15. JUNI 2011 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN, AARHUS UNIVERSITY BUILDING STRONGER UNIVERSITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

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15. JUNI 2011 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN, AARHUS UNIVERSITY BUILDING STRONGER UNIVERSITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen AARHUS UNIVERSITY BACKGROUND Outcome of Africa Commission Aug 2009: Meeting between the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Universities Denmark to discuss a university initiative regarding long term capacity development primarily in Africa Danish Strategy for Cooperation, May 2010 EUA White Paper, “Africa-Europe Higher Education Cooperation for Development: Meeting Regional and Global Challenges Identification of relevant thematic areas: Global Health Management, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Water, Land and Biodiversity Agriculture and Agro-Business Sustainable Technologies Economic Development, Migration and Conflict Management

Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen AARHUS UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHANGE – A NATIONAL INITIATIVE Organized by Universities Denmark Establish long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships between universities and research institutions in developing countries and Denmark Capacity building through strengthening of higher education and research Universities are providers of competent graduations who will fill key positions in society Universities as key players in innovation and knowledge production 60 mil. DKK from Danida ( ) Co-financing from Danish universities External funding

Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen AARHUS UNIVERSITY FOUR NATIONAL, THEMATIC PLATFORMS Participation from all Danish universities Combine existing research strong-holds across universities Human Health KU chairman AU vice-chairman (Søren Kjærgaard, HE) Growth and Employment KU chairman AU member (Jørgen B. Jespersen, ST) Environment and Climate AU chairman (Jørgen E. Olesen/ Susanne Amsinck, ST) Stability, Democracy and Rights AU chairman (Jens Seeberg, AR)

Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen AARHUS UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORKSHOP Active AU participation Inform relevant key players about the initiative Dialogue between research environments and the platforms Motivate participation Exploit our potential in this initiative and get as much impact as possible

Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen AARHUS UNIVERSITY THANK YOU RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN