SASUF – A Virtual Dialogue for Impact

26 May 2026

Virtual event

The South Africa – Sweden University Forum (SASUF)

Programme 26 - 27 May

The SASUF AIMday – A Virtual Dialogue for Impact, will take place on 26–27 May, running from 09:00 to 16:30 each day (both South African and Swedish time, as the time zones are aligned).

Each day will begin with a 20-minute joint session for all participants (starting 09:00), followed by parallel one-hour structured AIMday sessions connected to the different challenges. Each day will end with a joint session (15:45-16:30) on the two current funding opportunities presented in SASUF: The Local AIMday grant, and the SASUF-NRF Seed Funding grant (for more information, please see: https://www.sasuf.org/funding-opportunities)

A detailed programme for the event will follow below. Please note that there will be one dedicated Zoom link per parallel room, which will remain the same throughout the entire day.

09:00 – 16:30
Programme 26 May
09:00 – 09:25
Opening session and welcome (for all)
09:30 – 10:30
26 May, Session 1 – Challenge 8, 10, 21, 64, 78, 79, 81, 85 and 99
10:30 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 12:00
26 May, Session 2 – Challenge 4, 30, 36, 47, 69, 72, 76, 89 and 98
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:00
26 May, Session 3 – Challenge 9, 13, 16, 18, 26, 38, 49, 52 and 63
14:00 – 14:30
Break
14:30 – 15:30
26 May, Session 4 – Challenge 7, 31, 41, 50, 60, 77, 96, 100 and 101
15:45 – 16:30
Information: SASUF-NRF seed funding call
09:00 – 16:30
Programme 27 May
09:00 – 09:25
Opening session and welcome (for all)
09:30 – 10:30
27 May, Session 1 – Challenge 15, 22, 32, 37, 40, 48, 51, 57 and 88
10:30 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 12:00
27 May, Session 2 – Challenge 12, 27, 28, 33, 34, 53, 62, 80, 83 and 90
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:00
27 May, Session 3 – Challenge 2, 5, 14, 19, 23, 25, 59 and 84
14:00 – 14:30
Break
14:30 – 15:30
27 May, Session 4 – Challenge 11, 17, 39, 42, 58, 61, 71, 82 and 94
15:45 – 16:30
Information: SASUF-NRF seed funding call