University of the Western Cape

University of the Western Cape is a university in Cape Town, South Africa that has taken part in 32 EU-funded projects since 2008, receiving €3.8M in EU funding and leading 1 as coordinator.

EU funding received€3.8M
EU projects32
As coordinator1
Running now14
First EU project2008
Latest project2026
CountrySouth Africa
EU registration (PIC)999883373
On this page · 5 sections→

Where the EU money came from

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

  • FP7 (2007 to 2013)€1.2M · 8 projects
  • Horizon 2020€1.1M · 8 projects
  • Horizon Europe€981k · 11 projects
  • Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI)€315k · 1 project
  • Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+)€202k · 4 projects

Projects

32 EU-funded projects, newest first. University of the Western Cape led 1 of them as coordinator. Each links to the official record.

  • NANOBRIDGEAssociated partner

    Bridging Nanostructures and Biosensing for Precision Diagnostics

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • BICICLEPartner

    Fostering innovation and knowledge on circular economy and waste-to-energy among professionals, industries and municipalities of South-Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin American countries.

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2026–2029 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €88ktheir share
  • CliCBrainAssociated partner

    CliCBrain: Climate, Cities and Brain health; Addressing the impact of climate and exposome on brain health

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • NEXUSAssociated partner

    North-south EXchange for Underground Science

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • ILSPSDAssociated partner

    International Law of Security, Peace and Sustainable Development

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

  • PILOWAssociated partner

    Everyday Politics of Love and Intimacy: A critical exploration of older women's intimacy and sexuality in contemporary family relationships in South Africa

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • SOLISAssociated partner

    Solar Cells-Inspired Inorganic Semiconductor Synaptic Systems for Low Energy Edge Computing and Visual Learning

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • SAMOSPartner

    South African Master in Ocean Sciences

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

    €43ktheir share
  • AGRI-COOLPartner

    Advancing sustainable AGRIculture through off-grid energy and COOLing solutions in Africa

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €381ktheir share
  • MARSAssociated partner

    Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • TESIECSPartner

    Towards Enhancing Sustainable and Innovative Environmental Change Solutions

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

    €315ktheir share
  • EngageSDGsPartner

    Developing university capacity in SADC towards participatory approaches in pursuing the SDGs

    Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+) · 2023–2026 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €71ktheir share
  • RE-WIRINGPartner

    Realising Girls’ and Women's Inclusion, Representation and Empowerment

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €279ktheir share
  • Nano-ImmunoEraAssociated partner

    NANOTECHNOLOGY-ENABLED DETECTION OF CLINICALLY RELEVANT ANTIBODIES FOR EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND IMMUNOTHERAPY MONITORING

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • BlueRemediomicsPartner

    BlueRemediomics: Harnessing the marine microbiome for novel sustainable biogenics and ecosystem services

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €271ktheir share
  • NGS4PublicHealthCoordinator

    LEVERAGING AFRICAN GENOMIC SEQUENCING PLATFORMS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €50ktheir share
  • iAtlanticPartner

    Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time

    Horizon 2020 · 2019–2024 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €82ktheir share
  • LoGovPartner

    Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay

    Horizon 2020 · 2019–2024 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • HYDRIDE4MOBILITYPartner

    Hydrogen fuelled utility vehicles and their support systems utilising metal hydrides

    Horizon 2020 · 2017–2024 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • INFINITE-CELLPartner

    International cooperation for the development of cost-efficient kesterite/c-Si thin film next generation tandem solar cells

    Horizon 2020 · 2017–2023 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • FAB-MOVEPartner

    For a Better Tomorrow: Social Enterprises on the Move

    Horizon 2020 · 2016–2018 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • Ocean MedicinesPartner

    Ocean Medicines

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2019 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • B3AfricaPartner

    Bridging Biobanking and Biomedical Research across Europe and Africa

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2018 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €210ktheir share
  • SMART2DPartner

    A people-centred approach through Self-Management and Reciprocal learning for the prevention and management of Type-2-Diabetes

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2019 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €830ktheir share
  • HELPPartner

    Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Project

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2013–2018 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €73ktheir share
  • PHARMASEAPartner

    Increasing Value and Flow in the Marine Biodiscovery Pipeline

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2012–2017 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €153ktheir share
  • CONFINEPartner

    Community Networks Testbed for the Future Internet

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2011–2015 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €92ktheir share
  • CHEPSAAPartner

    Consortium for Health Policy and Systems Analysis in Africa

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2011–2015 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €184ktheir share
  • 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 ↗

    €188ktheir share
  • AMASAPartner

    Accessing Medicines in Africa and South Asia

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2010–2013 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €379ktheir share
  • FlossincludePartner

    Free/Libre and Open Source Software: International Cooperation development roadmap

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2008–2010 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €41ktheir share
  • GEN2PHENPartner

    Genotype-To-Phenotype Databases: A Holistic Solution

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2008–2013 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €60ktheir 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.

  • HIV
  • astrophysics
  • bacteriology
  • biomolecules
  • bioprocessing technologies
  • biosensing
  • biosensors
  • census
  • climatic changes
  • coating and films
  • dark matter
  • data protection
  • data science
  • databases

Is this your organisation?

Claim it with an EUACC listing (€39 once, reviewed by our editors): add what you build, your team and what you are looking for. We pre-fill it from your EU records. Listed companies reach investors through our newsletter and get matched to new EU calls first.

Claim this profile →

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. Official website ↗

Europe’s tech funding.
One place.

The weekly briefing

Funding calls, VC news and key deadlines — a weekly briefing for European founders.

Free · unsubscribe anytime