University of the Free State

University of the Free State is a university in Bloemfontein, South Africa that has taken part in 17 EU-funded projects since 2011, receiving €4.0M in EU funding and leading 1 as coordinator.

EU funding received€4.0M
EU projects17
As coordinator1
Running now13
First EU project2011
Latest project2026
CountrySouth Africa
EU registration (PIC)989106091
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Where the EU money came from

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

  • Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI)€2.6M · 4 projects
  • Horizon Europe€999k · 5 projects
  • Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+)€253k · 6 projects
  • FP7 (2007 to 2013)€178k · 1 project
  • Horizon 2020€0 · 1 project

Projects

17 EU-funded projects, newest first. University of the Free State led 1 of them as coordinator. Each links to the official record.

  • AKIS4FNSSAPartner

    Strengthening AU–EU R&I Partnerships: Mission-Oriented AKIS for FNSSA

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €106ktheir share
  • RAMDDAPartner

    Research and Academic Mobility for Drug Discovery in Africa (RAMDDA)

    Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI) · 2026–2029 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €235ktheir share
  • TransMedAfricaPartner

    INTERCONTINENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP HIGH IMPACT SUSTAINABLE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES ON QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY OF BLOOD COMPONENTS

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

    €79ktheir share
  • IMSISSAssociated partner

    International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2025–2031 · Project on the EU portal ↗

  • TERRAAssociated partner

    European Masters in Earthen Architecture and Construction

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2025–2031 · Project on the EU portal ↗

  • STREAMINGPartner

    Sustainable Trade Regimes with Europe and Africa through Mapping Innovation, New-technology and Growth-mindset

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €208ktheir share
  • AGRI- MOCKSPartner

    Mastering Opportunities-scouting, Career-guidance and Key-job Skills in Agriculture

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

    €50ktheir share
  • COPAFEUPartner

    Co-Producing Knowledge On Sustainable Growth through Service Learning Pedagogy between African and European HEIs

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2024–2027 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €55ktheir share
  • SELFAQUASENSAssociated partner

    Advanced manufacturing of self-sensing bio-based membranes for environmental detoxification and revalorization

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • CREATE-GreenAfricaPartner

    Climate Research and Education to Advancing Green Development in Africa

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

    €301ktheir share
  • CaReFoAfricaCoordinator

    Building Capacity for Climate-Resilient Food Systems in Africa

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

    €1.8Mtheir share
  • MAINSTREAMPartner

    Mobility 4 Agricultural International Networks Supporting Thematic Resilience and Enhancing Adaptation and Mitigation (MAIN)STREAM

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

    €242ktheir share
  • MASSTERPartner

    Managing (South) Africa and Senegal Sustainability Targets through Economic-diversification of Rural-areas

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

    €70ktheir share
  • SEMACRETPartner

    Sustainable exploration for orthomagmatic (critical) raw materials in the EU: Charting the road to the green energy transition

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €289ktheir share
  • EISPartner

    Exploration Information System

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €396ktheir share
  • NGTaxPartner

    Next Generation Taxonomy: Ciliophora and their bacterial symbionts as a proof of concept

    Horizon 2020 · 2020–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • MUTHIPartner

    Multi-disciplinary University Traditional Health Initiative (MUTHI):Building Sustainable Research Capacity on Plants for Better Public Health in Africa

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2011–2014 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €178ktheir 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.

  • agroecology
  • climate change adaptation
  • commerce
  • data science
  • entrepreneurship
  • governance
  • innovation management
  • integrative and complementary medicine
  • machine learning
  • mining and mineral processing
  • pharmaceutical drugs
  • public health
  • separation technologies
  • sustainability sciences

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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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