Every year, with
the support of the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation
(DGDC), VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries to
study one of the 15 International Course Programmes (ICPs) or one of the
6 International Training Programmes (ITPs). The ICPs
and ITPs target people from the South with a responsible position in civil
society (at a university, school, NGO, ministry, etc).
Each year there
are a maximum of 180 scholarships available for
first-year ICP students and a maximum of 70 scholarships for ITP
participants.
ICPs are master programmes, lasting one or two academic years, all of
which lead to a master’s degree. They focus on specific problems of
developing countries. The main target group for the courses are students from
developing countries, although the courses can also be attended by Belgian
students or students from other countries.
The ICPs aim to
provide a training in such a way that the knowledge that the students acquire
is disseminated and applied in the home institution and country of origin.
As
an official body administrating government funds, VLIR-UOS uses on this
website the qualifications attributed in the Flemish Register for Higher
Education. This database is governed by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation
Organisation (NVAO).
However, the discussion regarding the qualification (Master/Master of
Science/…) of all master programmes – including the ICPs – in Flanders, Belgium,
is an ongoing one.
International Courses 2009-2010
* Master of Development Evaluation and Management
Universiteit Antwerpen
This one-year programme focuses on the problems
surrounding economic, social and political development as it is pursued through
the multiple interventions of a wide range of public and non-governmental
players, notably by means of development cooperation.
* Master of Globalisation and Development
Universiteit Antwerpen
This one-year programme focuses on the process
of globalisation and its consequences for developing countries.
* Master of Governance and Development
Universiteit Antwerpen
During this one-year programme students are
provided with multidisciplinary theoretical and practical tools that will
improve their capacity to analyse governance issues at different levels and how
they connect to processes of conflict, conflict management and development.
* Master of Human Settlements
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
This intensive one-year programme of advanced
education addresses rapid urbanisation in the developing world and contemporary
urban transformations within the scope of sustainable development.
International Courses 2009-2011
* Master of Aquaculture
Universiteit Gent
This two-year programme deals with diverse
aspects of aquaculture for both marine and freshwater organisms.
* Master of Biostatistics
Universiteit Hasselt
This two-year programme provides a sound
training in modern statistical methodology with focus on the design and
analysis of biomedical and epidemiological studies.
* Master of Ecological and Marine Management (ECOMAMA)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This two-year programme will provide the
students with a strong fundamental and applied background in marine sciences,
marine research and management skills, contributing to the participants’
development in becoming a critically thinking and problem-solving oriented
scientist, assisting in environmental management.
* Master of Environmental Sanitation
Universiteit Gent
This
two-year programme covers all technological aspects related to prevention and
sanitation of environmental pollution.
* Master of Food Technology
Universiteit Gent
Universiteit Gent
This two-year programme provides a comprehensive
training in the field of food technology, food science and food engineering.
* Master of Human Ecology
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This two-year programme provides an integrated
look at human-environment interactions and trains students in developing
sustainable solutions for environmental problems in their home countries.
* Master of Molecular Biology (IPMB)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This two-year programme aims at strengthening
and up-dating the theoretical and practical skills of young scientists from
developing countries, who are already involved in either human or animal health
care or agricultural research.
* Master of Nematology
Universiteit Gent
This two-year programme covers all aspects of
plant and insect-parasitic nematodes, as well as free-living aquatic and soil
nematodes.
* Master of Nutrition and Rural Development,Main Subject: Human
Nutrition
Universiteit Gent
This two-year programme enhances the
multidisciplinary approach of nutrition problems in the development.
* Master of Physical Land Resources
Universiteit Gent
This two-year programme aims at training
students in the inventory and detailed characterisation of land capacity, and
soils in particular (Major in Soil Science). The major in Land Resources
Engineering offers training in non-agricultural use and application of soil.
* Master of Water Resources Engineering
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The main goal of this two-year programme is to
offer a comprehensive training in water resources engineering to engineers and
scientists from developing as well as industrialized countries.
More
info: http://www.scholarships.vliruos.be
