South Africa – Sweden University Forum

A new call for applications will be launched on the 10th May 2019

To strengthen collaboration between Sweden and South Africa in research, education and innovation the South Africa Sweden University Forum (SASUF) and the Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) in South Africa is launching a call for short-term collaborative projects between researchers in the two countries.

The funds can be used for costs related to internationalization activities; for instance costs of stay and travel for those involved in the project. The funds can also be used for organizational costs for seminars/conferences with an international focus. Please note that the funds may not be used for salaries.

Call 1 Guidelines – Collaborative projects

Results of the first call for collaboration funding can be found below.

Selection Results: First call for collaboration funding

Statistics: SASUF First call Collaboration Funding statistics

Guide to other ways to fund collaboration between Sweden & South Africa:
Funding collaboration SE-SA

Program South Africa – Sweden Research & Innovation Week

The work of putting together an exciting program for next year has started.

Save the dates May 6-10. During the week there will be activities in research, education and innovation across South Africa, including the South Africa – Sweden Research Seminar at Stellenbosch University (May 8-10).

We expect almost 400 researchers from both countries to take part in the events in 2019.

Here on this page we will continuously present program items.

If you have any suggestions, please contact us by e-mail.

Challenges

South Africa – Sweden University Forum (SASUF) is structured along 6 major research challenges (click on each link to find out more about each challenge):

 

 

Theme 1– Climate change, natural resources and sustainability

Theme 2 – Education for a Sustainable Society

Theme 3 – Social transformation through change: Knowledge and social development strategies for society

Theme 4 – Understanding the burden of disease in Sweden and South Africa and its impact on the health systems of the two countries in the future

Theme 5 – Sustainable urbanisation, travel and tourism in the 21st Century

Theme 6 – Digital technologies, big data and cybersecurity