AfriC conducts research on practices, approaches and theories of Higher Education Internationalisation, developing new and more equitable practices for the developing and emerging world.
The Centre engages with universities, research institutions, academics, researchers and experts from South Africa, Africa and other countries.
Conducting research on practices, approaches and theories of Higher Education Internationalisation with a focus on Africa and the developing world.
Strategic planning and capacity building linked to higher education internationalisation for institutions across the continent.
Developing and presenting masterclasses and short learning programs on all aspects of higher education internationalisation.
Providing services to higher education institutions globally to recruit students for advanced studies as part of international mobility.
During a recently held collaborative 'travelling seminar' involving two South African universities, a novel concept that extends internationalisation beyond the campus boundaries to include rural communities was pilot tested.
The African Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation (AfriC) is established to become an independent voice providing theories and philosophies about Higher Education Internationalisation relevant to African Higher Education needs.
Internationalisation of higher education can no longer be seen to be practised only within and by higher education institutions. It needs to leave 'the university' and live in the broader society.
The internationalization journey of the Nelson Mandela University became a reality in July 2000 with the appointment of its first Director. As a very new activity for South African Universities, after the first democratic elections of 1994, it started as a journey through the unknown and now 18 years later reached a level of maturity where the specific model of internationalization became one of the leading models in South Africa.
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