Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD).
The Southern African-Nordic Center is a partnership of higher education institutions from all the Nordic countries and southern Africa. Its primary aim is to promote multilateral research cooperation on matters of importance to the development of both regions. There are currently 30 members. Read more
SANORD News
4th SANORD Newsletter now available in pdf and word format.
Education Week Convention and Learning Expo
28 - 30 September 2010, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg
Click here for summary of event, brochure and registration
Should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact Malvin Kane malvin.kane@spintelligent.com .
Registrations now open for these two events
Climate Change and Impact Assessment
IAIA Special Symposium
Aalborg, Denmark25-26 October 2010 Click here for more detail http://www.iaia.org/iaia-climate-symposium-denmark/
& Nordic Research Day on Impact Assessment
Aalborg University, Denmark, 27th October 2010
Click here for more detail http://dcea.dk/english/NordicResearchDay/overview.aspx
Invitation to teach at AU Summer University 2011, Aarhus, Denmark
Starting in 2011 Aarhus University launches an extended international summer programme “AU Summer University”.
Please find more details online. Find information for interested guest lecturers here
Find information about the structure of the programme, courses, venue etc. here
For your information we will open up for student’s application 1 December 2010.
The 2nd International Conference on M4D, M4D 2010
Theme: Mobile Communication Technology for Development
Venue: Kampala, Uganda 10 – 11 Nov 2010
Click here for more information
Important Dates:
Submission deadline: 1 July 2010
Acceptance note: 31 August 2010
Final papers due: 30 September 2010
Conference in Maputo, Mozambique
Theme: Theorising the State and Mobility in Africa, 30 July – 4 August 2010
Venue: Catembe Gallery Hotel, Maputo.
Sponsored by the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull, the Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity.
With funding support from the British Academy and the Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD).
For further information, please contact: Joel Quirk at
j.quirk@hull.ac.uk or consult www.hull.ac.uk/wise . Click here for poster.
IEASA Conference: Registration Now Open
In 2010, the 14th Annual IEASA Conference will be held at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg from 28 August to 1 September. The theme of the conference is “Current and Future Contributions of Higher Education Internationalisation in Africa’s Development”. The conference will be organized into four streams, namely; Internationalisation in Africa’s Development, Research, Best Practice in Internationalisation and Models for Development (Institutional Development and Growing & Retaining Talent).
This is to advise that the online registration is now open. To register please visit
www.wits.ac.za/conferences/ieasa2010
The details for registration are as follows:
Early Bird Registration: Until 30 June
Regular Registration: 1 July to 31 July
Onsite Registration: 28 – 31 August
Please contact Mrs. Le-André Sheldon, info.ieasa2010@wits.ac.za, with all your enquiries.
ECAS 2011 - 4th European Conference on African Studies, Uppsala 15-18 June 2011
The theme of ECAS 4 is “African Engagements: On Whose Terms?”
The 4th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS) will be convened in Uppsala on 15-18 June 2011. ECAS 2011 is co-organised by NAI and the African Studies in Europe (AEGIS).
Read a conference announcement here outlining and expanding on the theme.(pdf)
Call for Panels
Call for Panels - deadline 15th of August, 2010(pdf)
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SANORD Second International Conference
Conference update
The second international conference of the Southern African-Nordic Centre was hosted by Rhodes University in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa from 7 to 9 December 2009. Close to 150 delegates from our Nordic and southern African universities attended, 48 of whom were financially assisted; 53 papers; 10 countries: 6 African and 4 Nordic; and 52 institutions. We have collected many of the presentations (some still outstanding) and will update it on a regular basis. Please click here to access the conference programme and the presentations. Click here to access the conference report/
Nordic Africa Days 2010 - Åbo/Turku, Finland
Dates: 30 September 2010 – 1 October 2010
Theme: “Time Space Africa: Reconnecting the Continent”
Click here for more information
The SANORD Programme Proposal
The aim is to enable SANORD to support member activities better and thereby to promote knowledge creation, innovation and development impact through SANORD. The SANORD Board approved the document as a useful platform, though it may have to be targeted to suit the interests of one or more donors.
In our last Council meeting (8 December 2009) the SANORD Chairperson welcomed suggestions about sources that can be approached. It is therefore important that members engage in the process of developing this funding proposals and engaging with donors about it.
SANORD Draft Programme Proposal
Researchers at SANORD member institutions are requested to submit any comments to the SANORD Central Office (Leolyn Jackson
Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at UWC offers a Postgraduate Diploma and MPhil in Land and Agrarian Studies
Are you interested in a key policy issue, i.e. the redistribution of land and the restructuring of agrarian social relations in southern Africa? Would you like to study land reform and agrarian change from a multi-disciplinary perspective, and enhance your capacity to critically analyse policies and programmes?
If you are, apply for admission to a unique programme of postgraduate study which draws on academic expertise from a variety of disciplines.
Contact Carla Henry, the Postgraduate Administrator for more details: chenry@uwc.ac.za
International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grants
Apply for a research grant
General call for applications
Applications for International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grants are welcome from young scientists in developing countries to do research on the sustainable management, use or conservation of biological or water resources. This broad statement covers natural science and social science research on agriculture, soils, animal production, food science, forestry, agroforestry, aquatic resources, natural products, water resources, etc.
Applications are accepted all year and are to be made on an IFS Application Form. Read more detail in the links below:
Danish Development Research Network (DDRN)
Over the past year or so SANORD has had contact with the DDRN and found that we have many shared interests. DDRN is a network linking research-based knowledge and development within the sectors of agriculture, environment, and governance, currently focusing on climate change, food security and research communication. For more information click here.
