1. Matchmaking
IUC and Network intake 2016
Brussels, 26 January 2016

2. Contents
Policy intro
IUC & NETWORK basics
Phase in and formulation

3. Policy intro

4. 18 partner countries

5. Based on country strategies
Framework for cooperation
2012: DR Congo, Cuba, Ecuador, Uganda, Tanzania and Vietnam
2013: Ethiopia, South Africa
:Suriname and Burundi
: Peru, Kenya, Bolivia, India, Morocco, Mozambique (to be published 15/01/16)
To be organised in ‘first semester’ 2016: Nicaragua and Indonesia

6. STRATEGIC NICHE FOR PROGRAMMING
Framework for cooperation
The niche or match between:
the Southern ‘demand’ (local needs and priorities)
with the Flemish ‘supply’ (offer of expertise and human resources)
SUPPLY
DEMAND
STRATEGIC NICHE FOR PROGRAMMING

7. From strategy to country programme
Policy initiated calls
Strategy
Selection
Programme
Competitive calls
Interventies op de verschillende niveau’s van nationaal tot individueel, vandaag hebben we het over de IUS-programma’s en hun plaats binnen de landenprogramma’s

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

9. Country programmes –advantages are becoming clear
Clear framework – country strategy paper as context
Higher visibility of actions
High level policy dialogue
More coordination and synergy with other donors 9

10. Towards more synergies and complementarities
List of 31 countries + Belgium wherein non state actors present their country programmes
Synergies and complementarities with other Belgian actors
For each country a Joint Context Analysis was elaborated among Belgian non-state actors (approved by Minister 12/2015) => posted on country pages on our website
input VLIR-UOS taking into account country strategies

11. 2. IUC and Network concepts

12. Mix of interventions – example Ecuador
INTERVENTION TYPE 
LEVEL
NATIONAL
(NETWORK, PLATFORM and other national-level projects)
RED BIODEV
ESPOL
UCuenca, UTN, EPN
CROSSCUTTING PROJECT RESEARCH BASED EDUCATION
IUC
INSTITUTION
Ucuenca, ESPOL
TEAM & SOUTH INITIATIVES
DEPARTMENT/ FACULTY
THEMATIC
Open calls
SCHOLARS
INDIVIDUAL

13. 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

14. Institutional University
Cooperation

15. IUC Programme : General Objective
Empowering the local university as institution to better fulfil its role as development actor in society

16. 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

17. Main features of the IUC Programme
Long term cooperation geared towards institutional development and strengthening
Partnership
Match between the priorities of the partner university and the interest and expertise offered by Flemish counterparts
Coherent, integrated in local systems, high level support
Building capacity (academic, internal policies, service delivery)

18. Institutional University Cooperation
Over the years one of the flagships of VLIR-UOS cooperation with nearly 30% of annual budgets
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

19. ONGOING IUC/Network PARTNER PROGRAMMES 2015 with annual budget
JU – Ethiopia
UCuenca – Ecuador
MU-K – Kenia
ADEKUS – Suriname
UEM – Mozambique
UL – South Africa
UNALM – Peru
UB – Burundi
UNIKIS – DR Congo
UCB – DR Congo
UO – Cuba
Mzumbe – Tanzania
NM-AIST – Tanzania
Hué – Vietnam
Mountains of the Moon – Uganda
NETWORK ICT Cuba
NETWORK Biodev Ecuador
NETWORK Bioscience Vietnam

20. 3. Phase In and formulation

21. Selected IUC/NETWORK for joint programme formulation
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

22. Programme cycle – 5 year strategic planning phases / Annual Activity programmes
Country level Institutional University Cooperation
Programme 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 12
Partner ships  
 2017

23. Next steps IUC Phase In
Appointment of Flemish coordinators, project leaders : end of February 2016
Teams are identified and orientation sessions in the North: 1st half of March 2016
Agreement on pre-partner programme: 1st half of March 2016
Formulation missions: March-April 2016
Submission of final programme proposals : early May 2016

24. Peter De Lannoy
South Coordinator