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2023

Global engagement sheds light on curriculum internationalisation and transformation (9 October 2023)

As part of its vision, the University of the Free State (UFS) aspires to be an internationally engaged university that produces globally competitive graduates and knowledge. A key role player in the vision is the Office for International Affairs (OIA). One of the projects in which they are playing a critical leadership role is the iKudu Project – co-funded through Erasmus+ – to bring about a South African concept of Internationalisation of the Curriculum (IoC), which integrates Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) virtual exchanges. Read more

Looking back - looking forward! IEASA family celebrates its 25th anniversary (22 - 25 August 2023)

Having marked its 25th anniversary in 2023, the International Education Association of South Africa’s (IEASA) annual conference took place from 22 to 25 August 2023 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, attended by colleagues from the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Office for International Affairs(OIA). Read more

UFS publishes document that aids universities to internationalise the curriculum (11 July 2024)

Internationalisation of the curriculum has been mandatory for institutions of higher education since 2020, according to the National Policy Framework for the Internationalisation of Higher Education in South Africa. Read more

Virtual South African-Dutch Internationalisation and Higher Education Collaboration (16 February 2023)

The Embassy of the Netherlands recently visited the University of the Free State (UFS) with a view to reinforcing the existing relations between South Africa and the Netherlands, specifically focusing on virtual collaborations and opportunities with the UFS. Read more

On a knowledge mission in South Africa (14 November 2023)

Can we energise existing collaborations in education and research between Dutch and South African educational institutions, start new collaborations and strengthen relations between the two countries? This was the core of the knowledge mission that outgoing Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf undertook with representatives of 21 knowledge institutes between 15 and 18 October. Elisabeth Minnemann, Chairman of the Executive Board of The Hague University of Applied Sciences, also went along, as one of the representatives and figurehead on behalf of higher professional education. Read more

CONTACT US

Chevon Slambee
Chief Officer: Strategic Projects and Virtual Engagement/COIL Coordinator
T: +27 51 401 2501
E: JacobsCS@ufs.ac.za

Nooreen Adam
iKudu Administrator
T: +27 51 401 2232
E: AdamN@ufs.ac.za

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