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International Projects

At UAS Leiden we have been carrying out international projects since 1994, focusing mainly on development cooperation. These projects aim to build capacity in developing countries, in both education and within organisations.

Through various programmes, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we cooperate with partners from developing countries by providing training and education. This way we contribute in strengthening their capacity to train students in order to establish a growing qualified workforce.

The last years we have been active in countries such as Guatemala, South-Africa, Bhutan, Ghana and Uganda. Our partners are universities and training institutions in various fields.

Examples of recent and current projects:

Bhutan, 2007-2009, NFP, "Training in Teaching/Learning and Curriculum Development", in cooperation with the Royal University of Bhutan.

Ghana, 2008-2011, NPT, "Capacity building in community health for the prevention and response to disability", in cooperation with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana.

Guatemala, 2009-2012, NPT, "Fortalecimiento institucional de URL en Administración Pública y Descentralización", in cooperation with the Universidad Rafael Landivar and MDF Training & Consultancy.

Uganda, 2005-2009, NPT, "Strengthening Capacity of Prisons and Police Training Institutions in Uganda", in cooperation with the Uganda Police Force, the Uganda Prison Service and The Netherlands Police Academy.

Guatemala, 2010-2014, NICHE, "Development and implementation of a system for follow-up and continuous training within police practice in Guatemala" in cooperation with the Academia de la Policia Nacional Civil (APNC) and the Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública (INAP).

Bhutan, 2011, NFP, "Effective Management of Vocational Education and Training", in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources and the Royal University of Bhutan.

Booklet International Projects

In 2009, UAS Leiden successfully completed work on five different projects. These projects ranged from two to five years in duration and spanned the globe - from Guatemala in the West, Uganda and South Africa in the South, to Bhutan in the East. A booklet was developed to highlight these projects.