Development Studies is partnering with a consortium of other South African Universities and the EU under the auspices of EUSA_ID  to improve cooperation in Higher Education in the area of Development Studies. The first call for applications is now open.

EUSA_ID is a mobility programme offering study, training and research periods in Europe for South African Master and PhD candidates and staff and provides European PhD candidates the opportunity to spend a research period in South Africa.
     
The partnership is coordinated by Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany). The co-coordinator on the South African side is the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Overall the consortium consists of 6 South African and 7 European Higher Education Institutions and shares the expertise in complementary thematic fields related to Development Studies which has been chosen as common umbrella.

The first call at the beginning of 2014 saw two of ours Masters students, Nomonde Mbhele and Mnqobi Njoko, being accepted for a degree-seeking mobility at Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany and the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

To find out more about Mnqobi’s  and Nomonde's first impressions click here .

For more information about the programme and for how to apply please see: http://www.eusa-id.eu/