We are pleased to present to you the 2022 South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF) Students Essay Writing Competition as well as how to apply. It involves the competition eligibility, requirements and the prizes involved.
The Faculty of Humanities (via the Department of Politics and International Relations) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the Embassy of Sweden in Pretoria and the South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF) cordially invite 3rd and 4th year undergraduate Social Science/Humanities students from SASUF member institutions to participate in the Student Essay Contest on South Africa-Sweden Relations (the Essay Contest).
Sweden and South Africa share strong bilateral relations both in a historical and contemporary context. The Essay Contest has been introduced with the following objectives in mind:
- To help establish and foster long-lasting relationships between Swedish and South African students and academics.
- To help promote awareness and dialogue on the special relationship Sweden and South Africa share.
- To glean new insights on how to take the relationship between Sweden and South Africa forward.
- Students are invited to submit an essay of no more than 3, 000 words (inclusive in-text references, but excluding a bibliography) to one of the following categories, namely:
- Cultural diplomacy/issues
- Science and technology diplomacy/issues
- Academic/knowledge diplomacy
- Environmental diplomacy/ issues
- Gender issues
While students need not be studying Political Science and/or International Relations to participate, their submission should be framed within the context of the bilateral relationship that South Africa and Sweden share. Essay should focus on the current nature of the South Africa-Sweden relationship, and it pertains to their chosen category. Attention should also be given to how bilateral relations be strengthened within the participant’s chosen category.
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SASUF STUDENTS ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION PRIZES, REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility to participate
All students wishing to participate in the Essay Contest must meet the following criteria:
- All participants must be a 3rd of 4th year undergraduate student
- All participants must be a registered student at a university that has SASUF membership (click here to view the list of universities holding SASUF membership).
- Students not studying Political Science and or International Relations are allowed to participate.
Rules
- Students from universities outside of the SASUF network are not allowed to participate.
- Students in their 1st and 2nd year of their undergraduate degree are not allowed to participate
- Students from within the same university may co-author an essay.
- Students from across different SASUF member institutions may co-author an essay.
- No more than two (2) students may co-author an essay.
- A student may only make one submission.
- Students and academics (lecturers) may not co-author an essay.
Submission instructions
All submissions should include the following:
- A proof of registration from the author’s home institution
- A copy of the essay in MS Word format
Prizes
All submissions will be assessed by an independent panel of judges consisting of academics from both South Africa and Sweden. The author(s) of top essay (as determined by the judges) from each of the five categories will be invited to publish their essay in a special issue of The Thinker (an academic journal published by the UJ Press) which will focus on South Africa-Sweden relations.
Additional prizes will be announced in due course.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SASUF STUDENTS ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION
Submissions should be made via email to: sase@uj.ac.za on or before Midnight (South African Time) on the 20th of May 2022. Any questions can be directed to the organisers of the essay contest via email: sase@uj.ac.za
Application Deadline
- Applications should reach the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before 20th of May 2022 by midnight.
