Wits International Students Office

SRC REP ELECTION | ISSC

Elections: International Students Sub Council
Call for Nomination:
Thursday, 16/09/2021 - Nominations open! Click here to submit nomination form!

Call for Nomination:
Thursday, 23/09/2021 - Last chance for Nominations! Click here to submit nomination form!

Voter’s Day:
Thursday, 07/10/2021, 09:00 – 20:00. Make your mark & vote for your favourite Candidate! Click here to vote.

Wits Study Abroad Outbound Information Session

Click on the below link to register:
https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/jJAbS4JVd0O6B6NtZeNJNA,DCxz4sOXNEq_451wYU2JeQ,RWjY3lvXcEuICgxI4qtAFg,dIjmMFsSFkCqzH_zheNbUA,xnrYSivKPkO9_IXqgA1EvQ,TRCWNtzF2E6t0PubAgpQyw?mode=read&tenantId=4b1b908c-5582-4377-ba07-a36d65e34934

Invitation to the Embassy of Finland’s ‘Future is made with Finland’ webinar series

Kindly please receive the attached invitation to the Embassy of Finland’s ‘Future is made with Finland’ three-part webinar series commencing on 18 August 10h30 – 12h00 CAT.

The Finnish Embassies of the Southern African region (Dar es Salaam, Lusaka, Maputo, Pretoria and Windhoek) are proud to present the webinar series . It is the first of its kind discussing pathways to Finland and providing information specific to the Southern African audience in an informative and interactive way. will highlight and discuss opportunities Finland offers in high quality higher education, research and innovation as well as study and employment opportunities. It increases awareness of Finland’s talent hubs, universities and start-ups and mobilises interest to study and work in Finland.

Episode breakdown
● 18 August, Ep1 10h30 – 12h00: This episode will discuss why Finland is an attractive country to study and work in research. It covers coding, artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Turku plug-in university in Namibia among others.
● 25 August, Ep2 10h30 – 12h00: This episode will explore how Finland is a world leader in research and innovation. It covers themes such as photonics and agriculture as well as research collaboration between the University of Johannesburg and the University of Helsinki.
● 1 September, Ep3 10h30 – 12h00: This episode will delve into the practical pathways to Finland, featuring testimonials by students and workers from the Southern African region sharing their experiences living in Finland.
● All episodes will include a live panel of people, who have succeeded to benefit from opportunities offered by Finland.

Link to the trailer: https://youtu.be/xc3h84VdLLg
Landing page: https://futurewithfinland.com/

Greetings from the University of Tuebingen!

After two, very successful Virtual Intercultural Pre-Packages (Tü-VIPP) during the last year, we are happy to announce that we will be offering this virtual course package once again in Fall/Winter 2021.
The virtual course package consists of language and intercultural courses and is offered to those international students who cannot attend Tuebingen University physically. The package is free of charge.

We, the International Office, are therefore delighted to announce that our third "Tü-VIPP" program is now open for applications:

Tübingen - Virtual Intercultural Pre-Package (Tü-VIPP)

Dates: October 11 - December 17, 2021

Application deadline: August 28, 2021

ECTS credits: up to 4 per course

Program fee: Free of charge

Students can choose one or two courses (including a German/English Language course plus the Buddy Program).

The courses are taught in English. In addition, German language courses on three different proficiency levels can also be chosen. Students will be thoroughly prepared for their “real” stay at the University of Tuebingen in the future in a variety of very interesting, intercultural, and interactive courses. However, the program is also open to students who cannot attend Tuebingen University in person in the future.

For more information, please visit the following site:
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/180552

We would be very grateful if you could share this information with your students!

If you have any uncertainties or questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Tü-VIPP colleagues at
[email protected]

With best regards from Tuebingen,

Tü-VIPP International Students and all students inspired by intercultural exchange are our true VIPs! Come and sign up for TÜ-VIPP and join us online from October to December, 2021!

The Smart Tech Desk Internship

For more information or to apply follow- https://bit.ly/3dQd9Zs

Starting date of the internships is 15 September. Applications close15 August.

The Smart Tech Desk Internship

More information or to apply follow- https://bit.ly/3dQd9Zs

Call For Proposals for the upcoming IEASA Conference

Chinese-African Friendship Semester Scholarships

STUDY IN FRANCE!

Greetings from the University of Tuebingen!

After a very successful first version of our Virtual Intercultural Pre-Package (Tü-VIPP), we are happy to announce that we will be offering this virtual course package once again in Spring/Summer 2021.
The virtual course package consists of language and intercultural courses and is offered to those international students who cannot attend Tuebingen University physically. The package is free of charge.

We, the International Office, are therefore delighted to announce that our second "Tü-VIPP" program is now open for applications:

Tübingen – Virtual Intercultural Pre-Package (Tü-VIPP)

Dates: April 24 - July 2, 2021

Application deadline: March 8, 2021

ECTS credits: up to 4 per course

Program fee: Free of charge

Students can choose one or several courses.

The courses are taught in English. In addition, German language courses on three different proficiency levels can also be chosen. Students will be thoroughly prepared for their “real” stay at the University of Tuebingen in the future in a variety of very interesting, intercultural and interactive courses. However, the program is also open to students who cannot attend Tuebingen University in person in the future.

For more information, please visit the following site:
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/180552

We would be very grateful if you could share this information amongst your students!

If you have any uncertainties or questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Tü-VIPP colleagues at
[email protected]