Newsletter 7 January 2015 - VLIR-UOS

In the picture
Heritage protection in Cuba
Architects, sociologists, literary scientists,
linguists and legal experts from Flanders and
Cuba jointly study the heritage of Santiago de
Cuba. It looks like an experiment, but it’s not.
Communication scientist Philippe Meers is
coordinating the project. He tells us more about
the urgency of the Cuban heritage protection and
the expected outcomes of the project. Read more
Events
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Afropean: Belgian launch of the European Year for Development(with concert Alpha
Blondy), 17 January 2015, Brussels.
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We are not reaching the Millennium Development Goals. Is international aid to blame?, 19
February 2015, Hasselt. Guest lecturer: Robrecht Renard.
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Fair trade: Linking smallholder farmers to markets, 26 February 2015, Hasselt. Guest lecturers: Chris Claes and Paul Mbuthia.
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Mildmay Uganda: Changing faces in the face of a changing HIV epidemic, 5 March 2015,
Hasselt. Guest lecturer: Barbasa Mukasa.
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World evening, 11 March 2015, Hasselt.
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The logical relevance of human rights in the global south, 12 March 2015, Hasselt. Guest
lecturer: Koen De Feyter.
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Sustainable urban waterfront development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: an architect's
perspective, 19 March 2015, Hasselt. Guest lecturers: Rob Cuyvers and Peggy Winkels.
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OESO conference about higher education futures, 14-15 October 2015, Singapore.
Calls
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UNESCO-UIS: Public online consultation on an inventory of possible indicators for the
post-2015 education goals. Deadline: 30 January 2015.
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ASEM-DUO Fellowship Programme for exchanges of students between Belgium/Flanders
and China, India, South-Korea and Vietnam. Call open on 19 January. Deadline: 31
March 2015.
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Online open course 'Ressources naturelles et développement durable' of the Université
Catholique de Louvain (UCL). Classes (in French) start on 9 February 2015 and end on 1
April 2015.
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