From humble beginnings in Fordsburg to academia, the Director of UWC’s International Relations Office (IRO), Umesh Bawa’s journey exemplifies resilience, dedication, and the pursuit of excellence. On Thursday, 12 December 2024, the institution proudly celebrated Bawa, who graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology.
Social and Epistemic Justice in Action December 4-6, 2024 | University of the Western Cape, Bellville Campus, Cape Town, South Africa
As the 16th Annual SANORD Conference hosted by the University of the Western Cape (UWC) came to a close, a momentous transition took place, marking both the end of one chapter and the beginning of another for the SANORD network.
We are excited to officially open the 16th Annual SANORD Conference, hosted by the University of the Western Cape (UWC), and chaired by Prof. Jose Frantz, Chairperson of the Scientific Committee and Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at UWC.
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is excited to welcome delegates from around the world to the SANORD Conference 2024!
To ensure the success of the electronic poster session, please follow these guidelines. Presenters will each have a 5-minute slot to speak on their posters followed by 5 minutes Q&A.
A limited number of conference delegate support are available for SANORD member institutions. Students and staff from SANORD member institutions in the Southern Africa and Nordic region are eligible to apply for CDS.
The International Relations Office invites the UWC community to an International Scholarships Information Session, featuring the Department of Higher Education and Training, Chevening Scholarships, and Campus France.
The Department of Higher Education and Training is pleased to share yet another study opportunity by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for South Africans who wish to further their studies in Japan for year 2025.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Brian O’Connell, a remarkable leader, educator, and visionary.
This insightful and collaborative webinar will be hosted by Walter Sisulu University, as part of the African Partnerships Universities Alliance – a consortium of 10 leading South African universities.
2nd Call for Applications (Only Undergraduate&Master students) – Erasmus+ KA171-ICM -Ac. Year 2024-25 (2nd semester) University of Valladolid
We are pleased to inform you that the deadline for abstract submissions for the upcoming conference has been extended to 14 August 2024.
The International Relations Office is inviting you to the Leveraging ICT for Africa-Centred Teaching and Learning Collaborations Webinar.
The International Relations Office is inviting you to join the Intra-Africa Partnerships webinar.
We are excited to announce the Call for Abstracts for the SANORD Conference 2024, themed “Social and Epistemic Justice: Imagining Sustainable Futures through Agency,” hosted by the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa from December 4th to 6th, 2024.
The University of Missouri (UM) and University of the Western Cape (UWC) partnership has evolved significantly over the past two decades, transitioning from a focus primarily on faculty exchanges to a broader scope of student opportunities.
In a stride towards combating antibiotic resistance, the University of Western Cape (UWC) and the University of Bern have joined forces in a formal collaboration.
A call for Research, Undergraduate and Specialized Training College Students
UWC’s strategic partner Ghent University in Belgium is pleased to announce the commencement of applications for Short Research Stays scholarships.
Since 1986 the University of Missouri South African Education Program (UMSAEP) Committee sponsored a programme that has supported over 800 academic exchanges between the University of Missouri and the University of the Western Cape. The UMSAEP has been recognised as a model programme and continues to provide significant opportunities for teaching and learning, research and community engagement.
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) marked a significant stride in its internationalisation strategy this week by establishing a strategic partnership with the VID Specialized University in Norway.
The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills announces up to NOK 90 million in funding to educational partnerships between higher education institutions in Norway and Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, and the United States of America (USA).
The session will cover tips on how to successfully submit the Türkiye Scholarship Application. Applications close on the 20th of February 2024.
The International Relations Office notes with horror the plight of the people of Palestine. Following the October 7 attacks by Hamas, there has been a terrible loss of life among civilians during the massive military onslaught in Gaza.
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is pleased to host the 16th Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD) Annual Scientific Conference from 4-6 December 2024, at the UWC Bellville Campus – Cape Town, South Africa.
The Chinese Government is offering 30 scholarships for South African students to study at recognised Chinese institutions.
The Swiss Government is offering foreign researchers postgraduate scholarships at Swiss higher education institutions (Universities, Federal Institutes of Technology and Universities of Applied Sciences, Arts and Music Schools) through the Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS also known as ESKAS, CFBE).
The Embassy of the Netherlands in South Africa organized a notable knowledge-seeking mission to South Africa, with Dutch Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, Mr. Robbert Dijkgraaf, at the helm.
Panel Debate: What is the added value deriving from an enhanced engagement of Nordic HEI’s into the new AU-EU Innovation Agenda?
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants up to 60 German Chancellor Fellowships every year – up to ten of which go to prospective leaders from South Africa to conduct a socially-relevant and independently developed research projects with a host of their choice in Germany for a period of 12 months.
The Italian Government (MAECI) is offering grants for foreign citizens and Italian citizens living abroad to study, and pursue training or research programmes at public and recognized Italian higher education institutions for the academic year 2023-2024 in Italy.
Internationalisation remains an important element of higher education collaboration. It is motivated by a variety of political, economic, sociocultural, and intellectual factors. It has transformed from a minor activity to a crucial component of the transformation agenda.
It is our pleasure to invite you all to register for the Hamar conference.
We are pleased to share the call for proposals for the University of Missouri faculty interested in building scholarly collaborations with colleagues at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.
The University of the Western Cape, Ghent University and the University of Missouri’s joint symposium
It is our pleasure to invite you all to Hamar for the 2023 SANORD conference
IEASA invites contributions from academics and researchers, professional practitioners, educators, students, innovators, leaders as well as organisations working in international higher education to its Jubilee Conference.
The ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl’ is partway through the 20-month One Ocean Expedition research expedition circumnavigating the globe.
As you may know, the Chinese New Year is only 22 January 2023, not 01 January 2023.
In August of 2021, Statsraad Lehmkuhl set sail from Norway and began The One Ocean Expedition, a twenty-month long circumnavigation of the globe.
The Falling Walls Engage Hub South Africa was launched on 28 – 29 November in Cape Town, bringing together South African, regional and international perspectives on Science Engagement and Planetary Health.
As the holidays slowly approach, the Department of Higher Education and Training (Department) would like to notify you of a number of international scholarship opportunities that are currently open for applications, including our flagship programmes.
We’re excited to share the full information for the three calls for participation in the SASUF Research and Innovation Week 2023!
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Hochschule Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU) are extending their partnership which spans 11 years.
The Faculty of the Arts and Humanities, the Centre for Humanities Research and the Department of Anthropology are pleased to invite you to The Annual Distinguished Dean’s Lecture by Professor Ruth Wilson Gilmore
The International Relations Office at the University of the Western Cape is pleased to announce the successful grand opening of the Confucius Institute at the University of the Western Cape.
The CHR will be hosting a public lecture by Professor Eve Patten on Wednesday, 26 October at the District Six Homecoming Centre.
The CHR will be hosting a public lecture by Professor Grovogui on Monday, 24 October at the District Six Homecoming Centre.
The University of Berger , in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is offering scholarships to high potential graduates (including girls, people with disabilities, and displaced persons or refugees) who wish to pursue careers in digital, agricultural, health, or engineering fields.
Due to the differences between the Southern and Northern hemisphere academic calendars, scholarship recipients will follow a specific track in South Africa from February 2023 to July 2023.
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) is offering full scholarships to South African students to undertake full-time taught Master’s studies at a UK university or higher education institution with which the CSC has a part funding agreement for a specific programme of study to undertake full-time taught Master’s study.
Chevening is the UK Government’s international scholarships programme aimed at developing global leaders since 1983.
Career Development Services (CDS) is a national initiative to bring free quality career information, advice and counselling services to South Africans of all walks of life.
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are intended for highly motivated, competitive young researchers who have graduated from university (postgraduates). These scholarships will enable applicants to undertake research work in the fields in which the Swiss universities are particularly active.
The programme, promoted by Helmholtz Information and Data Science Academy (HIDA), aims to enable new research collaborations, to foster knowledge exchange, and to explore new or emerging research topics in the field of information and data sciences.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awards funding for a full PhD in Germany to excellently qualified Master graduates from Sub-Saharan Africa.
The CHR is very pleased to announce the publication of Love and Revolution in the Twentieth-Century Colonial and Postcolonial World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), edited by G. Arunima, Patricia Hayes, and Premesh Lalu.
The CHR’s Premesh Lalu’s much anticipated new book, Undoing Apartheid, appears in November 2022 with Polity Press. The book responds to the CHR’s inaugural question of the meaning of post-apartheid freedom, especially through sustained research projects on aesthetic education, the becoming technical of the human, and communicating the humanities
The “outstanding” lifetime contribution of the former Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry – Professor Yusuf Ismail Osman – to the dentistry field has earned him an honorary doctorate from the University of Oslo (UiO) in Norway.
SANORD Conference 2022
5-7 December 2022 at University of Limpopo, Polokwane South Africa
SANORD Conference 2022
5-7 December 2022 at University of Limpopo, Polokwane South Africa
The latest issue of our magazine, The ACU review, features a sublime article by UWC’s very own, Marion Keim. The titled article, ‘Sport and peace – joy and beauty’ was published on 13 July 2022.
The 4th SAJU Forum held in Pretoria in 2019, opened the door to mutual dialogue between scholars, universities, government agencies, science councils, business and industry in South Africa and Japan. On the occasion, scholars of diverse specialities came together from both countries and shared their research, works, achievements, perspectives and challenges. The 5th SAJU Forum aims to consolidate and extend this dialogue.
The SANORD Network would like to invite all eligible students from the SANORD network to apply for this wonderful opportunity.
The SANORD Central Office (SCO) in Cape Town, South Africa had the immense pleasure of hosting the SANORD Chair and team from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences during their visit 21-25 February 2022.
The International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) invites you to its 24th Conference, which will be held online from 24 to 26 August 2022. This year’s theme is “Reigniting and Reimagining Internationalisation of Higher Education in South Africa”.
The SANORD Board is pleased to inform you that the Call for Proposals to host the 2023 and 2024 Annual SANORD Conferences are now open.
The CHR is co-sponsoring a two-part series of conversations on the critical work of humanities centers and humanities administration: “Forming the Humanities: On Care” and “Traversing the Humanities: On Space.” These sessions are open to anyone engaged with the work of directing and administering humanities centers and other spaces.
We are pleased to share the call for proposals for University of Missouri faculty interested in building scholarly collaborations with colleagues at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.
The CHR in partnership with Zeitz MOCAA invites you to a public lecture by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer.
You are cordially invited to join a webinar organised by the European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH*) universities entitled “The Future of Higher Education in Europe” taking place on 15 February 2022 at 9:00-10:00 (CET).
Are you a hip-hop artist, singer, rock band, classical musician, beat maker, DJ, audio engineer, or any combination of these?
International Research Collaboration in Digital inclusion and Social Innovation Joint PhD study (full-time) between the University of the Western Cape (UWC), the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) and the University of Ghent (Belgium)
Online Info Session: Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) – Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa […]
The ACU Review Magazine – (Re)thinking nature The ACU Review magazine celebrates and showcases the […]
The Role of International HE Partnerships in Contributing to the SDGs New research launch: Wednesday […]
African School on Decentralisation 2022 The African School on Decentralisation establishes a platform for knowledge-sharing […]
The call for the DIES “Management of Internationalisation” Training Course 2022-2023 applications are now open!
Ben Turok Memorial Lecture The Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA), and the University of the […]
Dissident Histories of Pakistan We would like to invite you to a joint virtual launch […]
Wellcome Trust (UK) Funding Opportunities for Applicants from LMICs Wellcome Trust (UK) has launched three […]
Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants We are delighted to announce the opening of the Commonwealth […]
Early Career Conference Grants For emerging academics, taking part in conferences can have a profound […]
Language-based equity in African health research webinar Join us for a webinar on 30 November […]
In the midst of a global pandemic, the University of the Western Cape has reached its highest ranking yet on the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Rankings 2022, taking its place among the top higher education institutions in the developing world.
The Southern African-Nordic Centre SANORD is a network of more than 50 higher education institutions in southern Africa and the Nordic countries, and a forum to advance academic collaboration between the Nordic and the southern African regions.
Call for Applications: DAAD DIES NMT 2022 Dear Colleagues The University of Venda and the […]
Global Foodnet is a network that brings together food innovators in Kenya, southern Africa, Peru and Finland developing foods from indigenous foods with indigenous knowledge.
Call for Applications: China-South Africa Health Science Scholarship The International Relations Office is pleased to […]
International Conference: “Changing Global Economic Landscape: Sustainable Strategies for the New Normal” Greetings from CHRIST (Deemed […]
UNAI Webinar – Advancing the SDGs: The Role of Science We at the United Nations Academic […]
Information Session for Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals The Department of Higher Education and […]
Africa Platform of Ghent University – International Conference: “Africa and its ecologies: people and nature […]
ENLIGHT Webinar Series: Discussing Diversity, Inclusion and Racism This webinar series provides an interactive platform […]
The first webinar in the series planned by ACEI and IEASA will be offered on Monday, October 25, 2021, on the topic of “Accreditation and Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing.” Save the date!
The ACU is partnering with the University of Birmingham, UK for the Forum For Global Challenges conference. Held between […]
The Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association of South Africa (CoSFASA) will be hosting a […]
Artscape Theatre and the Embassy of Sweden will join hands in launching Pamoja (an interactive, online web-based experience) and photo exhibition.
The DSI will present their new Intra Africa Mobility Programme, which the DAAD is involved in developing in an advisory capacity.
Considering postgrad? Applications for the French Embassy’s scholarship programme have been extended! Apply before 17 October 2021 for a full scholarship to do your Master’s or PhD in France!
You are invited to attend the 2nd Universities South Africa (USAf) Higher Education Conference, conducted […]
The application deadline is 15 December 2021, for fellowships commencing in September 2022. The Africa Institute announces its call for […]
Information webinar hosted by the Embassy of South Africa and the International Relations Office
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awards funding for a research stay of 7 – 12 months to doctoral candidates at any Germany university.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awards scholarships for Master’s degrees offered at German universities in architecture, performing arts, visual arts and music.
In the EPOS Programme, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awards scholarships for preselected Master’s degrees offered in English at German universities in development-related fields.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awards funding for a full PhD in Germany to excellently qualified Master graduates from Sub-Saharan Africa.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awards funding for a short-term research stay to doctoral candidates and junior postdocs in Germany at any Germany university.
The Chevening Scholarships 2022/2023 call for applications is now open.
Introduction Various universities in the Republic of Cyprus are offering partial scholarships to eligible South […]
The Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management are offering full scholarships to international students to pursue postgraduate programmes in Public Policy and Management.
The Department of Higher Education and Training in collaboration with the British Council will be […]
The Indian Institute of Governance and Leadership (IIGL) established under the Confederation of Young Leaders is offering 51 scholarships to South Africans to pursue a Diploma Certificate Programme in International Affairs and Diplomacy under the IIGL Friendship Scholarship 2021 (IFS-2021).
We are pleased to announce that the application period for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is now open. Applications are due by September 15, 2021.
The CHR is excited to share the following announcement by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) and the University of the Western Cape as they launch a year-long fellowship programme.
Call for citizens of South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, the Kingdom of Eswatini, Namibia and Mauritius is open until 15 December 2021.
Join the Chinese Home Cooking Online Festival, hosted by the Confucius Institute and the International Relations Office at the University of the Western Cape.
Join a Baduanjin (八段锦) Chinese Qigong Online Workshop hosted by the Confucius Institute and the […]
Please receive attached the framework document for the South Africa/Wallonia-Brussels Federation 2022 call for joint […]
Wellcome Trust (UK) has launched three new discovery research funding schemes. These schemes are: Wellcome […]
Dear Campus Community, It gives me great pleasure to let you know that the application […]
Shaping European Research Leaders for Marine Sustainability (SEAS) is a career and mobility fellowship programme for 37 postdoctoral research fellows within marine sustainability.
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants up to 60 German Chancellor Fellowships every year to prospective leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa and the USA – irrespective of their field of work.
The Finnish Embassies of the Southern African region (Dar es Salaam, Lusaka, Maputo, Pretoria and Windhoek) are proud to present the webinar series #FutureWithFinland.
On 24 August 2021 at 12:00-14:00 CAT/SAST, 13:00-15:00 EEST
The World Bank’s Disability Inclusive Development team invites you to:
The Lecture Series seeks to highlight the new frontiers and challenges facing the culture of democracy, peace, safety and human rights in South Africa and globally.
Greetings from South Africa, where we celebrate Women’s Month in August, as a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. 9 August is celebrated annually, as Women’s Day.
The ESCALATOR programme aims to support the development of an inclusive and active community of practice in Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences in South Africa. The programme is run by SADiLaR.
The IDM, in partnership with the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and leading research institutes from around the world, is excited to announce the next Life Science Across the Globe seminar.
The Centre for Multilingualism and Diversities Research (CMDR) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Heal the Hood Project launched the Trilingual Dictionary of Kaaps (TDK) project on 26 July 2021.
UWC has an Erasmus+ inter-institutional agreement that includes a mobility grant for students and staff at Universita Degli Studi Di Padova, Italy.
The role of science, technology and innovation, as essential tools for Africa’s socio-economic transformation cannot been overemphasized, and this is the bedrock of the ASRIC-UEMF partnership which birthed the ASRIC-UEMF PhD scholarship scheme.
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) Comes Into Effect Today, 1 July 2021
We are pleased to share the call for proposals for University of Missouri faculty interested in building scholarly collaborations with colleagues at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.
With construction underway on Greatmore, a sod-turning ceremony was held to celebrate the coming to fruition of the proposal for an arts and humanities hub supported through the DSI-NRF Flagship and the NIHSS.
Tampere University in Finland invites Southern African higher education institutions’ staff and students to participate in a webinar on collaboration in health and well-being on 17 June at 12:00-14:00 CAT/SAST 13:00-15:00 EEST.
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion.
The new Erasmus programme 2021-2027 has been launched. The first annual work programme and the call 2021 have also been published.
This webinar is part of a trilateral webinar series organised by Ghent University, the University of the Western Cape and the University of Missouri.
SANORD is proud to announce the 2021 Call for Proposals for Seed Funding is now open to all our members.
Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the University of the Western Cape, Prof. Tyrone Pretorius, has the pleasure of inviting you to a conversation with Prof. Ian Baucom on 12 April 2021.
SANORD is proud to announce the 2021 Call for Applications for the BOC Scholarship Programme is now open to all our members.
Circumstances compel us to present this year’s summit as a virtual event. We believe the themes and programme structure will enable you to meet, connect, and inspire Golden Key members and alumni in South Africa and across the world.
The YEBO! journey started in December 2017, when the summer in Pretoria was at its peak, and the snow was covering the streets of Montpellier. YEBO! meaning YES! in Zulu bridged two continents with fifteen partners for collaboration focusing on the internationalisation of doctoral studies in South Africa.
The Tri-Continental Partnership is a trilateral agreement between the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, Ghent University in Belgium and the University of Missouri System in the United States.
Join the University of Minnesota’s Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC) Brown Bag Series this Friday for a talk presented by CHR Doctoral Fellow Samuel Longford.
The Forum Internationale Wissenschaft invites applications for Visiting Professorships “Internationalization of Higher Education in Times of Global Crises“ (full-time, for 6 months within the period from 1 October 2021 until 30 September 2023, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD).
The University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) latest edition of Blue and Gold sports magazine has just been released. It features an in-depth interview – penned by internationally renowned sports journalist Robin Adams – with UWC head rugby coach, Paul Treu, ahead of the start of the Varsity Cup Season.
On 9 March 2021, the CHR’s Jane Taylor and Aja Marneweck will be participating in the puppetry workshop Animations and Activations with William Ellis (Dept. of Anthropology, UWC) and Marcus Neustetter as part of the Tri-Continental Partnership between the University of Missouri, the University of the Western Cape, and Ghent University.
As we near the end of 2020, I am hopeful we will be able to draw on the experiences and learnings of the past year with renewed energy to focus on our fundamental objectives to serve students through education, preserve academic integrity and to contribute meaningfully to the communities we serve.
Call for applications open now!
Application deadline: 24 February 2021.
In 2020, the University of Konstanz won the Henriette Herz Award launched by the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung to promote the active recruitment of excellent international early career researchers and support their integration into the German and global academic community.
Would you like to participate in a multicultural and multidisciplinary learning experience?
Call for applications open for 2021 Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships in the United Kingdom.
Statement from the University of the Western Cape Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Professor Tyrone Pretorius, on the Tenth Anniversary of the Barrydale Reconciliation Day Festival.
The SANORD 2020 Conference is rescheduled to 7-10 September 2021 in Bergen, Norway.
Virtual inauguration of UWC Press in partnership with African Sun Media and Book Launch
The Tri-Continental Partnership Series on Race and Racism was a three-part webinar series in October 2020 exploring aspects of race and racism in South Africa, Belgium and the United States.
We are excited to announce that the applications have opened for the scholarship from the Embassy of France.
Webinar with University of the Western Cape and University of Kentucky, moderated by Dr Bradley Rink (UWC).
As South Africa celebrated Heritage Day this year, Boschendal Estate in Franschhoek provided an ideal backdrop for the first steps of Little Amal, a three-metre puppet created by the Handspring Puppet Company from South Africa to represent the plight of a refugee child.
I was born before the end of the state formation that legislated a racist-capitalist system of structural oppression orientated around race. While my early childhood was concurrent with its last days it did not have an immediate hand in shaping my early encounter with the world.
We would like to congratulate Prof Uphoff for receiving the DVC SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD.
The leadership of the Confucius Institute at UWC, Prof Benjamin Zeng and Ms. Iris Wu, together with other staff and language teachers, celebrated Heritage day by showcasing their dance moves for the #Jerusalema Dance Challenge.
The Minister of Education and Culture in Cyprus, Kostas Champiaouris, was in South Africa to discuss co-operation between South Africa and Cypriot higher education institutions.
Between 2003 and 2013, the University of the Western Cape (UWC) was the beneficiary of an Institutional University Co-operation (UIC) project, funded by Vliruos.
In 2001, former Rector Professor Brian O’Connell assumed Vice-Chancellorship. Under his visionary leadership, UWC was challenged to demonstrate that it is capable of competing with the best and of playing a prominent role in the intellectual, social and economic life of South Africa.
Professor Uphoff honored with 2020 Midwest Innocence Project’s Justice For The Innocent Award, July 16, 2020
On 3 August 2020, the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tyrone Pretorius, will return to duty from his period of sabbatical.
The University of the Western Cape (UWC), in partnership with the University of Kansas, University of Pretoria, University of South Africa, University of Witwatersrand, South African Medical Research Council and the Society for the Psychological Study for Social Issues, hosted a successful colloquium, entitled: Towards a Decolonial Psychology: Theories from the Global South on 21 and 22 February 2019.
Consul General of China, Jin Ling, visited the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in May 2019.
Psychologists, Prof Norman Duncan, Prof Shose Kessi & Prof Kopano Ratele and moderated by Prof Garth Stevens.
We in the Department of Sociology at the University of Kentucky stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and all social movements to combat racial injustice in law enforcement and society.
As citizens of this continent who feel the warmth of the sun, the shortage of water, or obstacles to access health care, sanitation and equitable education for all, our reality is Africa. We draw breath for her. We bleed for her.
I first met the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) icon, Professor Jan Persens, at my job interview in May 2008.
How prepared are university administrators to keep pace with the new (intangible) normal?
The SANORD Conference 2020 is reschedueled to 7-10 September 2021 in Bergen
A letter by Umesh Bawa – Director: International Relations , University of the Western Cape
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) Student Choir sang the Chinese national anthem, March of the Volunteers, on Friday February 21 to group of Chinese lecturers as a gesture of support for the country’s battle with the coronavirus.
Jakes Gerwell, former professor, rector and vice chancellor at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), speaking in 2006 about the decades-long relationship between UWC and the University of Missouri System.
Desmond Tutu, former archbishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and former vice chancellor at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), speaking in 2006 about the partnership between UWC and the University of Missouri System.
Gabila Fohtung, a student from the University of the Western Cape, speaking about his exchange with the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Learn more about the UM/UWC South African Education Program – www.umsystem.edu/president/southafrica
Learn more about the UM/UWC South African Education Program – www.umsystem.edu/president/southafrica
Learn more about the UM/UWC South African Education Program – www.umsystem.edu/president/southafricaDescription
Learn more about the UM/UWC South African Education Program – www.umsystem.edu/president/southafricaDescription
Learn more about the UM/UWC South African Education Program – www.umsystem.edu/president/southafrica
Brian O’Connell, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of University of the Western Cape, presents at the University of Missouri
The 12th SANORD Annual Scientific Conference was hosted by the University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana on 10-13 September 2019.
The 11th SANORD Annual Scientific Conference was hosted by the University of Jyväskylä, Finland on 15-17 August 2018.
In 2015, CROP (Comparative Research Programme on Poverty), the University of Bergen and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) launched an initiative aimed at critically assessing the complex relationships between democracy, capitalism and the role of the state in promoting development focused on social justice.