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The National Research Foundation

Global Research. Global Reach.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) leads the way in building local and international links for researchers and research institutions.

Working closely with the Department of Science and Technology, the NRF's International Relations and Cooperation (IRC) directorate plays a critical role in proactively facilitating and enhancing international scientific collaboration among individual scientists, higher education institutions, research bodies and scientific and professional associations in South Africa and abroad.

IRC maintains a broad focus in the following areas:

• Overseas Cooperation (OC)
Promoting South Africa's science links on a global front through intergovernmental and interagency agreements; facilitation of joint research; and ensuring capacity building in key areas.
• Africa Cooperation (AC)
Promoting continental and regional scientific collaboration to address socioeconomic and sustainable growth issues in Africa.
• Multilateral and Strategic Initiatives (MSI)
o Secretariat for the International Council for Science (ICSU)
Promoting South African involvement in ICSU organisations to address common concerns such as capacity development, data, science and technology in developing countries, ethics and freedom in the conduct of science.
o Knowledge Interchange and Collaboration (KIC)
Providing mobility funds for local researchers interact with the global scientific community as well as bring the international research community to South Africa.

Contact

Dr Aldo Stroebel
Executive Director International Relations and Cooperation

Michael Nxumalo
Director: International Relations and Cooperation
Africa Cooperation
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Dr Sepo Hachigonta
Director: Multilateral and Strategic Initiatives
Multilateral and Strategic Initiatives
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Prudence Makhura
Director: International Relations and Cooperation
Overseas Cooperation
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