIC NICHE FOR

PROGRAMMING

SUPPLY

The niche or match between: • the Southern ‘demand’ (local needs and

priorities)• with the Flemish ‘supply’ (offer of expertise

and human resources)

institution

Levels of cooperation

department

country / region

individual

countryprogramme

Towards country programmes (2)

• New law on Belgian international cooperation 2013 and Royal Decree of 2014FYP 2017-2021 with a new regulatory

frameworkCountry ProgrammesImportance of transversal themes gender,

environment and ICT for development

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Towards more synergies and complementarities

List of 31 countries + Belgium wherein non state actors present their country programmes

For each country a JCA (joint context analysis) was elaborated among Belgian non-state actors (approved by Minister 12/2015) => will be posted on country page website

Synergies and complementarities with other Belgian actors

2. IUC and Network concepts

INTERVENTION TYPE  LEVEL

NATIONAL

(NETWORK, PLATFORM and

other national-level projects)

   

   

NATIONAL RED BIODEV

ESPOL UCuenca, UTN, EPN

CROSSCUTTING PROJECT RESEARCH BASED EDUCATION

IUC  

  

INSTITUTIONUcuenca, ESPOL

TEAM & SOUTH INITIATIVES

 

 DEPARTMENT/

FACULTYTHEMATICOpen calls

SCHOLARS INDIVIDUAL

Mix of interventions – example Ecuador

Objectives NETWORK

“Empowering local universities to unite themselves and together contribute to national goals in higher education and development”.

Characteristics of the NETWORK• National-level institutional Network

• A well-defined theme with high impact at the country level

• Addresses nation-wide needs in the educational and research area

• Building on previous IUC experience• Multiplication of capacity building efforts• Uplevelling of cooperation and impact

Characteristics NETWORK (2)• Post IUC as ‘hub’, typically with 4-5 main local partners

– Bioscience for food – Vietnam (led by Can Tho University)– ICT for Development Cuba (led by UCLV)– Biodiversity Network Ecuador (led by ESPOL)

• Should focus on cross-institutional interactions – such as in inter-university curriculum development, joint degrees

at Master and Ph.D. levels– Links with other networks– Links with Flemish universities

• Co-funding should be included through the universities and other donors

• Need for strong logistic and managerial support structures at level of the coordinating university

Institutional UniversityCooperation

IUC Programme : General Objective

Empowering the local university as institution

to better fulfil its role as development actor in society

IUC Programme as a flagship of South cooperation

IUC is about “sharing of minds” (academic level) leading to « changing lives » (impact)

through synergetic set of complementary/interdisciplinary interventions (projects) guided by university strategy (programme level) and developmental priorities

Main features of the IUC Programme• Long term cooperation geared towards institutional

development and strengthening

• Financing and facilitating cooperationPartnershipMatch between the priorities of the partner university and

the interest and expertise offered by Flemish counterpartsCoherence, aligned with local systems, high level support

• Building capacity:– Academic (MSc/PhD education; research, publishing...) – Internal service delivery (ICT, Library)– External service delivery (services to society)– Managerial capacity (planning, HRD, international relations etc) 19

Institutional University Cooperation• Over the years one of the flagships of VLIR-UOS

cooperation with nearly 30% of annual budgets• Budget scope variable depending on context,

needs and proposed projects.– Policy decision VLIR-UOS

• The IUC Programme started in 1997 with 4 partners• Currently 18 ongoing programmes (15 IUC and 3

post-IUC Networks)– Africa: 10– Latin/South America: 6– Asia: 2

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ONGOING IUC/Network PARTNER PROGRAMMES 2015 with annual budget

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JU – Ethiopia 560.000UCuenca – Ecuador 560.000MU-K – Kenia 570.000ADEKUS – Suriname 570.000UEM – Mozambique 570.000UL – South Africa 570.000UNALM – Peru 570.000UB – Burundi 450.000UNIKIS – DR Congo 350.000UCB – DR Congo 350.000UO – Cuba 570.000Mzumbe – Tanzania 250.000NM-AIST – Tanzania 250.000Hué – Vietnam 350.000Mountains of the Moon – Uganda 250.000NETWORK ICT Cuba 250.000NETWORK Biodev Ecuador 250.000NETWORK Bioscience Vietnam 250.000

3. Concept and TimelinePhase In

Programme cycle – 5 year strategic planning phases / Annual Activity programmes

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Country level Institutional University CooperationProgramme Cycle

Phase In - Pre Partner Programme

Phase 1 – Capacity Building

Phase II PP: Consolidation and

valorisation

Phase Out

Year O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  11 12Partnerships

2015-16   2017

                   

IUC Programme / project levelIUC PROGRAMME

PROJECTS

PROJECT LEVEL

Project leaders

Team Members

COORDINATORS ( FL, Local)+

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

PROGRAMME LEVEL

Programme Support Unit lead locally by Programme Manager

ICOS supports Flemish coordinator and coordinates operational structure North

Next steps IUC Phase In

1. Appointment of Flemish coordinators, project leaders

2. Teams are identified and orientation sessions in the North

3. Agreement on pre-partner programme

4. Preparing formulation mission

5. Submission of final programme proposals