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www.vliruos.be
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IUC Cooperation modelGeneral objective
Empowering the local university as institution
to better fulfil its role as development actor in
society
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IUC Programme Background and Main features

• The VLIR-UOS programme for Institutional
  University Cooperation (IUC) emanates from the
  Specific Agreement signed by the Belgian State
  Secretary for Development Cooperation and VLIR on
  16 May 1997
• Since its inception the IUC Programme evolved
  into a solid cooperation programme with the
  following features

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• Long term collaboration geared towards
  institutional development
• Financing and facilitating cooperation
  (Partnerschip)
• Match between the priorities of the partner
  university and the interest and expertise offered
  by Flemish counterparts
• Coherent set of interventions/synergetic projects
  guided by the strategic plan of the partner
  university
• Building capacity- Academic (MSc/PhD education
  research, publishing...) - Internal service
  delivery (ICT, Library)- External service
  delivery (services to society)- Managerial
  capacity (planning, HRD, international
  relations etc.)

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Facts figures

• Major programme within VLIR-UOS cooperation gt
  about 30 of annual budget
• Budget Nearly 7 million Euro over 12 years
  (including intake phase, partner programme and
  post-programme)
• Max 10 years (2x5 years), 745.000 / year of
  earmarked funding but overall cycle of 17 years
• The IUC Programme started in 1997 with 4 partners
• Currently 17 partners in 3 continents
• 9 African partners
• 5 South-American (incl. Caribbean) partners
• 3 Asian partners

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Overview of the current IUC partnerships
Zambia Bolivia
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IUC Phases Logical Framework Approach

• Methodology Logical Framework Approach
  (Logframes, participative processes)
• Programme Cycle with Programming, Identification,
  Formulation, Implementationmonitoring and
  evaluation phases) gt translated into IUC
  programme blocks/phases
• IUC Phases
• Phase In Intake preparation, identification
  of partnership
• Partner Programme 10 years earmarked funding
  (of which 7 years full budget thereafter begin
  Phase out with declining to 85, 75 and 50)
• Extensive Phase Out-modalities (bridging year,
  closing of accounts, closing event, final
  evaluation on the basis of self-assessments) and
  post-partner programme support facilities
  (Research Initiaives Programme, NSS, Alliances)
  were developed in 2006 and 2007, amongst others
  based on the inputs of a meeting of Flemish and
  Southern IUC Coordinators on 9 november 2006

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IUC PROGRAMME PHASES

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IUC PROGRAMME CYCLE PHASES
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Visualisation of IUC management structure
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INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES / OPPORTUNITIES

• Institutional support services- ICT- library-
  project management sharing responsibility
• KNOWLEDGE Education as well as Research
• Interdisciplinary cooperation learn to share
• Sustainability issues (staff, facilities, ...)
• Staff incentives (education, research)
• Interaction with other stakeholders (peers,
  industry, NGOs,...) fulfilling the universitys
  role in society - local (city,
  province/region) - national (other universities,
  research centers)- international (North but also
  South)... issues of public importance,
  facilitation, pro-active communication,...
• Networking, but on win-win basis

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More information on IUC

• www.iuc.vliruos.be
• IUC Folder
• Thank you!