On 11 July 2024, Dr Samia Chasi, IEASA, co-presented a webinar titled “Coloniality in Virtual Exchange – Voices from South Africa” with Dr Divinia Jithoo, Durban University of Technology (DUT). Following previous editions presenting voices from Palestine & Lebanon and Brazil, this webinar was the final episode in a three-part research webinar series hosted by […]
IEASA has partnered with the Colombian Network for Internationalisation (RCI) to develop and implement an exciting new South African – Colombian internationalisation initiative, the GLOSOUTH project. GLOSOUTH flyerPhoto credit: IEASA and RCI GLOSOUTH is collaborative initiative that focusses on advancing internationalisation of higher education in South Africa and Colombia. It gives expression to IEASA’s strategic […]
In 2021 IEASA partnered with the British Council to jointly commission the first-ever national research study on internationalisation of higher education in South Africa, and the report on this study, titled “Exploring Internationalisation of Higher Education at Public Universities in South Africa: Intentions, Practices, Opportunities and Constraints”, was recently launched as part of programme of […]
2024 IEASA CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS The 26th Annual IEASA Conference (https://ieasa-conference.studysa.org/) was held in Johannesburg from 20 to 23 August 2024. Themed “Navigating Internationalisation in Challenging Times”, it provided participants with an opportunity to engage deeply with relevant topics including the following: The Conference was attended by 246 delegates from 21 countries: Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Eswatini, […]
UKZN made history recently when it officially launched the Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI) – one of the largest aerospace research groups in South Africa during an event held on the Howard College campus in Durban. ASRI, situated in the Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, was established by the University Council in 2022 following its predecessor, the Aerospace Systems […]
UKZN’s Professor Fernando Albericio received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Peptide Synthesis Conference (EPSC) 2024 in the Czech Republic for his outstanding contributions to the peptide synthesis community. Albericio has published more than 900 papers, co-authored four books, filed over 60 patents, and supervised or co-supervised more than 80 PhD students and more […]
UKZN’s Discipline of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (EECE) hosted a delegation of Eskom representatives at the Science and Technology Innovation Park (STIP) on the Westville campus to further solidify an ongoing partnership between the two institutions. The collaboration, driven by the development of the Power Line Inspection Robot, seeks to improve current inspection methods […]
Ms Michaela Geytenbeek is among the 30 exceptional South Africans honoured as News24’s Young Mandelas in recognition of their contributions to building a better South Africa. The Young Mandelas made their mark in six categories: climate literacy and sustainability, social justice, innovation, mental health, humanitarianism, and deepening democracy. Aged 28, UKZN Mechanical Engineering graduate Geytenbeek […]
This year, the University of KwaZulu-Natal awarded more than R50 million worth of scholarships to 1 289 top-performing undergraduate and postgraduate students in honour of their achievements. The top 82 students received their awards at the University’s annual Scholarships Awards ceremony held on Wednesday, 21 August – among them were 72 who had excelled academically and […]
Edgar Rathelele, University of South Africa Persuaded by the need for further enhancing the internationalisation drive and the place for Unisa in the work of sustainability, resourcing and global impact, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa, Prof Puleng LenkaBula, is leading a twenty-one member delegation of the university’s epistemic communities from the academic, administrative and […]
