international projects

Benin

@Insectes_Food & Tour - support for the edible insect industry through the development of ethno-culinary tourism projects in Benin

Capacity building for livestock farmers to improve the productivity of small ruminants in the communes of Djidja and Dassa

Development of a community management programme for sheep and goat genetic resources in West Africa - Benin and Burkina Faso

Erasmus+ Project Key Action 171 International Mobility Project supported by EU External Policy Funds

Gari-Hossou

High-performance variety of orange-fleshed sweet potato

Improving traditional small ruminant (sheep and goat) farming systems in a context of environmental and societal change in Benin

Insect4Benin

Knowledge transfer in the management of small ruminant livestock in villages in southern Benin

Project to implement biofertilisation in market gardening in Benin and low-tech inoculum production systems

Support for the sustainability of women's groups : significant improvements in the production and marketing of agricultural produce - Ouèssè municipality

Belgium

Aiming for the target

BUGS IN MUGS II

Capacity-building courses

EquiTrade 2024: Building a Fair and Sustainable Trade Future

Forests: which way forward?

No rights, no chocolate

Opening up to other possibilities for enlightened marketing practice. Creating an event to raise awareness of the challenges facing Senegal - a case study Hom'Kala Project".

Peru

Institutional support Development cooperation - International relations department - ARES Institutional support - 2022 - 2027 Support for the UNSAAC (Universidad Nacional San Antonio de Cusco) competency-based academic and pedagogical/andragogical management system to achieve quality results that meet the country's development needs Partners: Universidad Nacional San Antonio de Cusco - CCD ARES (administration and steering team) Project manager at Condorcet : Vera Borraccetti Oxygen Ando Development Cooperation - International Relations Department - HEPH-Condorcet - Annual Afforestation project for carbon offsetting of international mobility at HEPH-Condorcet Partner: ACDA Action et Coopération pour le Développement dans les Andes (Action and Cooperation for Development in the Andes) Project manager at Condorcet : Anne Fourbisseur

High-performance variety of orange-fleshed sweet potatoResearch/development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES - PRD - 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2028 Project to improve sweet potato cultivation: study of virosis and varietal resistance in the agro-ecological zones of Benin. Partners: ULG - UCL - University of Parakou - UAC University of Abomey-Calavi - ANAF Benin Association Nationale des Femmes Agricultrices du Bénin - Eclosio NGO Project manager at Condorcet : Nicolas Desoignies

No rights, no chocolate Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES Mobilisation - 01/09/2022 - 31/10/2023 As part of global citizenship and solidarity, gain a better understanding of the social and environmental problems associated with the chocolate industry. Be a player in global citizenship and solidarity. Project manager at Condorcet : Cécile Nanbru

Erasmus+ Project Key Action 171 International Mobility Project supported by EU External Policy FundsTeaching and student mobility - marketing, tourism and hotel management department - Erasmus - 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2026 Strengthening skills and creating a collaborative theoretical and practical system Partner: UAC (University of Abomey Calavi) Project leader at Condorcet: Stéphanie Crabeck

Improving traditional small ruminant (sheep and goat) farming systems in a context of environmental and societal change in Benin Research/development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES - PRD - 2018 - 2023 Combating poverty by building the capacity of producers to manage their small ruminant livestock. Partners: ULg - UCL - UAC Université d'Abomey Calavi - Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin (INRAB) - CBDIBA Centre béninois pour le développement des initiatives à la base ONG - ANOPER Project managers at Condorcet : Dominique Demblon - Claire Avril

Niger

Institutional support Development cooperation - International relations department - ARES Institutional support - 2022 - 2027 Support for strengthening the provision and quality of vocational education at UAM (Abdou Moumouni University) to ensure that it meets the priority needs of the socio-economic environment. Partners: Abdou Moumouni University - CCD ARES (administration and monitoring team) Project manager at Condorcet : Claire Avril

Opening up to other possibilities for enlightened marketing practice. Creating an event to raise awareness of the challenges facing Senegal - a case study Hom'Kala Project". Development cooperation - Marketing, Tourism and Hotel Management Department - WBI Project to educate students about global citizenship and the goals of sustainable development - 2023 - 2024 Coaching students in setting up an event to raise awareness of the challenges facing Senegal, aimed at the students themselves and open to businesses. Project manager at Condorcet : Jasmine Paesmans

Rwanda

Integrated project to support the fight against malnutrition in school-age children in the Rulindo district, through the promotion of food hygiene and the hygiene of community kitchens in school canteens Development cooperation - Department of Public Health - WBI - 1/10/2022 - 31/12/2024 The project aims to promote the healthy physical and mental development of young schoolchildren through a pilot scheme to promote food hygiene in canteens and in households, as well as through the prevention, early detection and monitoring of malnutrition among young pupils. Partner : Organisation pour la Promotion de l'Education (OPEDUC) Project manager at Condorcet : Désiré Nkyzamacumu

Aiming for the targetDevelopment cooperation - International relations department - ARES Mobilisation 01/09/2024 - 31/10/2025 Mobilisation for environmental citizenship - Creation of tools on eco-gestures Project manager at Condorcet : Laura Morthier

Burundi

Institutional support Development cooperation - International relations department - ARES Institutional support - 2022 - 2027 Support for the setting up of functional units of experts in the field of gender and the environment at UB (University of Burundi) Partners: University of Burundi - CCD ARES (administration and monitoring team) Project manager at Condorcet : Valérie Voronine

EquiTrade 2024: Building a Fair and Sustainable Trade FutureDevelopment coopération - Department of Economics, Law and Management - ENABEL - International week of fair trade - September - December 2024 To promote innovative solutions and best practices in fair trade and sustainability Partners : OXFAM Magasins du Monde - WWF - Belgian Fair Trade Fédération - European Climate Pact Project manager at Condorcet : Alexandre Mabille

Development of a community management programme for sheep and goat genetic resources in West Africa - Benin and Burkina FasoResearch/development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES - PRD - 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 Preserving the genetic diversity of Djallonké ruminant livestock and improving their productivity on traditional farms to improve farm resilience. Partners: UCL - UMONS - ULG - UAC Université d'Abomey-Calavi - UNA Université Nationale d'Agriculture - Université de Parakou - VSF ONG - Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (UJKZ) - CBDIBA ONG Project manager at Condorcet : Déborah Lanterbecq

@Insectes_Food & Tour - support for the edible insect industry through the development of ethno-culinary tourism projects in BeninDevelopment cooperation - Marketing, tourism and hotel management department - WBI - 01/10/2020 - 29/02/2024 To make an inventory of edible insects in Benin, analyse insect consumption behaviour, develop new insect production and processing units and raise awareness of entomophagy in the tourism and hotel sectors in order to meet the country's current and future food challenges. Partners: NGO Eco-Bénin Ecotour Concern - University of Abomey-Calavi Project managers at Condorcet : Stéphanie Crabeck - Matthias Gosselin

Palestine

Promotion d'un développement inclusif pour les personnes en situation de handicap en Cisjordanie APEFE - Départements de la santé publique et de la motricité - 2022-2026 –PRID-WB Partenaire : Bethleem Arab Society for Rehabilitation

Burkina Faso

Aquatiala Development Cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES Microproject - 01/09/2023 - 31/10/2024 The aim of the project is to promote access to drinking water for all. It aims to create, test and disseminate the effectiveness of an affordable water filtration and treatment system for rural households in Burkina Faso. Continuation of the project: Development of an "Aquaplantas" family water purification system using plant filters (water hyacinth and moringa) (2022-2023). Partners: UNB Université Nazi Boni - ASMADE NGO Project manager at Condorcet : Anne Fourbisseur Development of a community-based management programme for sheep and goat genetic resources in West Africa - Benin and Burkina Faso Research/development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES - PRD - 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 Preserving the genetic diversity of Djallonké ruminant livestock and improving their productivity on traditional farms to improve farm resilience. Partners: UCL - UMONS - ULG - UAC Université d'Abomey-Calavi - UNA Université Nationale d'Agriculture - Université de Parakou - VSF ONG - Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (UJKZ) - CBDIBA ONG Project manager at Condorcet : Déborah Lanterbecq Grass becomes milk! Support for the diversification of the Koubri agricultural training centre Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - WBI - 01/10/2021 - 31/12/2023 Installation of a dairy cow farm at the Koubri training centre for the training and social and professional reintegration of young people from disadvantaged communities. Helping the centre to become self-sufficient. Partner: ASECD: Association de Soutien aux Enfants en Circonstances Difficiles Project manager at Condorcet : Claire Avril Project to process agricultural produce at the Koubri training centre Development cooperation - Agri-biosciences and chemistry department - WBI - 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2025 This agri-food project aims to produce, process and market vegetables, fruit and aromatic plants, while promoting training and employment for young people in difficult circumstances and respecting the environment. Partner: ASECD: Association de Soutien aux Enfants en Circonstances Difficiles Project manager at Condorcet : Christian Vaneker

Capacity building for livestock farmers to improve the productivity of small ruminants in the communes of Djidja and Dassa Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - WBI - 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2026 Combating poverty by building the capacity of producers to manage their small ruminant livestock. Partner: CBDIBA Centre béninois pour le développement des initiatives à la base NGO Project manager at Condorcet : Claire Avril

Capacity-building coursesDevelopment cooperation - International relations department and various departments - ARES - annual appeal To strengthen the individual capacities of teachers, staff and researchers from HEPH-Condorcet's partner institutions from the South. Project manager at Condorcet : Vera Borraccetti

Canada

Comparative analysis of innovative forest management solutions developed in boreal and temperate forests International Cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - WBI - Permanent Joint Committee 01/09/2024 - 30/08/2026 Based on circumstantial, geographical and cultural particularities, compare forest management in Wallonia with that in Quebec, according to different themes, in relation to climate change. The aim of this comparison will be to create an exchange network between the two structures, both in terms of exchanges of teachers and teaching content Partner : CEGEP de la Baie Comeau Project manager at Condorcet : Anne Fourbisseur

Project to implement biofertilisation in market gardening in Benin and low-tech inoculum production systems Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - WBI - 01/10/2022 - 29/02/2025 The aim of this project is to implement field biofertilisation systems based on microorganisms of interest. These microorganisms make it possible to do without NPK synthetic fertilisers for the most part or completely and reduce the leaching of nitrogen into groundwater. Partners: UAC University of Abomey-Calavi - NGO AnaF-BENIN National Association of Women Farmers of Benin Project manager at Condorcet : Nicolas Desoignies

Chili

Clinical research collaboration and academic exchanges focused on optimising early physical therapy in intensive care International cooperation - Department of motor skills - WBI - Permanent joint committee 01/01/2023 - 31/13/2025 Clinical research collaboration and academic exchanges in the field of hospitalised and critical patients (intensive care) focusing on the prevention of loss of functionality and quality of life: the role of early physical therapy (COVID-19 and non COVID-19). Partner: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Project manager at Condorcet : Cheryl Elisabeth Hickmann Opazo Insect recycling of henhouse droppings in arid areas of Chile and Peru International cooperation - Department of Agrobiosciences and Chemistry - WBI - Permanent Joint Committee 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025 Development of collaborations focusing on entomotechnics and the circular economy, with the aim of becoming a benchmark for training and research in this field. Partner: University of Tarapacá (Arica, Chile) Project manager at Condorcet : Matthias Gosselin

Brazil

Erasmus+ Project Key Action 171 International Mobility Project supported by EU External Policy Funds Teaching mobility - Department of Sciences and Technology - Erasmus - 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2026 Strengthening student and teacher mobility between 2 institutions with a long-standing partnership in teaching and research in the technical field (aerotechnics) Partner: UNIFEI (Universidade federal de Itajuba) Project leader at Condorcet: Benjamin Valkenborgh

Knowledge transfer in the management of small ruminant livestock in villages in southern Benin Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES Valorisation - 01/09/2024 - 31/10/2026 This development project builds on the achievements of the PRD "Amélioration des systèmes traditionnels d'élevage de petits ruminants (ovins et caprins) dans un contexte de mutation environnementale et sociétale au Bénin" (Improving traditional small ruminant (sheep and goat) farming systems in a context of environmental and societal change in Benin) and disseminates it to farmers, mainly through pilot units at farmers' sites and training courses. Partners: UAC Université d'Abomey Calavi, UNA Université nationale d'agriculture, VSF NGO, ANOPER Project manager at Condorcet : Véronique Thomas

Support for the sustainability of women's groups : significant improvements in the production and marketing of agricultural produce - Ouèssè municipality Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - WBI - 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2023 Improving the productivity and competitiveness of groups belonging to the local association of women farmers (ACFA) in Ouèssè active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products (cassava, soya, mangoes). Partner: CBDIBA Centre béninois pour le développement des initiatives à la base ONG Project manager at Condorcet : Claire Avril

Support for the modernisation of language teaching at Moroccan universities / DIAL@NGUES ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE-STRAND-2 — Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education: Strand 2 - Partnerships for transformation in higher education - Department of Economics, Law and Management - 2023 - 2025 Strengthen students' language skills by updating language teaching and promoting interactive learning (3 languages: French, English, Arabic) https://dialangues.uae.ac.ma/ Partner: 18 higher education institutions: 13 from Morocco, France (2), Lithuania (1) and Belgium (HEPH-Condorcet and HENALUX) Condorcet project manager: Hicham Erradi

Maroc

Erasmus+ project Key Action 171 - Mobility of higher education students and staff supported by external policy funds Teaching mobility - Department of Economics, Law and Management - Erasmus - 01/08/2022 - 31/07/2024 Support the university in organising European continuing education by transferring expertise in international business, taxation, European law and e-business. Partner: Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University - Fez Condorcet project manager: Hicham Erradi

Erasmus+ project Key Action 171 International mobility project supported by EU external policy funds Teaching mobility - Department of Economics, Law and Management - Erasmus - 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2026 Co-building a European training course in digital communication to deal with this new situation Partner: ENCGT (Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion- Tanger) Project leader at Condorcet: Hicham Erradi

Erasmus+ project Key Action 171 International mobility project supported by EU external policy funds Teaching and student mobility - marketing, tourism and hotel management department - Erasmus - 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2026 Creation of a joint professional master's degree in ‘Strategic design, marketing and sustainable management of heritage resources’. Partner: IBN ZOHR University Project leader at Condorcet: Stéphanie Crabeck

Moroccan heritage: a women's story Development cooperation - Applied arts department - ARES Valorisation - 1/10/2023 - 31/5/2025 As an extension of the pilot project "ART(isanat) as a lever for economic development and the emancipation of women in Moroccan douars", this project will present tools for promoting and raising awareness among the general public, highlighting the local craft production process and the economic development and emancipation of women that they bring. Partners: Art'Com Sup - ULB Coopération ONG Project manager at Condorcet : Carole Bayet

Cuba

Production and immobilization of recombinant dextransucrases (DSases) using residuals of the sugarcane agroindustry Research/development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES - PRD - 2017-2023 Developing a new methodology for processing sugarcane waste. Partners: Cuban Research Institute on Sugarcane By-products (ICIDCA), SupAGRO-INRA, HE Lucia de Brouckère, HENALLUX - Haute Ecole de Namur Liège Luxembourg, Unidad Empresarial de Base (UEB) "Bioprocess Cuba-10", University of Havana Project manager at Condorcet : Nicolas Desoignies Secondary metabolites of Trichoderma spp. for the control of banana fusarium wilt in Cuba Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES - Amorce - 01/09/2024 - 31/10/2026 The project aims to carry out taxonomic and molecular characterisation of all the Trichoderma spp. strains in Cuba, chemical characterisation of the secondary metabolites produced by the strains and evaluation of the biological activity of the secondary metabolites against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense in order to select biocontrol strains. Partners: Centro de Estudios de Productos Naturales (CEPN), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Cuba - Plant Health Research Institute (INISAV), Cuba - Organic Synthesis and Mass Spectrometry Department (S2MOs - UMONS) Project manager at Condorcet : Nicolas Desoignies

Gari-HossouCoopération au développement - Département agrobiosciences et chimie - ARES Student microproject - 01/09/2023 - 31/10/2024 Achieve sustainable improvements in the health certification of products from small-scale cassava processing and improve the ability of groups belonging to the local association of women farmers (ACFA) in Ouèssè to monitor the national and border markets. Partner: UAC Université d'Abomey-Calavi - CBDIBA Centre béninois pour le développement des initiatives à la base NGO Project manager at Condorcet : Anne Totté

Insect4Benin Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and chemistry department - ARES Valorisation - 01/09/2024 - 31/10/2026 The project is actively involved in an initiative aimed at empowering women and young people by promoting income-generating activities. This approach encompasses the entire process, from the production and processing of insects to their development as part of tourism in 6 phytogeographical areas of Benin. Partners: UAC Université d'Abomey-Calavi - ECLOSIO NGO - NGO Eco-Bénin Ecotour Concern - ANaF-BENIN (Association Nationale des Femmes Agricultrices du Bénin) - NGO ALED Alideyon Environnement & Développement Project managers at Condorcet : Stéphanie Crabeck - Matthias Gosselin

BUGS IN MUGS II Development cooperation - Marketing, tourism and hotel management department - ARES Mobilisation - 30/11/2023 - 31/10/2024 In the context of global citizenship and solidarity, how to promote the acceptance of insect-based products in schools in both the North and South. Continuation of the Bugs in Mugs project (2022-2023) Project managers at Condorcet : Stéphanie Crabeck - Matthias Gosselin

Forests: which way forward? Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - ARES Mobilisation - 01/09/2024 - 31/10/2025 Demonstrating the role of forests in biodiversity and climate change, building educational tools and passing on the knowledge acquired to other audiences. Project manager at Condorcet : Anne Fourbisseur

Killing three birds with one stone Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department, Communication, Education and Social Sciences Department and CRISD - WBI - 01/10/2022 - 31/12/2024 Setting up a pilot district to promote sustainable development through ecological transition trades in order to combat illegal emigration - Saint-Louis - Senegal. Partners : Association Future Nature - ENTSS Ecole Nationale des Travailleurs Sociaux Spécialisés - SRAS Service Régional de l'Action Sociale-Saint-Louis - Recup Plastik Utile Project manager at Condorcet : Laurence Carbone PROMES - Training street workers in Senegal Development Cooperation - Communication, Education and Social Sciences Department - WBI Permanent Joint Committee - 2021 - 2025 Setting up a unit for the Valorisation des Acquis de l'Expérience (Valorisation of Experience) at ENTSS (Ecole Nationale des Travailleurs Sociaux Spécialisés located in Dakar) for street social workers (TSR). Partner : ENTSS Ecole Nationale des Travailleurs Sociaux Spécialisés Project manager at Condorcet : Sylvie De Paoli Strengthening the Child Rights Protection programme at the Ecole Nationale des Travailleurs Sociaux Spécialisés in Dakar. Development Cooperation - Communication, Education and Social Sciences Department - ARES PFS - 1/9/2022 - 31/10/2027 The project aims to revise the training programme, strengthen the skills of trainers and consolidate ENTSS's partnerships in the field. Partner : ENTSS Ecole Nationale des Travailleurs Sociaux Spécialisés Project manager at Condorcet : Sylvie De Paoli

Senegal

Democratic republic of Congo

Café Kivu - forging links across borders Development cooperation - Department of Economics and Management - ARES student microproject - 01/09/2024 - 31/10/2024 The project aims to promote coffee from Kivu on the Belgian market by developing collaboration with the ISDR/GL in Goma and a cooperative of coffee growers in the Buzi Bulenga peninsula. Partners: ISDR/GL Institut supérieur de développement rural des grands lacs - CADEP Comité des agriculteurs pour le développement participatif - ASADI Actions solidaires pour l'agriculture et le développement intégral Project manager at Condorcet : Alexandre Mabille Project to strengthen family farming by improving agroecological techniques adapted to climate change for rural communities in the Bashali Mokoto and Buzi Bulenga groups in North and South Kivu in the eastern part of the DRC - AGEC KIVU 3 project Development Cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - SPW - DGO3 - AwAC - 01/12/2022 - 31/01/2024 Promoting sustainable family farming adapted to climate change in order to improve the socio-economic living conditions (food and financial levels) of rural families in the Buzi Bulenga and Bashali Mokoto groups. Partners : CADEP Comité des agriculteurs pour le développement participatif - ASADI Actions solidaires pour l'agriculture et le développement intégral Project manager at Condorcet : Claire Avril Support for the promotion of integrated good farming and sheep-raising practices to improve the diet and incomes of small-scale farmers in Bwéru (Masisi territory) Development cooperation - Agrobiosciences and Chemistry Department - WBI - 01/10/2021 - 31/12/2023 Raising awareness among the population of the Bwéru locality about the issue of food security and, more specifically, about increasing and diversifying food supplies through the development of potato cultivation and sheep farming. Partners : CADEP Comité des agriculteurs pour le développement participatif - CARAH, Centre pour l'Agronomie et l'Agro-Industrie du Hainaut Project manager at Condorcet : François Serneels