BOLIVIA SEMINAR Background, objectives and programme Brussels, 8 January 2015

BOLIVIA SEMINAR

Background, objectives and programme

Brussels, 8 January 2015

VLIR - 5 Flemish universities, 16 university colleges

Ghent

University

University of Antwerp

Hasselt University

KU Leuven

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

We support partnerships between universities and university colleges in Flanders and the South looking for innovative responses to global and local challenges

Country Strategy Approach• Paris and Accra Declaration

• Political Agreement VLIR-UOS and CIUF-CUD with Belgian government of 22 April 2010

Geographical concentration ~ 20 countries Country strategies

20 partner countries

Based on country strategies

• Framework for cooperation

• 2012: DR Congo, Cuba, Ecuador, Uganda, Tanzania and Vietnam

• 2013: Ethiopia, South Africa

• 2013-14:Suriname and Burundi

• 2014 - 2015: Peru, Kenya, Bolivia, India, Morocco, Mozambique, Indonesia and Nicaragua

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)

Expectations from a Country programme

• Clear framework – country strategy as guiding context

• Increase of societal impact

• Higher visibility of actions and results

• High level policy dialogue in the country

• Donor coordination. Specific the Belgian actors : ‘foro de actores belgas’ (joint context analysis/projects)

• Alignment with local systems

• Promoting Flemish HE

• Link with regional initiatives/ spin-offs

From strategy to country programme

VLIR-UOS or policy initiated

Strategy Selection Programme

Competitive calls

INTERVENTION TYPE  LEVEL

NATIONAL

(NETWORK, PLATFORM and

other national-level projects)

COUNTRY

IUC  

   INSTITUTION

TEAM & SOUTH INITIATIVES

 DEPARTMENT/

FACULTY

SCHOLARS INDIVIDUAL

Mix of interventions

Strategy identification process

Various steps

1. North seminar & interviews

2. Identification mission (9 – 20 Mar.)– South seminar (around 18/3) – Country Mission report (early April 2015)

3. Country Strategy Paper (end of April 2015)

4. Project calls (2015 => start 2016)

Mapping of North interest/ expertise and identifying opportunities for cooperation:

1. Thematic areas

2. Partner institutions/ geographic areas

3. Cooperation modalities

North Seminar: objectives

1. Context analysis• Mr. A. Zárate, First Secretary Bolivian Embassy• Mr. G. Schueremans, DGD• Prof. G. Loots and I. Berckmans (Vrije

Universiteit Brussel)• Prof. D. Raes (KU Leuven)

2. Discussion round• Areas of current activity and opportunities for

cooperation

North Seminar: programme

Mission team

• International expert: Bart Delvaux (MDF)• National expert: Bernardo Paz (MDF)• Bureau UOS: Prof. Janssen• VLIR-UOS secretariat: Wannes Verbeeck

www.vliruos.be

Peter De LannoyCoordinator South

Peter.Delannoy@vliruos.be