Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University International Students
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University International Students
NMMU OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
The Office for International Education assists international visitors and students with information on travel, visas and academic studies. It retains the resources of 20 staff members as well as a number of student assistants and interns, and endeavours to make your settling and adjustment period as easy and painless as possible.
We offer a range of services including: admissions, arrival and orientation, accommodation, events and excursions for our Degree Seeking, Study Abroad & Exchange, Short Programmes (Summer School) and English Skills Programmes.
We also act as your home away from home by assisting students with lost passports, and the renewal of study visas, as well as information on issues or questions that will ensure that your stay at the NMMU is enjoyable and safe.
Your safety is of the utmost importance to us during your stay at the NMMU.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHILE STUDYING AT NMMU
It is always fulfilling to give back to the community, and the Office for International Education has created a platform from which International Students can do this.
This service learning is offered as a credit bearing module where students can obtain 8 NMMU credits (2 USA credits / 4 ECTS credits) for volunteering 2 hours per week, attending community service learning workshops and submitting a journal and visual presentation on their experiences at the projects.
Students who have too many credits or very little time in their university study timetable but would love to give back and make a difference are also welcome to volunteer without obtaining the credits or submitting a journal and presentation. These students are, however, encouraged to attend the workshops as these provide the necessary platform and guidance when volunteering in South African communities.
The practical component will be arranged for students which includes transport to the different projects.
FOR A LIST OF PROJECTS AND DESCRIPTIONS VISIT NMMU STUDY ABROAD “MAKE A DIFFERENCE”
INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS POLICY
Subject to legislation and higher education policy, and mindful of its mission and key values, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) seeks to enrol international students who have the potential to succeed at the higher education level. Furthermore, the NMMU actively seeks to enrol international students that reflect the broad diversity of global cultural, linguistic, racial, socio-economic and educational backgrounds. To achieve this, the NMMU seeks to enrich the diversity of its student body through a process of internationalisation by drawing students from SADC and other African countries, as well as from the wider international community.
The admissions requirements to the various programmes offered by the NMMU consist of the statutory admission requirements as stipulated by the rules and regulations of the University as well as regulations and requirements as stipulated in the Higher Education Act of 1997 (read with the Universities Act of 1955 and the Technikons Act of 1993) and administered by the Matriculation Board to foreign qualifications. The NMMU reserves the right to limit the number of applicants who are admitted to a specific programme in the light of available resources, staff capacity, and prescriptions of professional bodies as well as the Ministry of Education.
In reaching a decision on admission, the NMMU makes use of an admissions process that is fair and transparent, and employs admissions criteria and measures that are as appropriate and valid as possible. Central to the admissions process is the Admissions Committee that makes admissions decisions, monitors enrolment and annually advises Senate on matters related to admissions and the updating or refinement of the International Students Admissions Policy.
KEY VALUES OF THE NMMU’S ADMISSIONS POLICY
The NMMU’s admissions policy and its implementation are guided by the following key values:
DIVERSITY
The NMMU strives to provide access to and enrol a student body that is reflective of the geographical and culturally diverse populations it serves.
FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM
In its admissions process, the NMMU will endeavour to make fair admissions decisions and use admissions criteria and measures that are not biased against any applicant or group of applicants.
The admissions process of the NMMU will be conducted in a fair, accountable and professional manner through openness and transparency as regards the procedures followed and the criteria and information used for making admissions decisions. Admissions decisions will be communicated to applicants in a clear and transparent way. Applicants may query why an application was unsuccessful, appeal the decision, when necessary, and request consideration for alternative programmes.
PEOPLE-CENTEREDNESS
The NMMU fosters a caring, enabling and supportive environment to provide its students with the best possible chances of success and of realising their potential. This will be achieved through identifying the development and wellness needs of students and by providing academic and student development support programmes.
EXCELLENCE
The NMMU will constantly research and refine its admissions, procedures, criteria, and assessment measures as well as the various alternative access routes to ensure that they are of a high quality, and are relevant and sensitive to the needs of the student, the institution, and the local, regional, national and international communities that it serves. The underlying admissions principle for International students will be academic excellence.
DEGREE SEEKING
UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE
As an international student looking to study a full degree at NMMU you will be pleased to know our programmes are recognized and accredited by the relevant professional bodies locally and, in many cases, internationally.
The university has already established itself as a leader in fields such as automotive engineering, ecology, marine studies, community health, the built environment, art and design, accounting and auditing, education and IT, and offers students an even wider choice of stimulating programmes opening up a variety of career opportunities.
Our students can already be found working around the globe.
7 FACULTIES AND OVER 130 CAREER FIELDS
For up to date information on our Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes please use our Online Guide
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
The NMMU firmly believes in the strength and benefits of a well defined higher education network society. The active development of such networks enhances its internationalisation, and is clearly demonstrated by its international partnerships.
The University not only uses these partnerships to enhance student mobility, but also to promote the internationalisation of our curriculum as well as international research partnerships.
The University promotes internationalisation through its partnerships based on the four principles that define an internationalised university namely: the internationalised nature of the student body, the international orientation of the academic staff, the internationalised nature of the curriculum and the international nature of its research activities.
The NMMU is committed to developing its international links with universities from developing countries, with specific reference to Africa. However, it also values its links with universities from the North, and uses these to develop and stimulate its drive towards excellence.
THE NMMU IS PROUD TO SHOWCASE ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FOLLOWING PARTNER UNIVERSITIES:
Country | City | Name |
Argentina | Santa Fe | Universidad Nacional del Litoral |
Australia | Adelaide | Flinders University |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro |
China | Hong Kong | Lingnan University |
Czech Republic | Brno | Masarykova Univerzita v Brne |
Ecuador | Quito | Universidad San Francisco de Quito |
Finland | Turku | University of Turku |
France | Paris | ECE Paris & IT Paris Eiffel |
France | Lyon | Ecole Catholique d’Arts et Métiers de Lyon |
France | ECOLES-IDRAC | |
France | Le Kremlin-Bicêtre | EPITECH |
France | Paris | POLE ESG |
France | Paris | Sup’Biotech Paris |
Germany | Oldenburg | Carl Von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg |
Germany | Tübingen | Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
Germany | Darmstadt | Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt |
Germany | Münster and Steinfurt | Fachhochschule Münster |
Germany | Wedel | Fachhochschule Wedel |
Germany | Berlin | Freie Universität Berlin |
Germany | Erlangen / Nürnberg | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg |
Germany | Ingolstadt | Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften FH Ingolstadt |
Germany | Stuttgart | Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart |
Germany | Nürtingen | Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen |
Germany | Osnabrück | Hochschule Osnabrück |
Germany | Reutlingen | Hochschule Reutlingen |
Germany | Worms | Hochschule Worms |
Germany | Mainz | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Germany | Wolfenbüttel | Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften |
Germany | Berlin | SRH Hochschule Berlin |
Germany | Osnabrück | Universität Osnabrück |
Japan | Japan Study Abroad Foundation (JSAF) | |
Japan | Suita | Osaka Gakuin University |
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenyatta University |
Korea, Republic of | Yongin | Dankook University |
Mexico | Monterrey | Universidad de Monterrey |
Namibia | Windhoek | Polytechnic of Namibia |
Netherlands | Amsterdam | Hogeschool van Amsterdam |
Netherlands | Arnhem | Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen |
Netherlands | Amsterdam | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
Norway | Kongsberg | Høgskolen i Buskerud og Vestfold |
Norway | Oslo | Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus |
Norway | Halden | Høgskolen i Østfold |
Norway | Stord | Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund |
Norway | Tromsø | The Arctic University of Norway |
Norway | Kristiansand | Universitetet i Agder |
Spain | Madrid | Centro de Enseñanza Superior Luis Vives CEU |
Spain | Barcelona | Universitat Ramon Llull |
Sweden | Göteborg | Göteborgs universitet |
Sweden | Malmö | World Maritime University |
Switzerland | Winterthur | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences |
Uganda | Kampala | Makerere University |
United Kingdom | Southampton | University of Southampton |
United States | Louisville | Bellarmine University |
United States | California State University System | |
United States | Seaside | California State University, Monterey Bay |
United States | College of St Johns St Bens | |
United States | Lynchburg College | |
United States | Flagstaff | Northern Arizona University |
United States | St. Cloud | St. Cloud State University |
United States | New York | The City College of New York |
United States | Oxford | University of Mississippi |
United States | Wilmington | University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
United States | Cedar Falls | University of Northern Iowa |
United States | University of Sioux Falls | |
United States | Salt Lake City | University of Utah |
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OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION | |
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Name: NMMU International Tel: +27 (0)41 504 2161 Fax: +27 (0)41 504 2771 E-mail: international@nmmu.ac.za |
MANAGER: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS | |
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Name: Ms Claire DullisearClaire oversees engagement and communication initiatives relating to existing International Partners and Faculty Linkages. She project manages International Student Orientation and manages customer feedback and student experience levels at the OIE. |
PUBLIC RELATIONS, EVENTS AND VISITORS COORDINATOR | |
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Name: Ms Janine WagenaarJanine manages and supports the public relations activities of the Office for International Education, plans all functions and events and co-ordinates international visitor programmes. |
MARKETING AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR | |
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Name: Ms Anine SwanepoelAnine manages all marketing and communications related activities for the Office for International Education as well as compiling all Marketing related documents and publications. Anine also manages Recruitment Agents. |
DEPUTY DIRECTOR: INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION |
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Name: Ms Tohiera MoodienTohiera manages all administrative activities of the OIE including enquiries, admissions, registration, records and the administration budget as well as the administrative activities associated with study abroad and exchange students. |
INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ADMINISTRATOR | |
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Name: Ms Natasha SeptemberNatasha provides services in the execution of academic administrative functions within the OIE linked to International postgraduate student enquiries, admissions and pre-registration. Natasha also manages the Information Centre and Data Capturer. |
INFORMATION CENTER COORDINATOR | |
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Name: Ms Rae AzemRae serves as a source of information to students, the University and the general public on the activities of the Office for International Education acting as the contact/link between students and the Office. She is the first point of call when students arrive at the office. |
DATA CAPTURER | |
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Name: Ms Micky SakataMicky is responsible for data capturing, maintaining electronic filing systems and general filing. |
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMINISTRATOR | |
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Name: Ms Megan ConnellyMeganadministers academic administrative functions related to international student enquiries, admissions and registration. |
SADC DESK: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMINISTRATOR | |
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Name: Ms Asanda TeleAsanda administers all the academic administrative functions related to international student enquiries, admissions and registration from SADC countries. |
STUDY ABROAD COORDINATOR | |
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Name: Ms Monalisa NdwayanaMonalisa handles all administrative activities associated with study abroad and exchange students from the United States. |
STUDY ABROAD COORDINATOR | |
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Name: Ms Jade BaileyJade handles all administrative activities associated with study abroad and exchange students from Europe. |
MANAGER: INTERNATIONALISATION @ HOME AND RESEARCH | |
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Name: Dr Savo HeletaDr Heleta manages research on international higher education affairs and the effects of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s internationalisation efforts whilst. He also works on bringing the benefits of internationalisation to the broader NMMU community by creating ‘internationalisation at home’ opportunities for South African students. |
SHORT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR | |
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Name: Ms Divinia PillayDivinia coordinates and organizes all aspects of the short-stay study abroad programmes and identifies and develops community projects for community service programs. |
OUTGOING STUDY ABROAD COORDINATOR | |
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Name: Johan Van RensburgJohan coordinates and organizes all aspects of the short-stay study abroad |
ENGLISH COORDINATOR FOR THE LEF001/002 COURSE – THE ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMME | |
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Name: Katherine SmithKatherine plans, lectures on, conducts the assessments, plans the certification ceremony, and provides remedial and pastoral care of students on the programme for the English Language Skills Programme |
MANAGER: FINANCE AND OPERATIONS | |
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Name: Ms Bev SandersonTo provide a financial service to the Office for International Education.
Bev manages all international student fees accounts. She also provides Financial management to the Office for International Education. She is also responsible for managing all the non-academic support functions within the Office for International Education. |
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE OFFICER | |
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Name: Ms Algene van BoomenAlgene provides a financial service to the Office for International Education in order to assist the Finance Department with the daily operational duties. |
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE OFFICER | |
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Name: Ms Janine BezuidenhoutJanine provides a financial service to the Office for International Education in order to assist the Finance Department with the daily operational duties. |