Internationalise your education and research: DIOS incentive fund and Global Minds funding

DIOS: funding opportunities VLIR-UOS Erasmus+ Policy plan & Global Minds: incentive fund

VLIR-UOS Flemish Interuniversity Council for Development Cooperation Funding for scholarships and projects List of eligible countries Types of projects Deadline Contact person South Initiatives 2 years, 70.000 Academic (pilot) project with local academics TEAM 4 years, 280.000 Academic project with local department/faculty JOINT 3 years, 135.000 Min. 2 south universities, exchange of good practices IUC 10 years, budget variable Interuniversity academic projects for institutional strengthening of one local university Travel grants For Flemish students 1000 Stay of min. 1 month Annual Call January to May Policy-oriented 2/year Stéphanie Frère Stéphanie Frère Sofie Ignoul

DIOS: funding opportunities VLIR-UOS Erasmus+ Policy plan & Global Minds: incentive fund

Erasmus+ EU programme in the fields of education and training Funding for scholarships and projects Types of projects International credit mobility Student and staff mobilities with partner country HEIs 2 years, lump sum/mobility Erasmus Mundus Joint Master degrees International study programme of 60, 90 or 120 ECTS 3 consecutive student intakes (+preparatory year), approx. 4.000.000 (including scholarships for students) Strategic partnerships Projects supporting the development and implementation of innovative practices 24-36 months, 450.000 Capacity building projects National/multi-country cooperation projects between HEIs from Programme and Partner countries 2 or 3 years, 500.000-1.000.000 Knowledge alliances Transnational projects between HEIs and business to boost innovation in higher education 2 or 3 years, 700.000 1.000.000 Jean Monnet activities Projects promoting excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union Studies Between 1 and 3 years, between 30.000 and 300.000 Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme Student and staff mobilities between African HEIs 5 years, 1.000.000 1.500.000 Deadline (annual calls) Mid-January Early February March Early February February February May

DIOS: funding opportunities VLIR-UOS Erasmus+ Policy plan & Global Minds: incentive fund

Objectives Contribute to the strategic goals of the internationalisation policy & Global Minds International image UHasselt International mindset Mobility Education & science sharing

Types of initiatives and funding Staff mobility as part of curriculum development Integration of an international and/or development-relevant dimension in the curriculum Student trip initiatives Organisation of an international activity organised at UHasselt Staff mobility to initiate international partnerships (only for Global Minds) Predoctoral visits for potential PhD candidates from developing countries (only for Global Minds)

Criteria Duration: max. 2 years (start in 2018) Contribute to the realisation of the strategy of the internationalisation policy plan and/or the Global Minds Programme and create impact. The initiative is sustainable, has a clear work programme and budget proposal Preference is given to projects that contain a synergy or complementarity with other projects For staff mobility optimal efficiency of the visit is encouraged Priority is given to: - interdisciplinary projects - proposals with co-funding In Global Minds: proposals containing a gender, environment or ICT component

Global Minds Each Flemisch University and University Colleges (VLHoRa) North UDC Capacity Building Impact 2017-2021

VISION OUTPUTS INITIATIVES HOW WHO UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION WITH IMPACT EDUCATION RESEARCH SENSITIZATION Hasselt University strengthens the dimension of development cooperation within its competencebased education. Student-oriented 1.1 Support and guidance for students from developing countries 1.2 Thesis award Staff-oriented 1.3 Professionalization modules 1.4 Staff mobility as part of curriculum development Programme-oriented 1.5 Integration of a development-relevant dimension 1.6 Group initiatives Institution: InterVision network Faculty: call Hasselt University broadens and deepens its knowledge generated within its spearhead domains in collaboration with partners from developing countries. Staff-oriented 2.1 Staff mobility to initiate international partnerships PhD Student-oriented 2.2 Predoctoral visits for potential PhD candidates from UOS-developing countries 2.3 Sandwich PhDs on development relevant issues Knowledge sharing-oriented 2.4 Multidisciplinary international congress with a development-relevant agenda (in 2020) Hasselt University creates within its academic community agents of change for development cooperation by organising a diversity of awareness raising activities with impact. Student-oriented 3.1 Travel grants 3.2 InterVision Community-oriented 3.3 Awareness raising activities (social, academic, productoriented) Institution: InterVision network activities Student: call DIOS Global Minds project manager (create Training Network Development Cooperation support faculties) Faculties DOC STU

Application Applications have to be written in English Use the template application form Submit the project proposal to your departmental coordinator internationalisation You have the possibility to present your proposal on 30/11/2017 Faculty of Architecture and Arts els.hannes@uhasselt.be Faculty of Business Economics kristien.fransen@uhasselt.be Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences liesbeth.jamers@uhasselt.be Faculty of Engineering Technology els.wieers@uhasselt.be Faculty of Law ingrid.vrancken@uhasselt.be Faculty of Sciences School of Transportation Sciences peter.vandoren@uhasselt.be patricia.hellriegel@uhasselt.be Deadline: 20/11/2017

Save the date 5 October (14.00-16.00, E139, Diepenbeek) Vietnam: interdisciplinary opportunities (H)EERLIJKE AFTERWORK! 16 November (lunch session from 12.00-13.00, C105, Diepenbeek) Erasmus+ calls 2018: Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices

Good practices Summer school: Methods and strategies to monitor and manage human impact on urbanized protected areas (UPA), dr Natalie Beenaerts International and comparative tax law from Southern African development community s point of view related to tax planning, prof dr. Elly Van de Velde, dr. Niels Appermont

Questions? dios@uhasselt.be