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tree SANTRUST is a registered educational trust in the Republic of South Africa. It manages a host of programmes. Its flagship entity, the South Africa-Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD), has been active on the higher education landscape since 1997.

SANPAD arose from a bilateral agreement between the governments of The Netherlands and South Africa. It has been funded by the Dutch Ministry for Development Co-operation. The objective is for African universities to sustain key capacities and competencies, raise their international profile and tap the financial benefits that arise from high quality human capacity and research outputs.

About SANPAD: The South Africa Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD) has since 1997, been financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. SANPAD has facilitated and financed research projects, search capacity building and research support activities over the past ten years.

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Reading Revolution , Shakespeare on Robben Island by ASHWIN DESAI

Sociologist and activist Ashwin Desai has written many books on a range of topics, but classes his latest offering as one of the most humbling experiences. He spoke to Wendy Jasson da Costa

RABAT 5 – 9 DECEMBER , MOROCCO

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, CODESRIA, will hold its 13th General Assembly on 5-9 December 2011, in Rabat, Morocco. The triennial General Assembly is one of the most important scientific events of the African conti...

International Workshop on NANOTECHNOLOGY in the Edge of Convergence

Nanotechnology, which is the study of manipulating matter on atomic and molecular scales, involves developing materials or devices possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers. This field of science has gathered enormous significance i...

Centre for International Cooperation in Science (CICS)

Greetings from Centre for International Cooperation in Science – CICS (Formerly CCSTDS).CICS is promoted by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) New Delhi, in association with Scientific Agencies and Departments.CICS operates fellowship program...

SANPAD Comparative Studies Colloquium

Elangeni Hotel, Durban, South Africa 21-23 November 2011 The colloquium will draw together the lead researchers from the five large scale comparative studies that SANPAD will fund over 2011-2013. A series of thematic workshops on: Water and Climate Chan...

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SANTRUST Research Supervisor Programme

This programme offers a complementary learning space for both research supervisors and candidates. This programme was developed with the following objectives in mind: The supervisor’s role is intrinsically linked to the high level objectives of the p...

SANTRUST Research Supervisor Programme

Supervisor’s role is intrinsically linked to the high level objective and includes two 2.5 days workshops at the induction module and the assessment module stage. Builds a working relationship between student and supervisor allowing supervisor to u...

SANTURST Writing for Scientifi Publications Programme

This intervention is a 4-month programme time tabled with two 3-day residential workshops within this period. Consultations and the workshop itself are based on the preparatory materials and drafts submitted in advance. The programme includes 5 one-on-one...

SANTRUST Pre-doctoral Programme

Is a residential and open learning research methodology programme for pre-doctoral candidates comprising 6 week-long modules over a period of a year.Is aimed at candidates who have completed their Masters and are about to or have registered for their doct...

SANTRUST Post-doctoral Programme

The programme offers post-doctoral researchers a dedicated opportunity to refl ect, learn and plan for a future academic career. The workshops use a mixture of group and individual work and are led by teams of skilled facilitators and experienced academic...

SANTRUST Policy Brief Programme

POLICY WRITING WORKSHOPS