COORDINATION FLEMISH LOCAL Academic - IUC

Characteristics of the NETWORK
o A well-defined theme with obvious and high impact at the country level
o Addresses nation-wide needs in the educational and research area
o 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
o Should focus on cross-institutional interactions
• such as in inter-university curriculum development, joint degrees at Master and
Ph.D. levels
• Links with other networks
• Links with Flemish universities
o Co-funding should be included through the universities and other donors
o Need for strong logistic and managerial support structures at level of the
coordinating university
university cooperation for development sharing minds, changing lives