Trilateral Staff Development and Mobility Program

The Trilateral Staff Development and Mobility Program organized by Northwestern University, Stellenbosch University (South Africa), and Universität Hamburg (Germany) focuses on the professional development and continuing education of administrative staff, learning of new skills, and gathering of international experience.

Stellenbosch University: September 15-19, 2025 

2025 Program: Cultivating Global Excellence through Inclusive International Competences

This year provides a five-day program developed by Stellenbosch University on the topic of inclusive international competencies. It addresses in detail the topics of intercultural skills and inclusion and aims to provoke a joint discussion on internationalization within diverse university fields. The topics are introduced alongside best-practice examples from Stellenbosch University, which will be explored in joint discussions.

Participants will learn how to transfer the newly acquired knowledge to Northwestern, benefitting themselves, their colleagues and their home institution.

The Office of the Vice President for International Relations welcomes applications from full-time Northwestern staff members.

Before applying, Northwestern staff members must obtain confirmation from their supervisor that

1. the applicant may participate in this program and be absent from work from September 15-19, 2025 and
2. the applicant’s department will provide half of the expenses (estimated to be about $1,000-$1,500) for a roundtrip plane ticket and ground transportation from Chicago to Cape Town.

Application Deadline: Friday, June 27, 2025.

Apply here

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