snapshot of academia-customs cooperation · current incu membership base as at 28 september 2017:...

Snapshot of Academia-Customs Cooperation

Dr Mikhail KashubskyHead of INCU Secretariat

12th WCO PICARD Conference26-28 September 2017; Hammamet, Tunisia

INCU ObjectivesINCU is an international not-for-profit organisationestablished in 2005 to:• promote the academic standing of the Customs profession;

• promote academic excellence in Customs matters;

• support research in Customs matters;

• generate greater public awareness of the Customs profession;

• provide the World Customs Organization and other organisations with a single point of contact with universities and research institutes that are active in the field of customs research, education and training;

• provide a global resource for governments and the private sector, and an educational source for students and researchers wishing to further their knowledge in customs and related fields.

Current INCU Membership Base

As at 28 September 2017:

– 22 Institutional Members (only academic institutions)

– 142 Individual Members

– 149 Affiliates (academic institutions, private sector, Customs administrations and other government agencies)

See our website for further details - www.incu.org

Countries Represented in INCUThere are currently 85 countries represented in the INCU:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, UAE, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.

Types of Cooperation Activities

– Research projects

– Academic programs

– Events

– Internships

– Other

INCU Collaboration with WCOPartnership in Customs Academic Research and Development (PICARD) Programme

Professional

Standards

World Customs

Journal

Customs

ProfessionalismAcademic Research

INCU-WCO Memorandum of Understanding

• Signed in September 2009 to promote cooperation in the development of world-class customs training, education, capacity building and research.

• The MOU was renewed in September 2012.

Azerbaijan• Type of activity: establishment of regional entity

• Name: INCU Baku Regional Office

• Participating organisations: INCU & Azerbaijan Customs

• Current status: ongoing

• Details: opened in September 2015

Azerbaijan• Type of activity: conference

• Name: INCU International Student Conference

• Participating organisations: Azerbaijan Customs, Azerbaijan Customs Academy & INCU


• Details: started in 2016

1st INCU International Student Conference

Theme: “Youth Dialogue - Capacity Building through

International Customs Cooperation”

• More than 100 participants from over 20 countries

Gabala, Azerbaijan

2nd INCU International Student Conference

Theme: “Contemporary Issues and Challenges in

Customs Management”

•Some 170 participants from over 30 countries

Gusar, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan• Type of activity: winter school (workshops, field trips, etc)

• Name: INCU Winter Internship/Fellowship Program

• Participating organisations: INCU, Azerbaijan Customs, WCOROCB


• Details: started in 2016

Azerbaijan• Type of activity: academic journal

• Name: The Journal of Customs & Economics Review

• Participating organisations: Azerbaijan Customs & Azerbaijan Customs Academy


• Details: launched in 2017

Australia• Type of activity: research project

• Name of activity: Australia‘s Utilisation of FTAs

• Participating organisations: Centre for Customs and Excise Studies & Australian Border Protection Service

• Current status: completed

Australia• Type of activity: research project

• Name of activity: Australia‘s National Trade Facilitation Committee

• Participating organisations: Centre for Customs and Excise Studies, Australian International Transport and Trade Fund, Australian Border Protection Service & other government agencies


Brazil & UK• Type of activity: research project

• Name of activity: Comparative Analysis of Business-Government Relationships in Trade Facilitation in UK and Brazil

• Participating organisations: University of Nottingham, Campinas University (Brazil), Brazil Customs, UK Customs & other stakeholders

• Current status: completed

• Details: Brazilian funding. 2-year project. Study results to be published soon

China & Netherlands• Type of activity: study program

• Name of activity: Lectureship Program from Netherlands to China

• Participating organisations: Shanghai Customs College & Netherlands Customs

• Current status: ongoing since 2013

• Details: Each year since 2013, SCC would invite one lecturer from NL Customs to China, who is supposed to deliver one international course for bachelor-degree students. Duration: 2-4 weeks. Lecturer: senior officers of NL Customs. Subjects: Trade Facilitation, Risk Analysis and Management, CBM, Single Window, Air-cargo E-freight Technology, Pre-arrival and ENS Analysis, etc. Working language: English.

China & Netherlands• Type of activity: attachment program/internship

• Name of activity: Attachment Program from China to Netherlands

• Participating organisations: Shanghai Customs College & Netherlands Customs

• Current status: ongoing since 2014

• Details: Each year since 2014 (except in 2015), SCC would send faculty and students from China to NL Customs, who are supposed to have profound academic discussions and real frontline fieldtrips with customs officers of Netherlands. Time: in April or May. Duration: 2 weeks. Personnel: faculty and students of SCC. Working language: English.

China & Netherlands

China• Type of activity: research project

• Name: Annual Report on China‘s Foreign Trade

• Participating organisations: University of International Business and Economics (Beijing) & China Customs Information Centre


• Details: Annual Analytical Report on China Foreign Trade

China• Type of activity: academic program

• Name of activity: Master of Public Administration

• Participating organisations: University of International Business and Economics (Beijing) & China Customs Training and Education Centre


• Details: Special MPA Program which only open to the current officials of the Customs. Around 40-50 officials are accepted every year.

China• Type of activity: internship

• Name of activity: Internship at Regional Customs Office

• Participating organisations: University of International Business and Economics (Beijing) & China Customs Regional Offices


• Details: Regional Customs will receive fixed-number of the intern which last about 5 weeks every summer. Around 20-30 students are accepted every summer.

Germany & Kenya• Type of activity: capacity building

• Name:

• Participating organisations: University of Muenster, Kenya School of Revenue Administration & Kenya Customs


• Details: University of Muenster is cooperating with Kenya School of Revenue Administration in building capacity of Kenya Customs. Other Customs administrations in the East African region will eventually come on board.

Indonesia• Type of activity: academic program

• Name: Bachelor in Customs and Excise, Diploma I of Customs (1 yr) and Excise, Diploma III of Customs and Excise (3 yrs)

• Participating organisations: State Finance of Polytechnic STAN & Directorate General of Customs and Excise


• Details: Conducting education for becoming employees of Ministry of Finance. Customs and Excise graduates will work for Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Ministry of Finance (Echelon I unit). Collaborating with DG of Customs and Excise to design the program and curriculum. Providing lecturers. More than 1000 students of Diploma I program and more than 500 students of Diploma III program

Latvia• Type of activity: research project

• Name: Border Management in Central Asia – Phase 9 (BOMCA 9)

• Participating organisations: Riga Technical University, State Border Guard of Latvia, Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania, Food and Veterinary Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia, State Revenue Service of Latvia, ICMPD


• Details: EU funded international project for 5 Central Asian states. RTU is a leader of one of the project components.

Netherlands• Type of activity: academic program

• Name: Executive Master in Customs and Supply Chain Compliance

• Participating organisations: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology & Netherlands Customs


• Details: Currently in 3rd intake. About 30 students.

Qatar & Australia• Type of activity: academic program

• Name: Associate Degree in Customs Management

• Participating organisations: Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (Australia), Community Colleage of Qatar & Qatar Customs


• Details: commenced in 2014. 2-year program for Qatar Customs officers

Russia• Type of activity: research project

• Name: Customs Administration in 21st Century

• Participating organisations: North-West Institute of Management & Russian Customs Service

• Current status: ongoing for 3 years

• Details: Since 2014, the Institute's teachers have been involved in the project of the Vyborg and Baltic Customs to monitor and develop proposals to the customs authorities to reduce the administrative impact of the risk management system on the performance of customs representatives. The working group includes officials of a number of customs, also undergoing short educational programs for customs examination with demonstration of skills in working with technical means of customs control.

USA & Australia• Type of activity: academic program

• Name: Certificate in International Customs and Trade Compliance

• Participating organisations: Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (Australia), University of Rio Grande (Texas) & US CBP


• Details: commenced in 2015.

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