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The Postgraduate and International Office (PGIO) would like to invite registered Stellenbosch University students to apply for two international winter schools that will take place from 14 June – 19 July 2013 in Stellenbosch. Scholarships will be awarded to successful applicants when placed in their winter school programme. Application deadline for both winter schools: 3 [...]

The Postgraduate and International Office (PGIO) will be hosting a Scholarship Information Session on Monday 22 April 2013 from 17:00-19:00 in the Wilcocks Building 1012. All students wishing to find more info on bursaries currently available, should attend! Coordinators, organisers  or scholars from scholarships such as Mandela Rhodes, Rhodes, DAAD and the Abe Bailey Travel [...]

An Art Troupe from Zhejiang Normal University, a University located in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province in China is touring through Africa and will perform at Stellenbosch University’s Conservatory on 25 April 2013 at 19:00. The Zhejiang Art Troupe, a touring group of traditional dancers, singers and artists trained in classical and contemporary performance arts will [...]

Applications are invited for the Africa Collaboration Grant of the Postgraduate & International Office (PGIO).  The grant is funded from the budget of the Vice-Rector (Research & Innovation) and  provides seed funding for SU staff to establish or strengthen academic collaboration with one or more partners based at universities or research institutions elsewhere in Africa. [...]

A  German South African Research Lecture Series about Energy Sciences will take place on Tuesday 12 March at STIAS. This forms part of the German South African Year of Science 2012/2013. The speakers are: Prof Manfred Fischedick: Energy change in Germany – a challenging transformation path Prof Alan Brent: Overcoming the hurdles for renewable energy [...]

“Thank you for your collaboration on various issues. The only way we as a university can move forward is through partnerships.” With these words Prof Eugene Cloete, Vice-rector: Research and Innovation at the Stellenbosch University (SU), welcomed a large delegation from SU’s international partner institutions at the annual meeting of the Stellenbosch International Academic Networks [...]

The SIAN Meeting, Stellenbosch International Academic Networks, is an annual gathering of Stellenbosch University’s international university partners and is currently underway in Stellenbosch (5-9 March 2013). Organised by the Postgraduate and International Office (PGIO), the week-long event comprises several discussions, seminars and excursions with delegates and also contains public events that allow students to meet [...]

The Postgraduate and International Office (PGIO) invites registered Stellenbosch University students with a love of photography or writing / journaling / blogging to apply for volunteer positions as photographers or writers during the SIAN Meeting 2013. The SIAN Meeting – Stellenbosch International Academic Networks Meeting – is an annual gathering in Stellenbosch that comprises seminars, [...]

Staff of Stellenbosch University can apply for a number of exchange programmes available at SU’s partner institutions in Africa and Europe. Exchange partners: Africa     Makerere University, UGANDA     University of Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA     University of Botswana, BOTSWANA     University of Namibia, NAMIBIA     Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GHANA     [...]

The Postgraduate and International Office (PGIO) would like to invite Stellenbosch students to attend an information session on international opportunities on Wednesday 27 February 2013 at 17:00 in the Wilcocks building, room 1001. Many international academic programmes as offered through our university networks will be discussed, and students will get the opportunity to ask questions [...]

Joint Research Projects: Call for Proposals 2012-2013 Closing date: 28 February 2013 The Swiss South Africa Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP) was established in December 2007 by the Swiss and South African governments. The objective is to  promote scientific and technological cooperation between Switzerland and South Africa which rests on the principles of mutual interest, scientific [...]

Erasmus Mundus scholarships promote studies at European universities for exchange or full-degree studies. Representatives from two of the 3 Erasmus Mundus programmes of which Stellenbosch University forms part will be touring South Africa this week. Visit any of the sessions at the dates below for more information on the scholarships and how to apply. The [...]

The Postgraduate and International Office (PGIO) would like to invite academic staff at Stellenbosch University to apply now for a number of exchanges programmes available at our international partners in Africa and Europe. Exchange partners: Africa Makerere University, UGANDA University of Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA University of Botswana, BOTSWANA University of Namibia, NAMIBIA Kwame Nkrumah [...]

2013 marks the twentieth year of institutional efforts to build international networks and promote international student and staff mobility at Stellenbosch University (SU). In June 1993, SU started with concerted institutional efforts to grow international relationships and to advance international academic networks and mobility. This does not mean that the university was inactive in international [...]