1. Welcome Moment VLIR-UOS-scholars Ellen Van Himbergen IUC Matchmaking event : Introduction 26 January 2016

2. Welcome / objectives

3. Delegations IUC/NETWORK IUC PROGRAMME Universidad Católica Boliviana (UCB) - Bolivia IUC Université Moulay Ismaïl (UMI) - Meknes - Morocco Arba Minch - Ethiopia Bahir Dar - Ethiopia Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) - Kenya NETWORK PROGRAMME Jimma - Ethiopia

4. Acquaintance, information and exchange 1.Introductions Southern teams / Getting Acquainted 2.Matchmaking: Southern demand is matched with interest/offer in the North 3.Preparing for formulation Matchmaking: objectives

5. Programme – 25 – 29 January 2016 Monday 25 January: Internal session training delegations (and ICOS) (Hotel Bedford) Tuesday 26 January: Open session with proposals of partner universities (Hotel Bedford) VLIR-UOS New Year’s Reception Wednesday 27 January: Hasselt (AM) / KU Leuven (PM) Thursday 28 January: UAntwerpen (AM) / UGent (PM) Friday 29 January: AM Vrije Universiteit Brussel and VLIR-UOS wrap up

6. Intro VLIR-UOS

7. VLIR - 5 Flemish universities, 13 university colleges Ghent University University of Antwerp Hasselt University KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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

9. SHARING MINDS CHANGING LIVES impact projects scholarships Strengthening higher education

10. 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 Harmonisation, alignment Country strategies

11. 18 partner countries

12. institution Levels of cooperation department country / region individual country programme country programme

13. New framework as of 2017 New law on Belgian international cooperation 2013 and Royal Decree of 2014 FYP 2017-2021 with a new regulatory framework Country Programmes Synergies and complementarities with other Belgian actors in list of 31 countries (Joint Context Analysis) Importance of transversal themes gender, environment and ICT for development

14. 1.Introduction policy scene 2.Introduction programme proposals 3.Matchmaking: group settings 4.Preparing for the New Year’s Event: more matchmaking Programme of today