Nelson Mandela University

Nelson Mandela University is a university in Port Elizabeth, South Africa that has taken part in 10 EU-funded projects since 2015, receiving €1.7M in EU funding and leading 1 as coordinator.

EU funding received€1.7M
EU projects10
As coordinator1
Running now7
First EU project2015
Latest project2026
CountrySouth Africa
EU registration (PIC)972567785
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Where the EU money came from

Funding by EU programme. Amounts are Nelson Mandela University's own share of each project, not the project's full budget.

  • Horizon 2020€696k · 3 projects
  • Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+)€468k · 4 projects
  • Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI)€403k · 1 project
  • Horizon Europe€146k · 2 projects

Projects

10 EU-funded projects, newest first. Nelson Mandela University led 1 of them as coordinator. Each links to the official record.

  • FUTURE21Coordinator

    Multidisciplinary socio-ecological education in South Africa for sustainability

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2026–2028 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €165ktheir share
  • MAGNETISEPartner

    Mainstreaming Gender Equality in SSA Academia

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2025–2028 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €91ktheir share
  • DECIRE-WATERPartner

    Decentralized Solutions for a Circular and Efficient Water Management – from Demonstration to the Market

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €146ktheir share
  • SAMOSPartner

    South African Master in Ocean Sciences

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2025–2028 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €108ktheir share
  • TiRAssociated partner

    Together in Research: collaboration and relationships between researchers and social movements. Learning from South African experience.

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • NeDMEVPartner

    Network for Zero-defect and Zero-waste Digital Manufacturing (DM) for Electric Vehicles’ Components (NeDMEV)

    Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI) · 2024–2027 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €403ktheir share
  • SME2KEPartner

    Smart Manufacturing Engineering Education for Knowledge Economy

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2023–2027 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €103ktheir share
  • SESAPartner

    Smart Energy Solutions for Africa

    Horizon 2020 · 2021–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €306ktheir share
  • iAtlanticPartner

    Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time

    Horizon 2020 · 2019–2024 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €102ktheir share
  • mHealth4AfrikaPartner

    Community-based ICT for Maternal Healthcare in Africa

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2019 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €288ktheir share

Works most with

Organisations that shared the most EU projects with this one. A good starting list for consortium partners.

Fields it works in

Research fields recorded on its Horizon projects.

  • anthropology
  • climate change adaptation
  • eHealth
  • entrepreneurship
  • genetics
  • governance
  • history
  • innovation management
  • library sciences
  • mortality
  • nongovernmental organizations
  • renewable energy
  • revolutions
  • robotics

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Source: CORDIS (Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, FP7) and the EU Funding & Tenders Portal (other EU programmes), matched by the EU registration number (PIC). Past participation does not mean the organisation is open to new partnerships.

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