1. International Fellowships Program
March 2006

2. The Team The Hague Hanni Bins-Verschuur: program officer
Loes Minkman: program officer
Arne Stoffer: IFP team leader
Marjo Gallé / : IFP program director
Beer Schröder
Granada
Lula Alvarez Rubio: IFP coordinator
Emily Pranger: administrative officer

3. Placement on the European Continent 2005
Placements %
Accepted
Africa 5 3 60
Asia & Russia 31 30 19 61
Latin America 67 65 55 82

4. Placement on the European Continent 2005
Countries
Placements
SUPS
Clusters
Spain 41 22 11
The Netherlands 20 14 4
Portugal 5 -
Ireland 1
Germany
France

5. What could work better? Respect placement deadlines No self placements
Digital sending of dossiers
Completeness of dossiers

6. How do we keep each other well informed?
What will Nuffic do?
a) provide extensive information on SUPs
b) provide concise information on other study
options when needed
c) explain why we think certain study options are fit
d) have direct contact with each IP on the progress
of each candidate whenever appropriate
e) send bi-weekly placement progress reports

7. How do we keep each other well informed?
What can you do?
a) send complete files (see IP Handbook)
b) send your own assessment, ideas
recommendations
c) keep us informed of status/progress of each FE
d) keep us informed of major changes and new
information
e) don’t stop contacting us: you and the FEs have a
right to know

8. Strategic University Partnerships
Three levels in continental Europe
Formal SUPs in the Netherlands & Spain: the ISS, WUR, ….
2) Cluster Universities: good study programs at respectable universities
3) PAT in Maastricht: language and skills training

9. Strategic University Partnerships
SUPs in the Netherlands
Institute of Social Studies:
(1) Environment, (2) Community Development, (3) Sexuality and Reproductive Health, (4) Development Finance, (5) Work-force Development, (6) Human Rights, (7) Governance, (8) Civil Society, (9) Education and Scholarship, (10) Religion, Society and Culture

10. Strategic University Partnerships
SUPs in the Netherlands
Wageningen University and Research Centre
(1) Environment and Development, (2) Community Development, (4) Development Finance, (5) Work-force development

11. Strategic University Partnerships
SUPs in Spain
University Carlos III de Madrid
Basic Rights, Economic Development, Environmental Politics & Management, Law

12. Strategic University Partnerships
SUPs in Spain
Deusto University
Human Rights (indigenous people), Public Policy, Psychology, Law, Sociology

13. Strategic University Partnerships
SUPs in Spain
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
Sociology, Social Psychology, Journalism, Business Mangement, Education & Communication, GIS, Political Science, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Family and Community Medicine, Environmental Science

14. Strategic University Partnerships
SUPs in Spain
Pompeu Fabra University - Barcelona
Applied linguistics, Public Administration, Digital Arts, Political and Social Sciences, Law: International Studies

15. Strategic University Partnerships
The Future
SUP in Coïmbra
Positive SUP evaluations, continue SUP's

16. Pre Academic Training CES Maastricht 5 month programme
10 TOEFL points improvement per month possible
Language training
Academic writing
Presentation skills
Research methods
Intercultural communication
Computer skills

17. Recognition of prior learning
Nuffic is testing a digital portfolio to support RPL
online accessible for fellows and institutes
academic entrance requirement for Ma/MSc. Higher than exit qualification of sending university
not only formal diplomas, but experience as well
dynamic dossier
pilot for Pakistan overseas fellowship programme