SAVUSA SKILL PROGRAMME FOR SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS STUDENTS

BROADEN YOUR SCOPE . BROADEN YOUR SKILL - JOIN THE SKILL PROGRAMME IN THE NETHERLANDS!

The SKILL programme (Stimulating Knowledge Innovation through Life-long Learning) offers funding for South African master’s students to follow master’s courses of up to three months at a Dutch university, in the fields of:

• WATER AND WATER MANAGEMENT                           
• AGRICULTURE
• TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
• TOURISM
• FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

SKILL (Stimulating Knowledge Innovation through Life-long  Learning) is an ambitious four-year programme initiated by SAVUSA in which VU University Amsterdam, Wageningen University and Research Centre and the Technical University of Delft will cooperate, to be complemented with other Ducth Universities from year two onward. The project has been funded by the Dutch Embassy in South Africa.

The aim of the programme is to stimulate higher education and skills development in South Africa. This will be done focusing on South African Master's students  as well as prospective PhD candidates and a number of university staff members.