VLIRUOS Calls

TEAM-projects are medium-term projects involving academic and research teams from at least two higher education institutions, one in Flanders and one in a partner country.

They focus on specific challenges in sustainable development and on strengthening the research and educational capacity of higher education and science institutions in partner countries.

Focus: Capacity building (e.g., through research, curriculum development, network building), structural collaboration with local units, and achieving tangible societal impact. TEAM-projects incorporating Multi-Stakeholder or Multi-Institutional partnerships have a higher success rate.

Duration: up to 5 years

Budget: maximum €300,000

IUC programmes

• are long-term cooperation programmes (up to 12 years) between Flemish universities and one partner university in the Global South;
• consist of several smaller projects led by local and Flemish project leaders;
• provide support to the university in its three-pronged mission to provide educational, research-related and societal services.

Duration

• 2 x 5 years
• 2 year phase out period

Budget

• €350 000 - €600 000 per year

The VLIRUOS International Master Programme (ICP) funds Master study programmes organised by one or more Flemish universities in Flanders.

The International Master Programme:

• covers topics that are relevant to the problems faced by developing countries;
• is aimed mainly at students from developing countries, but the courses are also open to students from other countries;
• trains managers and executives from the South partner;
• is ultimately aimed at applying the acquired knowledge in the country of origin.