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VLIR-UOS
University Cooperation for Development
Let’s « share minds and change lives »
Kampala, 31 October 2011
1. VLIR-UOS – Who are we?
Who are we?
What’s in a name:
VLIR-UOS
Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) – University Cooperation for
Development (UOS)
Foundation created in 1998 under the umbrella of the Flemish
Interuniversity Council (network of Flemish universities)
Funded by the Belgian minister for Development Cooperation
Annual budget of € 33 million
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Flanders in Belgium
5 universities
22 university colleges
University of Antwerp (UA)
Hasselt University (UHasselt)
Catholic University of Leuven
(K.U.Leuven)
Ghent University
(UGent)
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Free University of Brussels
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
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What are we doing it for?
Sharing minds, changing lives
Knowledge as catalyst for development
Universities as development players
The social responsibility of universities
Cooperation as lever for quality of research and higher education
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2. VLIR-UOS in UGANDA
UGANDA
GULU GULU REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
FLEMISH UNIVERSITY
COOPERATION
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2
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
KAWANDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INST.
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KAMPALA
MBARARA
MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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3. Changing paradigms and policy
landscape
Introduction: new policy landscape
o Paris and Accra Declaration
o Political Agreement VLIR-UOS and CUD with Belgian
government of 22 April 2010
• Geographical concentration (20 countries) and strategy for each
• Funding based on 3 year action plans (2013-15)
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Geographical concentration – 20 countries
Africa (10)
South- & CentralAmerica (6)
Asia (4)
Burundi
Congo DR
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Bolivia
Cuba
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Peru
India
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Morocco
Suriname
Mozambique
Uganda
Tanzania
South-Africa
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Opportunities and expectations from country
programmes
• Clear framework – country strategy as context:
increased societal impact through coherence with
development priorities and poverty reduction
strategies
• Donor coordination, synergies, harmonisation and
alignment
• Long term commitments
• Higher visibility of actions and results
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4. Country Strategy for Uganda
STRATEGY: an informed policy choice and framework
for programming
o VLIR-UOS policy document
o Framework that captures niche where ‘matching’ of
Flemish ‘supply’ (expertise and human resources) and
Southern demand (needs, priorities) is realistic
STRATEGIC NICHE
FOR
PROGRAMMING
SUPPLY
DEMAND
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A STRATEGY: CHARACTERISTICS
o Based on theme and/or geographic location
o Multidisciplinary and sufficiently broad to ensure a
sufficient number of quality partnerships
o Developmental relevance and sustainable capacity
building
o Long-term timeframe: 12 years – with possibility of
strategic revision every 6 years
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From Country strategy to Country programme
Competitive calls
Strategy
Selection
Programme
VLIR-UOS or
platform
initiatiated
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More information
http://www.vliruos.be
Thanks!
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