Congo event CUI avec lUniversit Catholique de Bukavu

Congo event CUI avec l’Université Catholique de Bukavu 2010 -2020 CUI avec 15 l’UCB CUI October 2019

Renforcement institutionnel de l’UCB (P 4) A recommendation of the mid-term evaluation (2014) Objective is to improve and enhance: • University management and service to the faculties (including quality assurance) • Visibility of the university and its research • International cooperation • Synergy in research and dissemination of the results

Challenges/difficulties/weaknesses • Budget is too low (13. 000 EUR/year) • Last minute ad hoc expenses • Weak communication between different stakeholders at UCB • Lack of clear priorities over the years • Must fit in existing policy • Weak link with other transversal projects

Successes/strengths • Purchase of equipment for offices not directly involved in the IUC, but crucial for university • Opportunity for training (IT) • Efforts made to increase visibility (website, brochures) • Financial support for meetings: Scientific seminars, at level of univ • Enhance regional cooperation, (international travels)

Lessons learned • Project leader is crucial person. To be close to the management of the university in order to respect the priorities and operate on transversal level • Hard to achieve results at institutional level with small budget • Better initiate such a project from the start of the programme, with clear priorities, rather than imposed by external evaluation advise during the implementation