Fwd: Funding for networking activities with Switzerland

[Jaysen Knezovich]

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From: mokete mokone <moketew...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Subject: Funding for networking activities with Switzerland
To: Marco Vieira <justbl...@yahoo.com>, Ahmed Shaikjee <asha...@yahoo.com>, Nadine Torrao <Nadine...@gmail.com>, Joachim Wafula <nata...@yahoo.com>, Adhil Bhagwandin <adh...@yahoo.com>, Grant Hayward <haywa...@yahoo.com>, Rivi Narain <rbna...@hotmail.com>, Jaysen Knezovich <jaysen.k...@gmail.com>, felix Tam <tsz...@students.ac.za>, Felix Tam <Tsz...@students.wits.ac.za>, Helen Wright <helen....@students.wits.ac.za>, Sherianne Kramer <shebear...@gmail.com>

FYI

 

From: Samia Chasi
Sent: 28 September 2009 12:52 PM
To: Sharon Fonn; Rob Veale; Eric Worby; Ruksana Osman; Norman Duncan; #Centre-Gradcentre
Cc: Iain Burns
Subject: FW: Funding for networking activities with Switzerland

 

Dear colleagues

 

We would like to inform (and, in some cases, remind) you of existing scholarship opportunities for research cooperation with institutions in Switzerland, particularly in the fields of

(1)    Public Health & Biomedicine,

(2)    Bio- & Nanotechnologies, and

(3)    Human & Social Sciences.  

 

Out of the 16 projects currently funded, four involve Wits (three in Public Health & Biomedicine, one in Social Sciences). They are listed on http://internationalaffairs.unibas.ch/priority-countries/south-africa/joint-research-projects/.

 

For more details, please see the email and links below. Please disseminate the information within your schools. Thank you.

 

Sincerely

Samia

 

Mrs Samia CHASI (MA, MPhil)

Manager International Partnerships

Wits International Office (WIO)

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Tel +27 11 717 1052

Fax +27 11 717 1059

Email samia...@wits.ac.za

www.wits.ac.za

 

Application Deadline for Studies in 2010: 30 SEPTEMBER 2009

International Academic Applications + International Accommodation Applications

(Excluding Health Sciences and Speech & Hearing programmes)

 

From: Kugemann, Monika [mailto:monika....@unibas.ch]
Sent: 24 September 2009 11:54 AM
To: Samia Chasi
Cc: Thaler Erich
Subject: Funding for networking activities with Switzerland

 

Dear Samia Chasi,

 

As convened with Mr. Thaler during last week’s meeting at EAIE, I would like to briefly introduce you to the Swiss South African Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP).

 

The Swiss South African Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP) is a bilateral research cooperation programme, established in 2007 by the Swiss and South African governments. Jointly funded by both governments, the programme aims at promoting scientific and technological cooperation between Switzerland and South Africa.

 

In South Africa, SSAJRP is governed by the Department of Science and Technology (www.dst.gov.za) and coordinated by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (www.csir.co.za). On the Swiss side, SSAJRP is administrated by the State Secretariat for Education and Research (www.sbf.admin.ch). The University of Basel (www.unibas.ch), as the Swiss Leading House for South Africa, and the Swiss Tropical Institute (www.sti.ch), as the Associated Leading House, jointly assume coordination and management responsibilities for Switzerland.

 

Under the programme 16 Joint Research Projects have been granted for the funding period 2008-2011 in the priority research areas Public Health & Biomedicine, Bio- & Nanotechnologies, and Human & Social Sciences. Currently the programme is providing funds for Student and Faculty Exchanges as networking instruments between Switzerland and South Africa (2009/2010).

 

In addition to supporting exchanges between faculty and students of Swiss and South African institutes of higher education, the grants on offer can be used for the participation in joint scientific conferences, seminars, workshops, as well as joint summer or winter schools.

 

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Further information on the grant and application forms can be found on the website of the University of Basel International Affairs:

http://internationalaffairs.unibas.ch/priority-countries/south-africa/exchanges/.

 

For questions or comments please contact Monika Kugemann, the International Affairs Assistant (monika....@unibas.ch).

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Monika Kugemann

Assistant, International Affairs

 

UNIVERSITÄT BASEL

Petersgraben 35

Postfach

CH-4003 Basel

Schweiz

 

Tel. +41 (0) 61 267 2910

Fax +41 (0) 61 267 3003

Home: http://internationalaffairs.unibas.ch

 

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Mi & Do: 9:00-13:00 Uhr

 

 

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Regards,
Jaysen Knezovich.


PhD Student
Division of Human Genetics
National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
South Africa

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