Focus Area

Staff and student exchange, curriculum exchange and development, joint supervision of postgraduate students. Learning and Teaching, Research and community engagement.

Activities

Through this partnership, WALTER SISULU supported UDS in implementing problem-based learning within its medical programme. As part of this collaboration, several UDS staff members have enrolled in master’s and doctoral programmes at WALTER SISULU.

Focus Area

Staff and student exchange, curriculum exchange and development, joint supervision of postgraduate students; Learning and Teaching, Research and Community Engagement.

Activities

Through this partnership, Mendel University has invited Walter Sisulu lecturers from the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department to serve as guest lecturers in its master’s programme.

Focus Area

Learning and Teaching, Research Collaboration, Community Engagement, including staff and student exchange programmes.

Activities

Through this partnership, Walter Sisulu participates in the Sargassum Research Project.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration, Staff and Student Exchange.

Activities

Through this partnership, Walter Sisulu collaborates with the Korea Institute of Toxicology on Natural Products research.

Focus Area

Funding: Bursaries and scholarships for Lesotho students.

Activities

This partnership regulates the relationship between Walter Sisulu and the Lesotho Government and ensures that fees for Lesotho-funded students are settled on time.

Focus Area

Learning and Teaching, Research Collaboration, Community Engagement, including staff and student exchange programmes.

Activities

Walter Sisulu, the University of Venda and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology jointly hosted an international research conference in Kenya. Walter Sisulu engineering staff also visited the university to explore potential areas of collaboration.

Focus Area

Joint supervision of postgraduate students; student and staff exchange programmes.

Activities

Walter Sisulu serves as the lead university in a doctoral training project in collaboration with Coventry University’s Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing and Research Centre for Global Learning, as well as Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Engineering.

Focus Area

Learning and Teaching, Research Collaboration, Community Engagement, including staff and student exchange programmes.

Activities

The MoU was established to facilitate several engineering initiatives; however, implementation was suspended due to governance challenges experienced by the funder.

Focus Area

Learning and Teaching, Research Collaboration, Community Engagement, including staff and student exchange programmes.

Activities

Walter Sisulu and Lagos State University academics have collaborated on the co-supervision of postgraduate students and the co-publication of research.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration; Staff and Student Exchange Programmes.

Activities

Walter Sisulu and KPH Graz secured EU funding for a student exchange programme. Walter Sisulu hosted two KPH Graz students for six months in 2022, while KPH Graz hosted two Walter Sisulu Bachelor of Education students for six months in 2023.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration; Staff and Student Exchange Programmes.

Activities

Walter Sisulu and the Medical University of Graz are implementing an EU-funded staff and student exchange programme.

Focus Area

Training and Development, Community Engagement, Staff Exchange.

Activities

Two Walter Sisulu staff members received scholarships to attend leadership training programmes in Ghana and Kenya.

Focus Area

Joint Development and Delivery of Research Projects.

Activities

Walter Sisulu participated in a British Council-funded doctoral training programme coordinated by the University of Stirling and the University of Cape Town.

Focus Area

Research Development; Staff and Student Exchange Programmes.

Activities

Walter Sisulu implemented an EU-funded research project and hosted visiting researchers and academics from Norway.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration, Knowledge Sharing and Human Capital Development.

Activities

Walter Sisulu sent a PhD student to the Academic Medical Centre in the Netherlands for training on a specialised research instrument.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration, Knowledge Sharing and Human Capital Development.

Activities

The partnership has supported research collaboration, co-supervision of postgraduate students and joint publications. Walter Sisulu also hosted two academics from the University of Ibadan, providing access to specialised chemistry instruments for collaborative research.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration, Knowledge Sharing and Human Capital Development.

Activities

The partnership supports research collaboration and co-supervision of postgraduate students. Walter Sisulu also annually hosts doctoral students from Makerere University to conduct laboratory-based research.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration, Knowledge Sharing and Human Capital Development.

Activities

The partnership supports research collaboration and co-supervision of postgraduate students. It has also enabled students from the partner university to enrol in Walter Sisulu’s doctoral programme in the Natural Sciences.

Focus Area

Training of Academic Staff – ICT.

Activities

Through this partnership, Walter Sisulu receives an annual complimentary licence renewal to support ICT training for academic staff.

Focus Area

Learning and Teaching, Research Collaboration, Community Engagement, including staff and student exchange programmes.

Activities

The partnership aims to strengthen research collaboration in Indigenous Knowledge Systems, facilitate postgraduate student exchanges and host postdoctoral research fellows at Walter Sisulu in Chemistry and Health Sciences. Walter Sisulu’s Faculty of Health Sciences will also support UENR in establishing a medical school based on problem-based learning and community-based education models.

Focus Area

Training, Support, Registration and Research Collaboration.

Activities

Walter Sisulu and PAICTA jointly hosted an international ICT conference in November 2024 in East London, with representatives from 23 countries.

Focus Area

Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education.

Activities

STEMpower Inc. sponsored the establishment of a STEM laboratory at Walter Sisulu’s Buffalo City Campus. Officially launched in early 2023, the facility offers a range of STEM programmes for high school learners and local communities.

Focus Area

Funding of Staff and Student Exchange Programmes.

Activities

The Erasmus+ Programme is currently funding two staff and student exchange programmes implemented in partnership with two Austrian universities.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration and Community Engagement.

Activities

Two school outreach projects were implemented in 2024. In addition, a Walter Sisulu staff member pursuing a PhD visited a research centre in Italy.

Focus Area

Social Accountability.

Activities

Through this partnership, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences participates in Social Accountability programmes.

Focus Area

Technical Support on Programmatic Training Activities and Clinical Mentoring.

Activities

Through this partnership, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences benefits from technical support on programme training activities and clinical mentoring.

Focus Area

Teaching and Learning.

Activities

A Walter Sisulu delegation visited Boitekanelo College. The two institutions are currently developing an implementation plan for the MoU.

Focus Area

Health Professions Education.

Activities

Through this partnership, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences collaborates with NOSM on health professions education.

Focus Area

Health Professions Education and Research.

Activities

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences collaborates with the University of Newcastle on health professions education and research.

Focus Area

Health Professions Education and Research.

Activities

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences collaborates with FAIMER on health professions education and research.

Focus Area

Health Professions Education.

Activities

Through this partnership, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences collaborates with The Network on health professions education.

Focus Area

Collaborative Research Project; Doctoral Training Programme/Project.

Activities

The collaborative doctoral training programme brings together Walter Sisulu, the University of Fort Hare, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, the University of Cape Town and the University of Stirling. It aims to support 10 health sciences academics in completing their PhDs within five years, strengthening institutional capacity and developing the next generation of academics.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration, Staff and Student Exchange, Research and Teaching, Joint Master’s and Doctoral Programmes.

Activities

The partnership supports the co-supervision of doctoral students and collaborative research. The two institutions are also exploring the development of joint master’s and doctoral programmes.

Focus Area

Teaching and Learning; Research and Community Engagement.

Activities

The institutions have agreed to collaborate on research projects and joint academic activities, including courses, conferences, seminars, symposia and lectures. The partnership also facilitates the exchange of academic staff, students, publications and other resources of mutual interest.

Focus Area
Collaboration on the Roll-out of a Medical Programme in Lesotho.

Activities
In March 2026, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences hosted LeBoHA for a two-day benchmarking visit. The engagement culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on 9 March 2026. LeBoHA is preparing to establish Lesotho’s first medical school, scheduled to open in July 2027.

Focus Area

Research Collaboration, Academic Cooperation, Staff and Student Exchange Programmes.

Activities

In April 2025, Walter Sisulu signed a Memorandum of Understanding with OsloMet. Through the partnership, and in collaboration with Stellenbosch University, the three institutions secured funding for staff and student exchange programmes, research collaboration and academic cooperation. In 2025, the partnership launched the exchange programmes and introduced a new COIL programme in Nursing.