swissuniversities Development and Cooperation Network (SUDAC)

The swissuniversities Development and Cooperation Network (SUDAC) programme seeks targeted support for collaboration between the various types of Swiss higher education institutions and their partners from the Global South in order to achieve an excellent standard of education, research and innovation on global challenges.

To achieve its aims, the SUDAC programme has promoted the development of 'Consortia for Education and Research (COFER)' that are oriented towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the U.N. Agenda 2030 (cf. SUDAC project proposal). Two calls have supported the creation of COFER. The first call was closed in February 2017, the second and final call was closed in May 2018. A total of 10 COFER has been funded.

On January 3rd 2019, a new call has been opened. It is geared at establishing 'Clusters of Cooperation in the Global South' (CLOCs), the second objective of the SUDAC programme (see below for call proceedings).

The 10 COFERs

In the first call for COFER four projects have been selected for funding by the SUDAC Assembly on May 24th 2017.

COFER WASH: Consortium for Education and Research in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
COFER SAS4SD: Science Action in Schools for Sustainable Development
COFER One Health: Creating a Framework for Developing Effective Nutrition and One Health Interventions
COFER EFORD: Education for Development

In the second call for COFER six projects have been selected for funding by the SUDAC Assembly on May 29th 2018.

COFER PRO GED: Promoting gender equality and diversity through shared knowledge production
COFER IFE: Innovative Financing in Education and Development: Case Studies and Multi-Media Material for ELearning
COFER KnowledgeForClimate
COFER MOOLs: Massive Open Online Laboratories
COFER Academy 2030: Research partnerships for transformative knowledge and policy
COFER WelCit: Welcoming Neighbourhoods. Sustainable Migration in North and West African Cities

Call for Proposals: Clusters of Cooperation in the Global South (CLOCs)

Call duration: 3rd of January - 31st of March 2019 (24h00 GMT+1).

SUDAC promotes the establishment of Clusters of Cooperation in the Global South (CLOCs) with this call. Clusters are to be developed in a limited number of regions (2-3) in the Global South (i.e. in Africa, Asia, or Latin America).

These CLOCs are expected to serve as ‘regional hubs’, connecting a variety of ‘nodes’, such as existing research and education partnerships, regionally active COFER, local knowledge platforms and institutions. CLOCs shall also serve as contact points for Swiss higher education institutions of all types involved in the SUDAC programme and provide access to local higher education institutions and knowledge partners for education & research purposes.