Internationalisation at UFS
The University of the Free State is an internationally engaged university, producing globally competitive graduates and knowledge. We take a comprehensive internationalisation approach, infusing international and intercultural dimensions into every aspect of the institution. International engagements lead to research collaboration, learning and teaching initiatives, internationalised community engagement through staff and student mobility and well as virtual engagements. Comprehensive internationalisation at the UFS ensures that all UFS students and staff benefit from internationalisation and contribute as global citizens to address the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Fair, mutually beneficial global engagements result in knowledge co-creation and global recognition for ideas emanating from the UFS.
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The UFS international footprint: 2022-2025
Latest News from the Office for International Affairs
ARU partnerships driving landscape restoration and boosting livelihoods
What does it take to restore a landscape, strengthen communities, and protect biodiversity at the same time? In the Maloti-Drakensberg, researchers, conservation partners, and local communities are working together to do exactly that. Read more.
23 June 2026
Strengthening Erasmus+ Collaboration: UFS Welcomes Ostrava Delegation to Qwaqwa Campus
Prof. Rapantová Nada and Prof. Martina are visiting the University of the Free State to advance the growing partnership between the UFS and the Technical University of Ostrava and to explore expanded academic collaboration through Erasmus+ exchanges. Ostrava is recognised for its strengths in engineering, safety sciences, and applied research. Read more.
1 December 2025
People who Lead Change
In the everyday rhythm of a university, change rarely happens through policy alone. It happens in conversations, in how people are treated when things are uncertain, and in the small decisions that either build trust or break it. For Bulelwa Moikwatlhai, Assistant Director in the Directorate for International Partnerships and Relations, those moments of care are what make leadership and innovation possible.
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Advancing English Language Partnerships to Enhance Global Competencies at UFS
On the 1st of December 2025, the Office for International Affairs hosted a productive engagement with our colleague from the US Embassy in Pretoria, Ms Gena Rhoades, the new Regional English Language officer, during her visit to the University of the Free State. The discussion opened avenues for collaboration that align directly with Vision 130.
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1 December 2025
ICED 2026
(Educational Developers)
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Educational development with international focus.
International networks, rankings, partnerships; Africa focus.
IEASA
Annual Conference 2026
International Convention Centre (ICC), East London
South Africa
Rewriting the Internationalisation Agenda: Internationalisation through a Global South lens.
European international education, partnerships and transformation.
University of Namibia (UNAM)
Windhoek Campus
Reimagining Knowledge for Shared Development.
African contexts, climate action, and education.