Welcome Moment VLIR-UOS-scholars Ellen Van Himbergen IUC Matchmaking event : Training session 25 January 2016

Acquaintance, information and training 1.Introduction VLIR-UOS/IUC 2.Getting Acquainted 3.Setting the scene for the matchmaking Closed session 25/01: objectives

Delegations IUC/NETWORK 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

IUC Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo" (UCB) - Bolivia Programme Inclusive community development to improve the quality of life for families, children and adolescents in poor rural and urban communities by building interdisciplinary learning communities Project 1 Strenghtening capacities to alleviate social vulnerability conditions related to bio-psycho social health, migration and violence in Bolivia Project 2Capacity building project for water resources integrated management in Bolivia Project 3Promoting food sovereignty and nutrition innovations Project 4Rights and indigenous peoples and tansformation of social conflicts Project 5Production development project for youth and women Project 6 Interdisciplinary learning communities as a driving force for academic capacity building (transversal/institutional strengthening project)

IUC Arba Minch University (AMU) - Ethiopia Programme Forty springs, forty nations, finding common ground for sustainable development in the South-Ethiopian Rift Valley Project 1 Improving teaching and research processes of AMU by enhancing ICT and library automation Project 2 Embracing ethnic diversity to streamline livelihood strategies in the south Ethiopian rift valley Project 3Improving maternal and child health in the south Ethiopian rift valley Project 4 Reversing land degradation for sustainable economic development in the south Ethiopian rift valley Project 5Improving agricultural productivity in the south Ethiopian rift valley Project 6 Biodiversity conservation for sustainable development in the south Ethiopian rift valley

IUC Bahir Dar University (BDU) - Ethiopia Programme Wisdom at the source of the Blue Nile: BDU spearheads Climate Resilient Green Economy research in Northwest Ethiopia Project 1Transversal institutional strenghtening project (TISP) Project 2Land resilience in Northwest of Ethiopia Project 3 Water management and its implications to the hydro-system in the Tana-Beles area Project 4Postharvest and food processing in Northwest Ethiopia Project 5Aquatic ecology and waterborne disaeses in Northwest Ethiopia Project 6 Socioeconomics, sustainable livelihood and environmental management in Northwest Ethiopia

IUC Université Moulay Ismaïl (UMI) - Morocco Programme L’Université Moulay Ismaïl moteur pour le développement régional Proposal Projet de Développement Project 1 Renforcement de la gouvernance et des capacités de gestion de l’information, de la communication et des ressources documentaires dans la cadre d’une démarche Qualité Project 2 Institution et renforcement des capacités de formation, de recherche et de service à la société d’un Cluster de Compétences (CC) en Santé Environnementale à l’UMI (CC-SE) Project 3 Adaptation de l'offre de formation et renforcement des capacités de recherche et de service à la collectivité d’un Cluster de Compétences en Agroalimentaire et Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments à l’UMI (CC-ASSA) Project 4 Institution et renforcement des capacités de formation, de recherche et de service à la société d’un Cluster de Compétences (CC) en GIRE à l’UMI (CC-GIRE) Project 5 Institution et renforcement des capacités de formation, de recherche et de service à la société d’un Cluster de Compétences (CC) en Economie de l’Environnement et Développement Territorial à l’UMI (CC-EEDT) Project 6 Institution et renforcement des capacités de formation, de recherche et de service à la société d’un Cluster de Compétences (CC) en valorisation des composés naturels et synthétiques des ressources végétales de la Région et leurs effets thérapeutiques (CC- PAM)

IUC Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) - Kenya ProgrammeLegume Centre of Excellence in Food and Nutrition Security (LCEFoNS) Project 1Legume breeding, production practices and management Project 2Legume postharvest handling and value addition Project 3Legumes in nutrition and health Project 4ICT support for (legume) research

NETWORK Jimma University (JU) - Ethiopia ProgrammeUniversity collaboration for better health in Ethiopia (UCBHE) Project 1Enhancing infectious diseases education and research in Ethiopia Project 2Better child health and growth through nutrition sensitive agriculture Project 3Transversal: statistics and information management (ICT and library)

Acquaintance, information and exchange 1.Introductions Southern teams / Getting Acquainted 2.Matchmaking: Southern demand is matched with interest/offer in the North 3.Preparing for formulation Matchmaking: objectives

Programme – 25 – 29 January 2016 Monday 25 January: Internal session training delegations (and ICOS) (Hotel Bedford) Tuesday 26 January : -Open session with proposals of partner universities (Hotel Bedford) -VLIR-UOS-Nieuwjaarsreceptie Wednesday 27 January : Hasselt (AM) / KU Leuven (PM) Thursday 28 January : UAntwerpen (AM) / UGent (PM) Friday 29 January : AM Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Wrap up VLIR- UOS

VLIR-UOS participation – focal points CountryNameFunction KenyaHerman DielsProgramme officer MoroccoKathleen WuytackProgramme officer BoliviaWannes VerbeeckProgramme officer EthiopiaWannes VerbeeckProgramme officer -Peter De LannoyCoordinator South; possible participation in 1 or max. 2 missions Event focal pointKristof Van Der Perren (back-up: Dominique Debondt) Administrative support

Peter De Lannoy South Coordinator