Human & Social Sciences

  • University of Basel and the University of Witwatersrand
    Safeguarding Democracy - Contests of Memory and Heritage, a project in the field of General History.
    CH: Prof. Dr. Patrick Harries; SA: Prof. Dr. Philip Bonner & Prof. Dr. Sheila Meintjes                                      project website / project abstract [PDF/97 KB]
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Sciences and Technology (EAWAG) and the University of Cape Town
    Organizational Capabilities and the Governance of Utilities: Implications for Effective Public Service Provision, Long-term Viability of Infrastructure Networks, and Regulatory Design, a project in the field of the Science of Management.
    CH: PD Dr. Bernhard Truffer; SA: Prof. Anton Eberhard                                                                                 project abstract [PDF/125 KB]
  • University of Lugano and the University of Cape Town
    MELISSA - Measuring E-Learning Impact in primary Schools in South African disadvantaged areas, a project in the field of Educational science and Pedagogy.
    CH: Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Cantoni; SA: PD Dr. Wallace Chigonas                                                                          project abstract [PDF/88 KB]
  • University of Lausanne and the University of Johannesburg
    Relations of the job demands-control-support model of job strain with personality attributes: A cross-national study in Switzerland and South Africa, a project in the field of Psychology.
    CH: Prof. Dr. Jérôme Rossier & Dr. Koorosh Massoudi; SA: Prof. Gideon Pieter de Bruin                                   project abstract  [PDF/262 KB]/ first project meeting [PDF/253 KB]

 

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