Events
It is our pleasure to invite you all to Hamar for the 2023 SANORD conference
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.
As you may know, the Chinese New Year is only 22 January 2023, not 01 January 2023.
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 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 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 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 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).
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 […]
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
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 […]
Wellcome Trust (UK) has launched three new discovery research funding schemes. These schemes are: Wellcome […]
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 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 Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) Comes Into Effect Today, 1 July 2021
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.
This webinar is part of a trilateral webinar series organised by Ghent University, the University of the Western Cape and the University of Missouri.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.