Zentrum für erziehungswissenschaftliche Studien im Nord-Süd-Verbund
Partners in Germany
In the Weser-Ems Region of Lower Saxony
Vocational School and College at the Cultural Village Cloppenburg: Principal Günther Lübke, Co-ordinator: Klaus Schlichting (Partnerships with Linkside High School, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo City FET College, East London )
Vocational School and College Varel: Principal Peter Marx, Partnership with Lawson Brown High School, Port Elizabeth
Comprehensive High School Helene Lange, Oldenburg: Principal Ulrich Steinbrink, Partnership with Westville High School, Port Elizabeth
Marien-Gymnasium (Grammar School), Jever: Principal Susanne Schneider
Teacher Training College (Studienseminar) for Teachers in Vocational Schools and Colleges, Oldenburg: Director Dr. Kaiser, co-ordinator for partnerships in Eastern Cape. Klaus Schlichting
Public Health Office, Municipality of Oldenburg: Silvia von Düffel (Unit for HIV/AIDS Counseling)
Chamber of Industry and Commerce Oldenburg: Stefan Bünting (Training Department)
Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (German Trade Unions Council), regional section in Oldenburg (Manfred Klöpper)
Third World Information Centre and Fair Trade Shop, Oldenburg: Co-ordinator Kilian Köbrich
Shosholoza Choir Project, Oldenburg
HIV/AIDS-Self-Assistance Co-operative,Oldenburg: Ralf Monsees, Kathleen B.Lück
Cultural Youth Work Association Oldenburg: Chairperson Dettmar Koch
Youth Theatre at the Public Theatre Wilhelmshaven: Drama-Educator Frank Fuhrmann
Centre for Theatre in Education Ostfriesland (TAG-Theater): Director Dr. Norbert Knitsch
Paulo Freire Co-operative, Oldenburg: Director Dr. Joachim Dabisch
Anti-Bias Training-Lab, Oldenburg: partnership with Early Learning Resource Unit (Cape Town)
Partners in Other German Regions
German Centre for Human Rights (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte), Berlin: Dr. Claudia Lohrenscheit (Department for Human Rights Education)
Centre for Global Learning and International Co-operation, Technical University of Berlin: Director Dr.Bernd Overwien
Academic Unit for Social Philosophy, University of Hannover: Prof. Dr. Detlef Horster
Partners in Africa
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth (Province of the Eastern Cape)
The partnership contract between the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) and the University of Oldenburg, signed in 1998, has been confirmed and extended in 2006 after the merger of the UPE with VISTA University, Port Elizabeth and the P.E.Technikon in 2005.
Partnership Commissioner at the NMMU is Dr. Nico Jooste, Director of the International Education Centre; Partnership Commissioner at the University of Oldenburg is Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nitsch.
The partnership agreement concerns teaching, research and in-service continuing education in all Faculties, the exchange of students, academics and management personnel, joint projects or programmes in research and teaching. Fields of priority are teacher education, school development and German Language and Literature.
Academic units and faculty members who have been involved in the past or at present are:
Faculty of Education
Dean Prof. Ana Naidoo
Michael Assheton-Smith, Dr. Logan Athiemoolam,, Prof. Patrick Bean, Prof. Nonnie Maria M. Botha, Dr.Beverley Burkett, Dr. Aletta Delport, Chris Dali, Prof. Dr. William Holderness, Christina Jordaan, Prof. Emeritus Dr. Wally Morrow, Prof. Dr. Piet Naude, Prof. Dr. Tilla Olivier, Dr. Frank Peters, Shervani Pillay, Prof. Dr. Susan van Rensburg, Prof. Dr. Prakash Singh, Dr. Charles van Renen
Faculty of Health Sciences
Prof. Raj Naidoo, Dr..Jill von der Marwitz, Dr.Lesley Wood
School of Languages
Dr.Beverley Burkett, Dr. Janina Wozniak
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Prof. Dr. Peter Cunningham, Dr. Deon Pretorius
Centre for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (SMATE)
Director: Prof. Dr. Paul Webb, Dr. Tulsi Morar
University of Cape Town
Project for the Study of alternative Education in South Africa (PRAESA)
Director: Dr. Neville Alexander; Early Literacy Unit: Dr. Carole Bloch
Institute for Intercultural and Diversity Studies of Southern Africa (iNCUDISA)
Director: Assoc. Prof. Meslissa Steyn (Co-operation Project with the IBKM, University of Oldenburg)
Western Cape University (Cape Town)
Centre for Adult and Continuing Education (CACE)
Director: Prof. Dr. Shirley Walters (co-operation with the Centre for Contuing Education, University of Oldenburg)
University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg
Department of Political Science
Prof. Dr. Sheila Meintjes ( International M.A. Programme Gender Studies and Political Science, in co-operation with Department of Political Science, University of Oldenburg)
Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda)
Faculty of Social Sciences & Centre for Basic Research
Dr. Josephine Ahikire (International M.A. Programme Gender Studies and Political Science)
Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya)
Dr. Gabriel Katana, Registrar Academic: co-operation within the DAAD -Programme International M.B.A. Higher Education Management with the University of Oldenburg and NMMU
Further Education and Training Colleges in the Eastern Cape Province
Port Elizabeth FET College
Dr.Fezile Nconco (Iqhayiya Campus), Ms. Merl Cherry (Russel Road Campus)
Buffalo city FET College, East London
Deputy Principal: Philip Loots; Institutional Development Assistant: Dr. Claudia Beck-Reinhardt; Business Skills Centre: Ms. Unity Jegels
Schools and Projects in the Eastern and Western Cape
Port Elizabeth
Westville High School: partnership co-ordinator Arnold Jordaan (retired Principal)
Linkside High School: Principal Dirk Marais
Lawson Brown High School: acting Principal Donovan Cairncross
Lwaziiwethu High School: Mrs. Noozizwe N. Matomela (Head of Department of _english)
Cowan High School: Mr. Moses M. Maleki
Loyiso High School: Mr. Nyanisile Mphala
Kwazakhele High School: Mr. Robin Ownhouse
Tyhilulwazi Secondary School: Ms. Lynn Valentine
Erica House of Safety, School Unit: Ms. Leona Z. Hugo
Xolelalani Youth Project, Walmer Township: Mr. Thobani Ngoli
Emmanuel Haven, Care, Support, Treatment & Monitoring Centre for HIV/AIDS: Director Dr. E. Mamisa Chabula
Arts & Teaching Initiative (ATI): Michael Barry
East Cape Training Centre: Executive Director Dieter Küsel
PROFOUND Child.to-Child Programme: c/o Prof. Bill Holderness, NMMU
Cape Town
Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU), Landsdowne: Director Ms. Freda Brock, Ms. Beryl Hermanus, Ms. Welekazi Dlova (Anti-Bias-trainers)
Donors
State of Lower Saxony (Land Niedersachsen)
Section for Development Co-operation, State Chancellery : Dr. Sielke Sievers (Partnership Contract with the Eastern Cape Province)
Mr. Yorck Wurms, Co-ordinator and Commissoner for joint projects of Lower Saxony and Eastern Cape, delegated to the Office of the MEC for Education, Bisho
German Academic Exchange Service
Unit for Inservice Training and Counseling in Higher Education Management (DIES):
Christoph Hansert, DAAD-Office Bonn
Business Companies
Daun & Cie (Rastede); Steinhoff Germany GmbH (Westerstede); Remmers Baustoff-Technik AG (Löningen)
Ausbildungs-Centrum der Bauwirtschaft (Bau-ABC), Rostrup: Director Mr. Emke Emken
Trade Unions
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (Teachers Union), Section Oldenburg (c/o Hans Jürgen Otto, University of Oldenburg)