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Walter Sisulu University

Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa Ongoing collaboration · 2024University

Research collaboration and staff/student exchange since 2024; a WSU academic holds a Visiting Professorship teaching at MOAUM.

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Key facts

Partnership at a glance

Partner
Walter Sisulu University
Country
South Africa
Partnership
Ongoing collaborationResearch collaboration · Staff exchange · Student exchange (stated by MOAUM; no published procedure) · Joint research-grant submissions · Visiting Professorship at MOAUM
Established
2024
Main areas
Microbiology · Medical Laboratory Science · Clinical Sciences
At MOAUM
Centre for Advancement and Linkages (coordinating office) · Microbiology · Medical Laboratory Science · Faculty of Clinical Sciences
Student opportunities
No student application route under this partnership is published; MOAUM students in Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science and Clinical Sciences are taught by a WSU Visiting Professor.
Research opportunities
MOAUM reports research collaboration and joint research-grant submissions with WSU; no joint project, grant title or funder is published by either university.
Staff opportunities
A WSU staff member holds a Visiting Professorship at MOAUM; staff exchange is stated by MOAUM but no published procedure was found.

The partnership

Overview

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) is a public university in South Africa's Eastern Cape with campuses in Mthatha, Butterworth, Buffalo City (East London) and Komani. On parts of its own website it now styles itself iYunivesithi Walter Sisulu. Its Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is based in Mthatha. MOAUM's Centre for Advancement and Linkages records the relationship as ongoing since 2024. According to MOAUM, it covers research collaboration, staff and student exchange and joint research-grant submissions, and a WSU staff member holds a Visiting Professorship at MOAUM, teaching in Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science and the Faculty of Clinical Sciences. The practical benefit that is verified from MOAUM's side is teaching and research support delivered at MOAUM by the Visiting Professor. No procedure, quota, funding or deadline for a MOAUM student to go to WSU on exchange has been published by either university, and WSU's website does not list MOAUM (or Benue State University) among its partners. A MOAUM graduate or scholar may still use WSU's ordinary routes, which are open to any eligible international applicant and are not a benefit of the partnership: WSU's online application for postgraduate study, which for international applicants requires a SAQA evaluation of foreign qualifications, a South African study visa and South African medical cover.

How it began: Not verified. MOAUM's International Partnerships and MoUs page lists the relationship under the year 2024 with the status ONGOING (other entries on the same page are marked SIGNED). No signing date, signatories or agreement text were found on either university's website, so it is not confirmed whether a formal memorandum of understanding has been signed.

Nature of the collaboration

Areas of collaboration

MOAUM's own website (International Partnerships and MoUs page, Centre for Advancement and Linkages) describes the relationship as research collaboration and staff/student exchange, joint research-grant submissions, and a Visiting Professorship held at MOAUM by a Walter Sisulu University staff member who teaches in Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science and the Faculty of Clinical Sciences. Walter Sisulu University's website does not name Benue State University or MOAUM. Its Partnerships page and its Internationalization page each publish a list of partner institutions; the Nigerian institutions named there are Bowen University, the University of Lagos, Lagos State University, Rivers State University, the University of Ibadan and Port Harcourt University. The relationship is therefore confirmed by MOAUM only.

  • Microbiology
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Clinical Sciences

Faculties and centres at MOAUM

  • Centre for Advancement and Linkages (coordinating office)
  • Microbiology
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Faculty of Clinical Sciences

Partnership history

  1. 2024

    MOAUM (then Benue State University) lists the Walter Sisulu University relationship as beginning in 2024, with the status ONGOING. No signing date or ceremony is published.

For students, staff and departments

Student opportunities

No direct application route for MOAUM students under this partnership has been verified. MOAUM records staff/student exchange with Walter Sisulu University, but neither university has published a procedure, quota, funding or deadline, so students cannot currently apply for an exchange place. Enquiries should go through your Head of Department to the Centre for Advancement and Linkages.

Through the partnership

Visiting ScholarOngoing Funding not specified

Teaching and supervision by the WSU Visiting Professor at MOAUM

For: Undergraduate · Postgraduate

MOAUM states that a Walter Sisulu University staff member holds a Visiting Professorship at MOAUM and teaches in Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science and the Faculty of Clinical Sciences. This takes place at MOAUM; there is nothing to apply for.

Eligible students
MOAUM students registered in the departments and faculty named by MOAUM (Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Clinical Sciences).
Study level
Not specified by MOAUM
Eligible disciplines
Microbiology; Medical Laboratory Science; Clinical Sciences
Duration
Not published
Destination
MOAUM, Makurdi (no travel involved)
Funding
Funding not specified
Application status
Ongoing
Application method
No application route

Application Deadline: No application or deadline: this is teaching delivered at MOAUM.

How to apply

Students do not apply. Ask your Head of Department which courses or research supervision the Visiting Professor contributes to.

  1. Step 1: Ask your department

    Students in Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science and the Faculty of Clinical Sciences should ask their Head of Department how the Visiting Professor is involved in teaching or project supervision in the current session.

Eligibility
Who
Registered MOAUM students in the named departments and faculty
Funding and costs

Funding not specified.

No cost to students is indicated; no funding details are published.

Visa, travel and stay

Not applicable (takes place at MOAUM).

Official contact

Your Head of Department, or the Centre for Advancement and Linkages, MOAUM (no direct contact details are published on MOAUM's website).

Academic CollaborationContact MOAUM for Current Opportunities Funding not specified

Research collaboration, joint grant submissions and staff/student exchange with WSU

For: Academic staff · Postgraduate · PhD · Departments and centres

MOAUM states that the relationship covers research collaboration, staff/student exchange and joint research-grant submissions. Neither university publishes an application procedure, quota, funding, eligibility rules or deadline for exchange, and WSU's website does not list MOAUM as a partner. Treat this as an institutional collaboration to be arranged through MOAUM, not as an open call.

Eligible students
Not published. Any participation would have to be arranged through MOAUM's Centre for Advancement and Linkages and the relevant department.
Study level
Not specified
Eligible disciplines
MOAUM names Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science and Clinical Sciences in connection with the Visiting Professorship; no discipline limits for research collaboration are published.
Duration
Not published
Destination
Walter Sisulu University, Eastern Cape, South Africa (for any outgoing exchange); MOAUM, Makurdi (for incoming staff)
Funding
Funding not specified
Application status
Contact MOAUM for Current Opportunities
Application method
No application route

Application Deadline: None published.

How to apply

There is no published application route. Students cannot apply to WSU for an exchange place on the strength of this relationship. Staff and research students interested in collaboration should raise it through their Head of Department and the Centre for Advancement and Linkages.

  1. Step 1: Talk to your department first

    Discuss the proposed research link or visit with your supervisor and Head of Department.

  2. Step 2: Go through the Centre for Advancement and Linkages

    Ask the Centre whether an exchange or research visit can be arranged under the WSU relationship, and whether MOAUM must nominate you.

  3. Step 3: If a visit is agreed, meet South Africa's entry rules

    Any stay in South Africa needs the correct visa. Holders of ordinary Nigerian passports are not visa-exempt. See the general WSU route below for the official study-visa requirements.

Funding and costs

Funding not specified.

No funding for exchange or research visits under this relationship is published by either university.

Visa, travel and stay

According to the South African Department of Home Affairs list of visa-exempt countries, Nigeria's exemption applies to diplomatic, official and service passports only; ordinary passport holders need a visa. The type of visa depends on the purpose and length of the visit.

Official visa information (dha.gov.za) (opens in a new tab)

Accommodation and insurance: Not published.

Official contact

Centre for Advancement and Linkages, MOAUM (no direct contact details are published on MOAUM's website).

The partner's own routes, open to any eligible applicant

These do not depend on the partnership and no place is reserved for MOAUM. They are listed because a MOAUM student or lecturer may be eligible.

Postgraduate OpportunityClosed: Awaiting Next Cycle Self-fundedOpen to any eligible applicant

Postgraduate study at Walter Sisulu University as an international student (general route)

For: Postgraduate · PhD

WSU's own admission route, open to any eligible international applicant with or without the MOAUM relationship. Applications are made online. International postgraduate applicants must have their foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), obtain a study visa and hold South African medical cover. This is not a benefit of the partnership and carries no fee waiver or reserved place.

Requirements, dates and how to apply

This is the partner's own route. Any eligible applicant may use it, with or without the partnership: it is not a place reserved for MOAUM.

Eligible students
Graduates applying in their own right. No MOAUM nomination is involved.
Study level
Postgraduate (WSU states durations for master's and doctoral degrees; admission requirements are set by each faculty)
Eligible disciplines
Set by each WSU faculty. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences lists, among others, a Master of Science in Medical Microbiology and a Master of Science in Chemical Pathology (School of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology), Master of Medicine programmes and a Doctor of Philosophy in…
Duration
As stated by WSU: master's full-time minimum 1 year, maximum 4 years (part-time minimum 2, maximum 5); doctoral full-time minimum 2 years, maximum 5 years (part-time minimum 3, maximum 7).
Destination
Walter Sisulu University, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Funding
Self-funded
Application status
Closed: Awaiting Next Cycle
Application method
Apply directly

Application Deadline: For the 2027 academic year WSU told international applicants (undergraduate and postgraduate) to apply before 30 September 2026; that date has passed. WSU's How to Apply page gives 30 September 2026 as the international deadline and 31 October 2026 as the general deadline. Its postgraduate page gives 30 September for the Faculty of Health Sciences and 31 October for other faculties, and says late-application fees apply after the closing dates. Anyone still hoping to apply for 2027 should confirm with WSU before doing anything else.

Academic intake: 2027 academic year · Next expected cycle: Not published. WSU's How to Apply page states that applications for the 2027 intake opened on 1 June 2026.

How to apply

The applicant applies directly to WSU through its online application portal. MOAUM does not nominate and WSU does not need to approve anything beforehand. WSU states that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance. Application fee: WSU's pages disagree. The International Students page says the online application is a free service with no fee; the How to Apply page states a non-refundable application fee of R100. Confirm with WSU.

  1. Step 1: Choose a programme and check the faculty's requirements

    WSU publishes postgraduate admission requirements faculty by faculty. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

  2. Step 2: Have your qualifications evaluated by SAQA

    WSU requires international postgraduate applicants to have their qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority. The South African government's service page says only the qualification holder may apply, online, with certified copies, an identity document and proof of payment in rand; normal processing is 30 working days, with faster paid options.

  3. Step 3: Apply online to WSU

    Use WSU's online application portal and upload the documents WSU lists. WSU accepts online applications only.

  4. Step 4: Wait for a letter of acceptance

    The study visa cannot be applied for without WSU's official letter confirming acceptance or provisional acceptance and the duration of the course.

  5. Step 5: Take out South African medical cover

    The Department of Home Affairs requires proof of medical cover with a medical scheme registered in South Africa; WSU also requires valid health insurance or medical aid.

  6. Step 6: Apply for a study visa

    Holders of ordinary Nigerian passports need a visa. In Nigeria, South African visa applications are lodged through VFS Global, which lists Study as a long-term visa type for study longer than three months.

Application checklist
  • Qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
  • Certified copy of passport
  • Grade 12 (school-leaving) results
  • Certified copy of academic record
  • Diploma or degree certificate, evaluated by SAQA
  • WSU letter of acceptance (needed for the visa and for enrolment)
  • Valid study visa
  • Valid health insurance / medical aid with a medical scheme registered in South Africa
  • Medical report signed by a medical practitioner, not older than six months (study visa)
  • Police clearance certificate from each country lived in for more than 12 months (study visa)
  • Proof of financial means (study visa)
  • Valid return air ticket, or a written undertaking by the learning institution accepting responsibility for return costs (study visa)
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate, where applicable (study visa)
  • Research proposal and identified supervisor (for research degrees)May be required
  • Proof of English-language proficiencyMay be required

“May be required” marks a document that is usual for this kind of application but is not confirmed on the official page. Check before you apply.

Eligibility
Level
Postgraduate
Nationality
Any international applicant; no reserved place for MOAUM graduates
Nomination
None. Direct personal application.
Academic requirements
Set by each faculty; WSU's general postgraduate admission page lists the seven faculties and directs applicants to each faculty's requirements. Foreign qualifications must be evaluated by SAQA.
Language requirements
No English-language test requirement is stated on the WSU pages opened.
Funding and costs

Self-funded.

No scholarship for Nigerian or MOAUM applicants was found on WSU's website. WSU's Fees and Financial Support page describes NSFAS as a South African government scheme for poor undergraduate students and links to a list of other bursaries; eligibility of international students is not stated there.

Financial requirements: Tuition and any international-student charges are not stated on the WSU web pages opened. The Department of Home Affairs requires proof of financial means for the study visa.

Visa, travel and stay

Study visa requirements published by the Department of Home Affairs include: completed and signed application form; passport; an official letter from the institution confirming acceptance or provisional acceptance and the duration of the course; proof of medical cover with a medical scheme registered in South Africa; proof of financial means; a medical report not older than six months; police clearance from countries of residence of more than 12 months; a return ticket or written undertaking on repatriation costs. A study visa holder may work part-time for not more than 20 hours a week. Ordinary Nigerian passport holders are not visa-exempt. In Nigeria applications are lodged through VFS Global.

Official visa information (dha.gov.za) (opens in a new tab)

Accommodation and insurance: Medical cover with a scheme registered in South Africa is compulsory for the study visa and for WSU enrolment. WSU states that refugees and asylum seekers generally do not require study visas or medical aid. Accommodation information for international postgraduates was not found on the pages opened.

Official contact

WSU Office for International Education: international@wsu.ac.za

Visit Partner Website: Postgraduate study at Walter Sisulu University as an international student (general route) (opens in a new tab)Application Guidelines: Postgraduate study at Walter Sisulu University as an international student (general route) (opens in a new tab)
Visiting ScholarInformation Available Funding not specifiedOpen to any eligible applicant

Short research or academic visit to WSU (no published scheme)

For: Academic staff · PhD

WSU's Internationalization page names international mobility (exchanges, research collaboration and academic visits) as a focus area, but WSU publishes no application procedure, form, fee or deadline for incoming visiting researchers. A visit would have to be arranged directly with a WSU host and, for MOAUM staff, through the Centre for Advancement and Linkages.

Requirements, dates and how to apply

This is the partner's own route. Any eligible applicant may use it, with or without the partnership: it is not a place reserved for MOAUM.

Eligible students
Not published.
Study level
Staff and research students
Eligible disciplines
Not specified
Duration
Not published
Destination
Walter Sisulu University, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Funding
Funding not specified
Application status
Information Available
Application method
No application route

Application Deadline: None published.

How to apply

No published route. Contact WSU's Internationalisation and Partnerships Directorate or the Office for International Education to ask what a host department requires.

  1. Step 1: Agree the visit at MOAUM

    Raise the proposed visit with your Head of Department and the Centre for Advancement and Linkages.

  2. Step 2: Ask WSU what it requires

    Write to WSU's Office for International Education to ask about hosting arrangements; nothing is published.

  3. Step 3: Obtain the correct visa

    Ordinary Nigerian passport holders need a visa for South Africa. The VFS Global visa centre for South Africa in Nigeria lists short-term categories including Conferences, Training and Academic Research, and long-term categories including Study and Exchange. Confirm the correct category with the South African mission before applying.

Application checklist
  • Letter of invitation from the WSU hostMay be required
  • Valid passport and South African visa of the correct category

“May be required” marks a document that is usual for this kind of application but is not confirmed on the official page. Check before you apply.

Funding and costs

Funding not specified.

No WSU funding for incoming visitors was found. WSU's Partnerships page signposts external schemes (Erasmus+, DAAD, National Research Foundation mobility grants) without saying they are open to visitors from partner universities.

Visa, travel and stay

The Department of Home Affairs page on types of visas refers to research and conferences among the purposes of a visitor's visa. Ordinary Nigerian passport holders are not visa-exempt.

Official visa information (dha.gov.za) (opens in a new tab)

Accommodation and insurance: Not published.

Official contact

WSU Office for International Education: international@wsu.ac.za

Application Guidelines: Short research or academic visit to WSU (no published scheme) (opens in a new tab)

Plan ahead

Important dates

OpportunityApplication deadlineIntakeProgramme periodNext cycle
Teaching and supervision by the WSU Visiting Professor at MOAUMNo application or deadline: this is teaching delivered at MOAUM.———
Research collaboration, joint grant submissions and staff/student exchange with WSUNone published.———
Postgraduate study at Walter Sisulu University as an international student (general route)For the 2027 academic year WSU told international applicants (undergraduate and postgraduate) to apply before 30 September 2026; that date has passed. WSU's How to Apply page gives 30 September 2026 as the international deadline and 31 October 2026 as the general deadline. Its postgraduate page gives 30 September for the Faculty of Health Sciences and 31 October for other faculties, and says late-application fees apply after the closing dates. Anyone still hoping to apply for 2027 should confirm with WSU before doing anything else.2027 academic year—Not published. WSU's How to Apply page states that applications for the 2027 intake opened on 1 June 2026.
Short research or academic visit to WSU (no published scheme)None published.———

Dates are as published by the official source for each opportunity on the date shown under Official sources. Always confirm on the official page before you apply.

Information & official sources

Partnership information changes. What is said on this page was taken from the sources below on the dates shown; where a source could not confirm something, the page says so rather than guess.

  1. Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi. International Partnerships and MoUs (Centre for Advancement and Linkages) (opens in a new tab)moaum.edu.ng · checked 6 October 2026
  2. Walter Sisulu University. Internationalisation and Partnerships Directorate (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  3. Walter Sisulu University. Partnerships (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  4. Walter Sisulu University. Internationalization (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  5. Walter Sisulu University. International Students (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  6. Walter Sisulu University. How to Apply: The Process (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  7. Walter Sisulu University. Post graduate studies at Walter Sisulu (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  8. Walter Sisulu University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  9. Walter Sisulu University. Research and Innovation (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  10. Department of Home Affairs, Republic of South Africa. Types of Visas (Study visa; Visitor's visa) (opens in a new tab)dha.gov.za · checked 6 October 2026
  11. Department of Home Affairs, Republic of South Africa. Countries exempt from South African visas (opens in a new tab)dha.gov.za · checked 6 October 2026
  12. VFS Global (visa application centre for South Africa in Nigeria). Visa Types: South Africa, applying from Nigeria (opens in a new tab)visa.vfsglobal.com · checked 6 October 2026
  13. Government of South Africa (gov.za). Evaluate foreign qualifications (opens in a new tab)gov.za · checked 6 October 2026
  14. Benue State University, Makurdi (legacy website). Center for Development and Linkages (opens in a new tab)bsum.edu.ng · checked 6 October 2026
  15. Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi. Contact (opens in a new tab)moaum.edu.ng · checked 6 October 2026
  16. Walter Sisulu University. Home page (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  17. Walter Sisulu University. Important Facts (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  18. Walter Sisulu University. Fees and Financial Support (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  19. Walter Sisulu University. Postgraduate admission requirement (opens in a new tab)wsu.ac.za · checked 6 October 2026
  20. Benue State University, Makurdi. Institutional Regional Strategy for Delivery of Applied Research (August 2022) (opens in a new tab)bsum.edu.ng · checked 6 October 2026