The challenges and existential threats that underlie the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demand action.

9–11 February 2022

After a successful pitch that positioned the University of Limpopo (UL) as a research-oriented and destination of choice, the institution has been confirmed as the host of the 2022 Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD) Annual Scientific Conference.

The Southern African-Nordic Centre SANORD is a network of more than 50 higher education institutions in southern Africa and the Nordic countries, and a forum to advance academic collaboration between the Nordic and the southern African regions.

3MT Winners 2021 Annastasia Shipepe: A design study on the impact of educational robotics and sensor technology in Namibia Annastasia Shipepe is a Namibian doctoral […]

By now you should have received an automated email regarding the SANORD Elections and to cast the votes for your institutions.

The 3MT Final at the University of Turku was held on 5 March 2020.

On 24 August 2021 at 12:00-14:00 CAT/SAST, 13:00-15:00 EEST

On 1 July 2021, the South African Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) came into effect.

Tampere University in Finland invites Southern African higher education institutions’ staff and students to participate in a webinar on collaboration in health and well-being on 17 June at 12:00-14:00 CAT/SAST 13:00-15:00 EEST. 

The University of Eastern Finland invites applications for seven Early Stage Researcher (Doctoral Student) positions in the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Cofund DP project Neuro-Innovation: Research and innovation for brain health throughout life.

SANORD is proud to announce the 2021 Call for Applications for the BOC Scholarship Programme is now open to all our members.

SANORD is proud to announce the 2021 Call for Proposals for Seed Funding is now open to all our members.

Call open for SANORD universities to submit letter of interest.

The conference registration is open and will close tomorrow, 3 September 2021. Registration is free hence we encourage and invite all interested stakeholders to register by tomorrow.
We look forward to a few days of fruitful engagements and interesting discussions.

The annual Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) for PhD students and junior researchers takes place 7-17 June 2021 as a full digital event and free of charge for participants.

Opens for applications 8 February – The call for SI scholarships for master’s studies in Sweden, starting in the autumn of 2021 has been now published.

Grow smarter in a week!

Inauguration of UWC Press and Book launch Date: 5 November 2020 Time: 18h00 (SA time) The event will be followed by the launch of the […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected programmes and affected international face-toface collaboration across our organisation.

Connecting Africa – Perspectives for Energy, Transport, Digitalisation and Research and Innovation

The Future Tech Lab, a plug-in campus set up within the main campus of the University of Namibia (UNAM) in Windhoek by Finnish higher education institution the University of Turku (UTU) is not only helping to produce local software engineers but is at the forefront of student-led cross-cultural innovation through its remote linking of student collaborators in Namibia and Finland.

Psychologists, Prof Norman Duncan, Prof Shose Kessi & Prof Kopano Ratele and moderated by Prof Garth Stevens.

An e-book to help parents and kids deal with the scary and inevitable return to school, and anxiety in general.

How prepared are university administrators to keep pace with the new (intangible) normal?

A letter by Umesh Bawa – Director: International Relations , University of the Western Cape

A Zoom Classroom which would enhance digital engagement in real-time was formally launched.

SANORD supports all our nations targeted interventions to protect the health, livelihood and safety of the citizenry.

The results of the Brian O’Connell Scholarship programme have been announced. The five scholarship recipients will travel to their academic destinations in 2020!

The results of the 2019 Theme Group Projects funding programme have been announced. Six research projects were awarded.

The 13th SANORD Annual Scientific Conference will take place in Bergen, Norway, in September 2020. The hosts, University of Bergen and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences are already preparing!

SANORD invites students from their network of Nordic institutions to work at the SANORD Central Office based at the University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa

September 2019 – call opens for SANORD universities to submit letter of interest.

SANORD is proud to announce a new Call for Applications is now open.

Vice chancellors from Nordic and Southern African institutions with SANORD leadership participating at the conference

SANORD Board is pleased to inform you that the Call for Proposals to host the 2021 and 2022 Annual Conferences are now open.

SANORD is proud to announce that the following projects were awarded research funding to the value of R60 000.

The 12th SANORD Annual Scientific Conference was hosted by the University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana. The theme; “Role of Higher Education in Forging Sustainable Livelihoods” was selected because of its alignment to the Strategic Development Goals (SDGs).

Vice chancellors from Nordic and Southern African institutions with SANORD leadership participating at the conference

On Monday, 13 August, academics from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania visited the University of Turku.

Vice chancellors from Nordic and Southern African institutions with SANORD leadership participating at the conference

funded doctoral candidate positions and/or the right to study for a doctoral degree

Some pics from the SANORD 2018 conference

We are happy to announce that registration is now open for SANORD 2018 conference. University of Jyväskylä, Finland will be hosting this year´s conference on 15 – 17 August, 2018.

We are happy to announce that registration is now open for SANORD 2018 conference. University of Jyväskylä, Finland will be hosting this year´s conference on 15 – 17 August, 2018.

The SANORD Board is pleased to announce the awarded Theme Group Projects for seed funding for 2017.

Considering the environment UU decided that there was no printed abstract book, only a short printed programme.

This funding instrument is open to scientists from all scientific fields and enables researchers from any country to carry out an ambitious research project in a reputable institution in France.

The SANORD Board is pleased to announce the awarded Theme Group Projects for seed funding for 2016.

SANORD is a deliberately low-budget organisation, designed to make the best use of synergies with activities at all member institutions.