SASUF+ (2025–2028)

“I am extremely happy that STINT continues to support the SASUF collaboration, the SASUF+ phase. With this new phase, it gives us the chance to go deeper and wider by expanding the partnerships, to include even more universities and stakeholders, while we are taking concrete steps towards decentralising the project governance to increase co-ownership, sharing leadership more broadly, and reaching further into society. With a glocal mindset, SASUF+ becomes not just a partnership, but a shared space for learning, action and long-term impact.”

— Vice-Chancellor Anders Hagfeldt, Uppsala University

Vice-Chancellor Anders Hagfeldt, Uppsala University.

Key Themes and Work Packages

SASUF+ advances interdisciplinary research in four key thematic areas:

• Sustainable Health

• Green Transition

• Migration and Urbanisation

• Democracy, Social JusticeandIndigenous Knowledge Systems.

The themes play a key role in the six Work Packages (WP) and further guide researchers and students throughout the SASUF+ phase. The four thematic areas are intentionally broad, allowing all disciplines to determine how they align and identify where their work fits within the themes.

The six Work Packages of SASUF+ include:

WP 1: Academia, Industry, Society – Dialogues for Impact 

WP 2: SASUF+ Beyond Borders 

WP 3: Students as Gamechangers 

WP 4: Science and Education Policy – From Policy to Action 

WP 5: Communication and Dissemination 

WP 6:  Coordination and Management

Learn more about the Work Packages below!

Funding

SASUF+ is funded from both sides by partner universities, STINT and NRF. SASUF has been awarded a 10 million SEK grant from the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, STINT, and a 3,5 million SEK grant from National Research Foundation of the Republic of South Africa, NRF. These fundings mark the start of the new funding period SASUF+, running from August 2025 to August 2028. The purpose of STINT’s Strategic Grants is to support pioneering efforts that enhance integrated internationalisation. NRF’s primary mandate is to contribute to national development by supporting research, human capacity development, and the maintenance of research infrastructure. The funding decisions were announced on the 23rd of June 2025.

Participants at the Research and Innovation Week 2024, hosted by Malmö University, Lund University and The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

“This pan-African vision not only broadens impact but also reinforces Sweden’s role in global academic diplomacy. The commitment to “glocal” thinking—bridging global challenges with local solutions—is particularly noteworthy and substantiates the project’s relevance and timeliness.”