Examine curriculum
Discuss the relevance of theories and teaching approaches in different social, cultural and institutional settings.
An ongoing academic collaboration · South Africa & Mauritius
Curriculum shaped
by the worlds
we live in.
A space for academics across the Global South to examine what we teach, exchange experiences and materials, and develop research together.
Our purpose
A curriculum check,
through dialogue.
Founded by Dr Ntombifuthi Centurion Zwane, the South–South Curriculum Collaboration brings academics together to examine how theories, teaching practices and educational materials respond to the communities in which they are used.
We welcome African and other Global South perspectives. We ask how ideas of success, development and progression can be interpreted through local experiences, rather than treated as universal definitions.
This is a continuing collaboration. Exchanges and visits create the foundation for sustained reflection, shared research and future writing.
How we work together
From shared experience
to shared enquiry.
Exchange practice
Share teaching experiences, materials and questions. Learn from what works, what needs adaptation and what remains unresolved.
Develop research
Identify shared research questions and build comparative enquiry, collaborative writing and publication opportunities.
A starting framework
The RCCF:
open to being shaped.
The RCCF offers an initial orientation for examining career knowledge through learners, relationships, context and ethics.
It is a starting point for collective enquiry. Members’ perspectives and experiences should question, refine and reshape the framework as the collaboration grows.
The current starting focus is career psychology, with space for dialogue across disciplines.
Current university connections
Building across borders.
Rhodes University
South Africa · Convenor’s institutional home
University of Mauritius
Mauritius · Continuing collaboration and current teaching and research engagements
University of Johannesburg
South Africa · Collaboration being developed through academic exchange
Connections describe the collaboration’s current work. Individual membership does not represent institutional endorsement.
Funding & research opportunities
Build the next
proposal together.
Find relevant calls and connect with members to develop shared research proposals. Each opportunity has its own eligibility requirements and application process.
Rhodes University Research Theme Leverage Fund
Approximately R500,000 over three years
Rhodes University has announced a competitive call for collaborative initiatives that strengthen doctoral education, attract external research funding and/or increase research publications.
Supported activities may include research workshops, partnership development, visiting collaborators, research assistance, preliminary data collection and publication development.
Our potential proposal
We are exploring a Rhodes-led proposal to support the continuing South–South Curriculum Collaboration. Members are invited to contribute ideas for shared research, comparative enquiry and collaborative writing.
Proposals are submitted through the relevant Rhodes Faculty Dean. Funding has not been awarded. Participation and partner roles will be agreed before submission.
Opens an email to the convenor. Include your institution, research interests and possible contribution. Expressing interest does not commit you to the proposal.
Do you have a relevant funding call to share? Send the call to the convenor for consideration.
Membership
A growing community.
Join the conversation.
3Registered members
1Institutions represented
Academics, researchers and postgraduate scholars from universities across Africa and the wider Global South are invited to join.
Registration records willingness to participate. Research contributions and completed activities are recorded separately.
Bongiwe Kavi
Rhodes University · South Africa
Agnes Akwa Nde
Rhodes University · South Africa
Liezille Jacobs
Rhodes University · South Africa