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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
