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Welcome Moment VLIR-UOS- scholars. Ellen Van Himbergen. Contents. Report on the Belgian situation : fight for funds and a secured future Evaluation of university cooperation for development. 1. Report on the Belgian situation (2011-2013). VLIR-UOS CIUF-CUD - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Welcome Moment VLIR-UOS-scholars
Ellen Van Himbergen
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Contents
1. Report on the Belgian situation : fight for funds and a secured future
2. Evaluation of university cooperation for development
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1. Report on the Belgian situation (2011-2013)
VLIR-UOS
CIUF-CUD
Both, so far, exclusively funded by the federal state, Belgian ministry for development cooperation : ± 35 mio EUR / year
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Two “lost” years : 2011-2013
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Budgets 2011-2013• Very late decision on budget• Impact on implementation of activities / spending
rate
2013 : “horror”• Until mid July 2013 : 67% budget, budget cut of
11 mio EUR, very hard decision • Mid July 2013 : release of 33% + structural
solution for the “political” problem
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Impact (2013)• Internal conflicts :
• Universities/university colleges• umbrella organisation/split budget per university • higher education/basic education • south/north programmes • funding programme for foreign students, …
• Damage to ongoing projects; delays; low spending rate
• Damage to reputation, in Belgium and abroad : governments, universities, academics, ….
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What was at risk ? • Autonomy of the academic sector
• Scientific freedom– right to initiate
• Open calls, competitive peer based selection
• Cooperation model : beyond borders of countries, institutions, disciplines
• Budget
• VLIR-UOS as organisation
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What saved us ?• Activism of all involved• Political pressure (formal and informal) • Media pressure• Legal arguments• Prospect of budget cut, felt at the level of the
Flemish universities and university colleges
But :• No public debate (parliament)• Overall trend worldwide
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2014-2016Budget 2014 : • big budget cut in development cooperation, already in 2012 and
2013, yet again in 2014 at the level of 2009, although 0,7% BNP committed
• Surprisingly not in “indirect cooperation” (!!)• Calls for 2013 and 2014 : combined, in very short period of time
Belgian development cooperation• New structure for coordination among non-governmental actors
to be set up• Joint context analyses per country • Accreditation procedure
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First priority for VLIR-UOS
• Pacification, restauration of confidence within the entire network
• Return to “normal” cycles of calls, selections
• Return to normal ambition to continuously optimize concepts, formats and frameworks, … through consultation, benchmarks, studies,….
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Lessons learned
• Diversification of funds
• Communication strategy
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Priorities for the years to come• Diversification of funds
• Multiactor projects
• Communication strategy
• Country strategies / programme / platforms
• Platforms for exchange of information / cooperation
• Risk management
• Organisational structure
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Elections in 2014
What next ????
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2. Evaluation of university cooperation for development• Evaluation policy
• Project / programme evaluation :– Ex ante : selection– Midterm evaluation– End of programme evaluation
• Thematic evaluations• Methodology :
– Logical framework approach– Self-evaluation + external evaluation– Project specific indicators + KRA + soft indicators
(partnership, cooperation)
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2. Evaluation of university cooperation for development• Main outcomes
• Results highly dependent upon context; need to adapt toolbox
• Longterm commitment is key issue• Focus on partnership• Local ownership is a challenge• Upscaling impact through synergy / complementarity with
other actors remains a challenge
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2. Evaluation of university cooperation for development• Lessons learned / new policy lines
• Toolbox differentiation• Country strategy identification
• Personal assessment• Failing cooperation, hard to fix• “Volunteers”, discipline experts, not experts in
change management …• Value for money• Context : enabling environment, how to
influence ?