Background Annex
VLIR-UOS, country approach and
NETWORK basics
Brussels, 2 July 2015
Contents
1. Intro VLIR-UOS
2. Country Policy
3. IUC basics
1. Intro VLIR-UOS
Who are we?
VLIR-UOS-film 2013
VLIR - 5 Flemish universities, 16 university
colleges
Vrije Universiteit
Brussel
What’s in a name: VLIR vs. VLIR-UOS
Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) – University
Cooperation for Development (UOS)
Foundation created in 1998 under the umbrella of
the Flemish Interuniversity Council
Funded by the Belgian minister for Development
Cooperation
Annual budget of € 33 million
We support partnerships between
universities and university colleges in
Flanders and the South looking for
innovative responses to global and local
challenges
20 partner countries
54 countries for scholarships
2. Country Strategy Approach
Country Strategy Approach
• Paris and Accra Declaration
• Political Agreement VLIR-UOS and CIUFCUD with Belgian government of 22 April
2010
 Geographical concentration ~ 20 countries
 Country strategies
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
What is a Country Strategy?
• Strategic framework => Country Strategy
Document (policy document)
• Captures the niche or matches
– the Southern ‘demand’ (local needs and priorities)
– with the Flemish ‘supply’ (offer of expertise and
human resources)
SUPPLY
DEMAND
STRATEGIC NICHE
FOR
PROGRAMMING
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From strategy to country programme
Competitive
calls
Selection
Strategy
Policy initiated
calls
Programme
Opportunities and expectations from
country strategies and programmes
•Clear framework – country strategy paper as context
• Increase of societal impact through coherence with
development priorities
•Higher visibility of actions and results
•High level policy dialogue
•Donor coordination, network facilitation (alumni),
synergies, harmonisation and alignment
•Promoting Flemish HE
• Link with regional initiatives / spin-offs
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Mix of interventions
INTERVENTION TYPE
LEVEL
COUNTRY
NATIONAL
(NETWORK,
PLATFORM and
other national-level
projects)
INSTITUTION
IUC
DEPARTMENT/
FACULTY
TEAM & SOUTH
INITIATIVES
SCHOLARS
INDIVIDUAL
3. NETWORK basics
(post IUC)-Network University
Cooperation (NETWORK)
Characteristics of the NETWORK
•
A well-defined theme with obvious and high impact at the country level
•
Addresses nation-wide needs in the educational and research area
•
Less of a capacity building initiative, but the focus is more on multiplication of
opportunities, extension and harvesting (post IUC)
–
CTU – Vietnam; UCLV – Cuba and ESPOL- Ecuador
•
Should focus on cross-institutional interactions
•
Co-funding should be included through the universities and other donors
•
Need for strong logistic and managerial support structures at level of the
coordinating university
– such as in inter-university curriculum development, joint degrees at Master and Ph.D.
levels
– Links with other networks
– Links with Flemish universities
NATIONAL - Network Cuba – ICT for development
coordinated by Universidad Central Marta Abreu de las Villas (UCLV)
Other partner universities:
 Universidad de Pinar del Río
 Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas (UCI)
 Universidad 'Oscar Lucero Moya' de Holguín
 Universidad de Camagüey 'Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz' (UC)
 Universidad de Oriente (UO)
COORDINATION
Academic
Network CUBA
FLEMISH
Georges Eisendrath (Vrije
Universiteit Brussel)
LOCAL
Roberto Vicente (UCLV)
Operational
Françoise De Cupere (ICOS Vrije
Universiteit Brussel)
NETWORK ADVISORS
P1: Research in ICT related
sciences
P2: Open ICT systems and
management
P3: ICT in support of
educational processes and the
knowledge management in
23 Education
Higher
FLEMISH
Ann Nowe (Vrije Universiteit
Brussel)
Rudy Gevaert (UGent)
LOCAL
Rafael Bello Pérez (UCLV)
Marc Goovaerts (Uhasselt)
PL from UCI
Hector Cruz Enriquez (UCLV)
A successful programme
Spirit of partnership, dialogue and mutual respect
Participation of high level academic leadership is
crucial (decision making structures in the
university)
Incorporation into local structures and systems
(university, regional/national) Ownership
Good communication and efficient and transparent
procedures at all levels
Support structure – programme support unit
 Agreed upon, transparent, management structure =>
management manual and procedures
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NETWORK STRUCTURE
UNIV 1
UNIV 2
UNIV 3
UNIV 4
UNIV 5
Sub-them e 1 - group of experts : focal points per university w ith a project leader
Sub-them e 2 - group of experts : focal points per university w ith a project leader
MULTIstakeholder
platform
NETWORK COORDINATION and FACILITATION at the NETWORK
COORDINATING UNIVERSITY - organises a NETWORK Steering
Com m ittee
Flem ish Advisory Com ittee (Flem ish Netw ork coordinator and
team of experts (NETWORK ADVISORS) (at least 1 per subthem e)
Program m e
Support Unit
lead by a
Netw ork
Program m e
Coordinator
Flem ish
Coordinator
and ICOS
support
Regional
Com m issio
n VLIR-UOS
and Bureau
UOS
VLIRUOS/DGD
Comparison of mandates
IUC
NETWORK
PLATFORM
COORDINATORS ( FL,
Local)
COORDINATORS ( FL,
Local)
COORDINATORS ( FL,
Local)
Project leaders
Project leaders South /
Network Advisers North
Promotors of individual
TEAM and South Initatives
Team Members
Team members /
Transversal advisers
Other stakeholders in the
national platform
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
Programme Support Unit
lead locally by Programme
Manager
Programme Support Unit –
mandates can differentiate
Platform support unit –
mandates can differentiate
ICOS supports Flemish
coordinator and
coordinates operational
structure North
ICOS supports Flemish
coordinator and
coordinates operational
structure North
Role of ICOS remains to be
defined, in principle more
limited support needed
towards the Flemish
coordinator
Programme cycle – 5 year strategic planning
phases / Annual Activity programmes
Country level Network University Cooperation
Programme Phase In - Pre
Phase 1 – Network capacity
Phase II PP:
Cycle
Partner
building
Network consolidation
Programme
Year
Partner
ships
O
2015-16
27
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
Network University Cooperation
(Network)
Network University Cooperation (NETWORK) budgetary boundaries
NETWORK with 80%
On average 250.000 EUR/Year; on average 40.000
2 projects (2 proj budget
+ PSU at ‘hub’)
for EUR/university
projects
and
50.000
EUR
for
a
PSU
–
administration and coordination costs at level of the
20% ‘hub’/facilitator
for PSU
and
university
–
indicative
number
of
universities including ‘hub’ = 5
Notes: All Network University Cooperation Programmes will include mandatory an
administrative structure (Programme Support Unit and coordination cost structure) at level
of the ‘hub’/facilitator university
Proj: Project: subtheme of the network-theme involving departments of different
universities around a collective development agenda in a specific discipline/expertise area
PSU: Programme Support Unit and administrative overhead structure at level of the
‘hub’/facilitator university
South team Brussels
VLIR-UOS
Desk officer specific
IUC partnerships and cross cutting themes
Mr. Peter De Lannoy
Coordinator
Overall management and follow-up of South Programmes, including IUC
Focal point for Latin America and the Caribbean Region – Cuba, Ecuador and Peru
Partner Programmes: UCuenca, UNALM, UCLV, UO, NETWORK Cuba & Ecuador
Mr. Christophe Goossens
Programme Officer
Focal point for South Africa, Mozambique, Vietnam and India
Partner Programmes: UL, UWC, UEM, Hué and Network Vietnam
(Also back-up contact person for UB)
Cross Cutting: ICT initiatives expert group, biostatistics project, NSS active projects
Mr. Wannes Verbeeck
Programme Officer
Focal point for Ethiopia, Tanzania , Suriname and Bolivia
Partner Programmes: MU, JU, NM-AIST, Mzumbe, Adekus
(Also back-up contact person for UNALM, Network Ecuador and the DRC programme)
Cross Cutting: RIP Programme
Herman Diels
Programme Officer
Focal point for Uganda and Kenya
Partner Programmes: MMU, Platforms Uganda (2), MU-K-Kenia
TEAM (former Own Initiatives) Programme
Kathleen Wuytack
Programme Officer
Focal point for DR Congo , Burundi and Morocco
Congo policy follow-up, in-country donor and ANG meetings
Congo- Transversal Programmes UniversiTIC, AQ and Langues
Partner Programmes with UNIKIS, UCC, UCB and UB
Koen De Koster
Programme Officer
Focal point for M&E
First phase: focus on new M&E approach related to country programming and monitoring
South Initiatives in countries without a strategy.
Countries: to be seen in view of 2017 and new intake, currently Indonesia, Rwanda, Palestina
Kristof Van Der Perren
Administrative Assistant
IUC , Country programmes and South Initiatives (SI)
Events and website, Process management IUC evaluations, IUC Contract and Mobility Procedures
General administrative support for IUC and South Initiatives
Dominique De Bondt
Administrative Assistant
General administrative support for TEAM, PRDC and RIP projects and secretariat of the VLIR-UOS Director
and financial department