Statistics University of the Free State 2019 2017ANNUAL REPORT 2019 INTERNATIONALISATION Internationalisation Annual Report Annual Internationalisation TABLE OF CONTENTS Data on Internationisation University of the Free State Free the of University 2 University of the Free State Editorial 4 Section 1: Institutional Narration Bloemfontein Campus 7 South Campus 18 Qwaqwa Campus 20 Section 2: Office for International Affairs Report 23 Section 3: Faculties reports Faculty of Law 52 Faculty of Education 54 Faculty of Theology and Religion 56 Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 59 Faculty of The Humanities 64 Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 93 Faculty of Health Science 112 Section 4: Data on Internationisation 123 Internationalisation Report 2019 3 Statistics Internationalisation Annual Report Annual Internationalisation EDITORIAL University of the Free State Free the of University 4 University of the Free State Editorial The UFS internationalisation process has The University of the Free State (UFS) A highlight of the year under review advanced significantly in 2019! is a highly internationalised university was the launch of the UMOJA buddy with a proud history of international programme, which aims to connect all Guided by the Council-approved engagements. In the period 2016-2019, first-entering international students with UFS 2018-2022 internationalisation UFS researchers co-authored 2 486 local students. This flagship programme strategy, substantive progress has publications with 1 718 collaborating assists in the UFS realising its vision been made towards realising the vision institutions. The university has more than that every student should have an of comprehensive internationalisation 55 active institutional collaborations international experience during their through seven goals: with universities and institutions studies at the UFS. ■ Research internationalisation around the world. Under their umbrella, The successful launch of the EU-funded research collaboration, staff and student ■ Internationalisation of teaching and iKudu project, conceptualised to develop mobility, as well as other projects are learning a contextualised South African concept implemented. In the year under review, of Internationalisation of the Curriculum ■ Partnerships and collaborations 1 529 international students studied at (IoC) – which integrates Cooperative the UFS, constituting approximately 4% ■ A diverse international student body Online International Learning (COIL) of the student population. Approximately virtual exchanges – was another ■ Internationalisation at home half of the international students were milestone in advancing virtual exchanges enrolled for postgraduate studies, ■ Institutional reporting and developing and IoC at the UFS. the Office for International Affairs including 308 doctoral students. ■ Achieving financial sustainability of internationalisation Mr Cornelius Hagenmeier Director: Office for International Affairs Internationalisation Report 2019 5 Internationalisation Annual Report Annual Internationalisation SECTION 1 INSTITUTIONAL NARRATION This section of the report highlights selected international engagements and innovative international research activities at the UFS. The information was obtained from the UFS website and other institutional publications. Each of these engagements reflects the importance of internationalisation to enhancing the quality and societal relevance of research and education. University of the Free State Free the of University 6 University of the Free State 17 January 2019 Rhodes Scholarship recipient Nkahiseng flies UFS flag high Aspiring lawyer and political prodigy, Nkahiseng Ralepeli, will soon join a cohort of Rhodes Scholarship recipients at the University of Oxford in the UK later UFS Bloemfontein Campus this year (2019). He completed his LLB at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein Campus 2018. This Rhodes Scholarship recipient 14 January 2019 has represented the UFS at various debating tournaments in the past, such as the Pan-African Universities Debating Genocide and human Championships and the World rights: The Western Universities Debating Championships. world’s hypocrisy Dr David Patrick, a young Scottish Social Sciences scholar, embarked on a journey to discover the portrayal of genocide by Western media houses. As part of his research, he has been coming to South Africa since 2014 as part of the UFS International Studies Group under the leadership of Professor Ian Phimister. His research has resulted in publishing some of his findings in a monograph: Reporting Genocide: Media, Dr David Patrick Mass Violence and Human Rights. Nkahiseng Ralepeli 26 January 2019 Article Title: UFS reaching out to students affected by Zimbabwean crisis As part of a coordinated support The Office for International Affairs invited advised they further extended support to effort driven by the UFS, the executive Zimbabwean students to communicate students by appealing to the Department management of the University of the Free their individual challenges regarding of Home Affairs for concessions regarding State (UFS) has noted with concern the finance, travel, and special examinations. the delays with the Zimbabwean disconcerting effects of the 2019 political The Director of the Office of International student visas. and economic crisis and instability in Affairs, Mr Cornelius Hagenmeier, Zimbabwe, specifically its effect on its students from Zimbabwe. Internationalisation Report 2019 7 1 February 2019 UFS and US-based Centres for Disease Control and Prevention secure collaboration ties In pursuit of efforts to advance research on viruses and disease control, the United States-based Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made a commitment to enhance the University of the Free State (UFS) Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Unit’s data collection systems and to further empower its Bloemfontein Campus staff and students. During a visit to the university in early December last year by the CDC delegation – Dr Michael Bowen and Dr Mathew Esona – a meeting was held with the lead Researcher in the UFS-NGS unit, Dr Martin Nyaga; the Senior Director of the UFS Directorate: Research Development, Dr Glen Taylor; the Director of the UFS Office for International Affairs, Cornelius Hagenmeier; and Dr Saheed Sabiu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. During this meeting, areas of mutual collaboration and engagement From the left, seated: Dr Mathew Esona, CDC delegate; Dr Michael Bowen, CDC delegate; between the two institutions were Dr Martin Nyaga, lead Researcher in the UFS-NGS Unit; standing: Mojalefa Buti, Office of the identified, including technology transfer, Vice-Dean, UFS Faculty of Health Sciences; Dr Glen Taylor, Senior Director, Directorate: Research funding, and wet and dry laboratory Development; Cornelius Hagenmeier, Director, Office for International Affairs; and Dr Saheed quality control and capacity development. Sabiu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Date: 13 February 2019 Three from UFS win gold at International Natural Sciences Tournament From 1 to 5 February 2019, the final stage Molecular Biology Unit, Department of the International Natural Sciences of Haematology and Cell Biology). The Tournament (INST) was held at the Tallinn tournament was originally launched in University of Technology (TalTech) in Russia and was aimed at teaching young Tallinn, Estonia. The University of the Free engineers and scientists to use their State was represented by a group of three knowledge to solve real-world problems. students: Shaun Redgard (Department of The UFS representatives emerged as Chemistry), Edward Lee (Department of winners of the 2019 International Natural Physics), and Chantelle Booysen (Human Sciences Tournament (INST). From the left: Shaun Redgard (captain), Chantelle Booysen, Dr Hendrik van Heerden (coach), and Edward Lee emerged as winners of the 2019 International Natural Sciences Tournament (INST). 8 University of the Free State 21 February 2019 1 March 2020 #WorldMotherTongueDay Going global with the Umoja Buddy Programme celebrated at the UFS As part of the university’s endeavours international students into the university In an effort to raise the importance to advance internationalisation at community. Speaking at the launch of of multilingualism across the world, home – entrenched in the 2018-2022 the programme on the Bloemfontein UNESCO declared 21 February as World UFS Internationalisation Strategy – Campus, Prof Francis Petersen, Rector Mother Tongue Day. The University of the the Office for International Affairs, in and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Free State also celebrated this day with collaboration with Student Affairs, has the Free State, highlighted the fact that activities where the language academics designed a buddy programme, the Umoja the programme connects international of the UFS wrote short paragraphs in their Buddy Programme. The programme and local students through meaningful mother tongues. is aimed at ensuring that all incoming lifelong friendships and fostering their exchange students feel welcome and at academic, social, and cultural integration home. It ensures an easy transition for at the UFS. 8 March 2019 Commemorating more than a century in the pursuit of gender equality Bloemfontein Campus and #InternationalWomensDay March 8 is marked as the day we commemorate International Women’s Day, which