Country strategy - background

Peru Seminar 2 July 2014

1. Intro and approach

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: Peru, Kenya, Bolivia, India, Morocco

From strategy to country programme

VLIR-UOS or policy initiated

 

Strategy Selection Programme

Competitive calls

Opportunities and expectations from country strategies and programmes

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•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

INTERVENTION TYPE  LEVEL

NATIONAL

(NETWORK, PLATFORM and

other national-level projects)

   

   

COUNTRY

IUC  

  

INSTITUTION(IUC UNALM)

TEAM & SOUTH INITIATIVES

 

  DEPARTMENT/ FACULTY

SCHOLARS INDIVIDUAL

Mix of interventions

Various Steps• North seminar (2 July 2014) &

possibility for interviews with expert

• Identification mission – 17-28 Sept. 2014 (tbc)

• South seminar• Country Strategy Paper – end

of 2014• Project calls 2015 => start 2016• Country Programme: 2017-

2021

Team – country strategy process

• Expert team: Jolie Franke and Jeroen Van der Zalm

• Bureau UOS: prof. Bernard Spitz• VLIR-UOS Coordinator South/ L-Am desk:

Peter De Lannoy

• Mission timing: tbc. 17 to 28 September 2014

2. Current budgets and projects

Country Budget 2014DR Congo 1.968.547Ethiopia 1.705.607

Vietnam 1.427.194

Ecuador 1.390.933

Cuba 1.332.585Tanzania 1.255.342

South Africa 1.206.460Peru 1.055.219

Uganda 914.505Kenya 886.093

Country Main South Programmes

IUC UNALM 745.000 EUR / Year 5

Starting TEAM in Cajamarca

60 à 70.000 EUR / Year 2

South Initiatives PUCP and

25 to 40.000 EUR/Year (finalising)

Other projects Variable depending on calls/selections (ICT, NSS in 2014)

Scholars Mostly within project, but also number of individual scholars at Fl.

universities

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Ecuador ProjectsINSTITUTIONAL UNIVERSITY COOPERATIONProf. E. Schrevens and Prof. Julio Alegre Orihuela

Interuniversity coordinated by KU Leuven (involvement of mainly Ughent, Uhasselt)

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM)

Institutional strengthening; focus on farming systems, pedagogical innovation, participatory methods in education and research, regional development centers, quality assurance, accreditation, research policy, upgrade of ICT and library infrastructure and policy)

Other involved academics: J. Elen, G. Gutierrez, C. Gomez, J. Elen, I. Lemahieu, A. Peters, M. Craps, G. Wyseure, M. Maertens S. Sas, L. Gomes, I. Soto, A. Casas, L. Aragon

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Ecuador ProjectsName Flemish

/locPromoter

Flemish Universit

y

Partner institution

Project Title

TEAM projects – biodiversity/ water resources / impact of miningFlemish promotor: Guido Wyseure; Local promotor: Nilton Deza Arroy

KU Leuven

Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca

Impact on surface water resources and aquatic biodiversity by opencast mining activities in Cajamarca, PeruStart: 2013 (now)- End: 2017

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Ecuador ProjectsName Flemish

/locPromoter

Flemish Universit

y

Partner institution

Project Title

South Initiatives / Human Health (virology / psycho-social care/health)

Flemish promotor: Jozef Corveleyn ;

Local promotor: Tesania Velazquez Start: 2012 - ENd: 2014

KU Leuven

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)

Caring the caregivers: reinforcement of community psychology professionals and consolidation of a training model for local caregivers of victims of violence in a marginal district of Lima and in Ayacucho

Anne-Mieke Vandamme; Eduardo Gotuzzo

KU Leuven

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Identification of biomarkers and therapeutic targets for human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and associated diseases in Peru (project finalising now)

Individual Scholars 2003-2013Type Budget (€) Number

VLADOC 152.440 1

Short termITP 7.040 1KOI 37.514 19

REI 184.691 177

Other scholarships (SRS, etc.)

30.294 5

ICP Study Scholarships

603.713 20

Input from Flemish associations regarding other funding/links with Peru

Funding NAME INSTITUTION SOUTH INSTITUTETITLE

EC Paul De Vos Ugent CIPDevelopment of a new diagnostic tool using DNA barcoding to identify quarantine organisms in support of plant health.

EC Edwin Claerebout UGent Universidad Nacional

de CajamarcaVaccines against helminth infections

nvt Annelies Magerman

Karel de Grote University College

Oye Lena (Curahuasi-Peru)

nvt Mario Haine Karel de Grote University College FairPlay Peru (Cusco-P

eru)nvt Mario Haine Karel de Grote

University College www.casahogarlosgorriones.org (Ajacucho-Peru)nvt Mario Haine Karel de Grote

University College www.mamaalice.be (Ajacucho-Peru)

nvt Mario Haine Karel de Grote University College www.skipperu.org (La

Libertad-Peru)

nvt Mario Haine Karel de Grote University College

www.chicolatino.org (San Sebastian/ Cusco-Peru)

Input from Flemish associations regarding REI/PHDs

• 22 PHDs according to data universities, mostly outside VLIR-funding

• REI – host institutions => next slide• BTP Scholars mother institutions => next

slide

Main REI host Institutes 2011 2012 2013 TOTALCasa de Acogida Mantay 2 0 0 2Casa Hogar Los Gorriones 1 0 1 2Centro de Salud de Ttio 0 0 2 2Chico Latino 1 0 2 3

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 0 1 0 1Puririsun 2 1 0 3Universidad de Lima 2 1 0 3

Universidad Feminina del Sagrado Corazon 0 0 2 2

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina 1 1 2 4Urpi Sonqocha 2 4 4 10Vicária del Medio Ambiente 4 7 5 16

Mother institutions ICP/ITP/KOI ScholarsAcuicola en PancalAEDDE-LIMAAsociación Solaris PerúCatholic University Sedes SapientaeClincia Internacional LimaCocha Cashu Biological StationCOFOPRIEcofish SAInstitute of Tropical MedicineKerstin Samanta Forsberg Gio

Latin American Organization for Fisheries Development (OLDEPESCA)Maes-Heller Cancer Research CenterMarine Algae Laboratory, Blas Silva CuentasMinistry of Women and Social DevelopmentNational Telecommunication Authority, San BorjaUniversidad Nacional Agraria la MolinaRegional government San MartinUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

3. Concepts, views and themes as input for country strategy

Next presentations

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1. Higher education context

2. DGD – ICP Belgium Peru

3. Project coordinators

3. Kick-off for discussion – current strategic

domains versus context analysis (Peru Priorities,

ICP, other donors, ..)

www.vliruos.be

Peter De LannoyCoordinator South

Peter.delannoy@vliruos.be