10 Years of Promoting the Academic Standing of the Customs ...€¦ · Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan,

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































• 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































1st PICARD Conference – March 2006
















World Customs Journal launched – Mar 2007
















INCU is incorporated – Feb 2008
















WCO Professional Standards launched – May 2008
















WCO adopts Curriculum Recognition Guidelines – Jun 2009
















WCO and INCU sign MOU – Sep 2009
















WCO accredits first courses – Jan 2010































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 Holds its Inaugural Conference – May 2014

INCU adopts the Baku Resolution – May 2014

Baku Resolution “on the future direction of the organisation”.
















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


“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


“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

Thank You

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10 Years of Promoting the Academic Standing of the Customs ...€¦ · Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan,