Call to serve as Supervisor for the

3^rd Southern African

Young Scientists Summer Programme

(SA-YSSP)

3 November 2014 – 31 January 2015

Internal Closing Date: 22 April 2014

Background

The National Research Foundation (NRF) as IIASA’s National Member Organisation (NMO), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), is pleased to announce the third joint Call for Supervisors in continuing the Southern African Young Scientists Summer Programme (SA-YSSP). The Programme was launched by the Minister of Science and Technology in November 2011. The SA-YSSP is an annual three-month education, academic training, and research capacity-building programme jointly organised by the NRF, DST, and IIASA. The University of the Free State successfully hosted the first two rounds of the SA-YSSP during 2012-13 and 2013-14, and will again host the third SA-YSSP during 2014-15.

For further information, please contact:

Mr Teuns Phahlamohlaka                                                                                      

Professional Officer: Overseas Cooperation                                                           

National Research Foundation                                                               

Tel: +27 (0)12 481 4385                                                        

E-mail: teuns.phahlam@nrf.ac.za                                                          

For further queries contact: Pat on Ext 3273 (ngwenyap@ukzn.ac.za) or Sam on Ext 8431 (gombela@ukzn.ac.za)

Issued by the University Research Office