South Africa is a major scientific partner for France and greatly contributes to research and co-publications on the African Continent. The scientific cooperation between France and South Africa is vast and focuses on specific exchange programmes supporting mobility and training of researchers and enables numerous collaboration projects.

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2024 PROTEA Call for Joint Research Proposals

South Africa / France Science and Technology Research Collaboration The South Africa/France PROTEA Programme...

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SCAC/IFAS Call for applications

IFAS RESEARCH Call for Applications 2022 Master’s students – Doctoral students – Post-doctoral students...

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PROTEA Programme 2022: Extension of the deadline! Submissions are now extended to 14 May 2021!

PROTEA is a bilateral programme supporting mobility between scientists from France and South Africa...

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OceanHub Africa accelerator program call for applications

OceanHub Africa is launching its second call for applications to join this year’s cohort...

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Sounds of Southern Africa

IFAS – Research invites you on a musical journey through a history marked by adversity and resilience — from South African and Namibian melodies in the apartheid era to Congolese […]

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EDF Pulse Africa Tour Celebrates Sustainability Innovations in Southern Africa

In an event held on October 18, 2023, the EDF Pulse...

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Viva Afritech! Viva the South African start ups

It has been one month since the close of this year’s...

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The Hidden Years of South African Music

The Institut Français (Paris), the French Embassy in South Africa and...

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Sounds of southern Africa. Music, Empowerment, Freedom 

Our podcast series Sounds of southern Africa. Music, Empowerment, Freedom is finally complete,...

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The French delegation for the annual FR-SA Video Game Meetups has concluded three days in Cape Town during Africa Games Week. Supported by INSTITUT FRANÇAIS, the French Institute of South Africa and Business France, the delegation exchanged and connected with Africa's Gaming Industry in the name of synergy and global development. Up next, the delegation makes its way to Johannesburg for studio visits, more meetings and a pitching session for gaming developers at IFAS. ... See MoreSee Less
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OPPORTUNITY ALERT | Applications are now open for the Reimagining Heritage, Archives and Museums: Today/Tomorrow mentorship programme, for recent arts and culture graduates or individuals starting their careers in the cultural sector from South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi.With the aim to inspire and nurture a new generation of cultural professionals, the mentorship programme will run alongside the international convening happening between 13 and 15 February 2024 in Cape Town and professional meetings taking place between 19 and 21 February 2024 in Johannesburg. For more information or to submit your application visit iqoqo.org/todaytomorrow/call-for-mentees/ by 13 December 2023.Communicating The Arts IQOQO ... See MoreSee Less
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