About Us

 Eden Grove Building, where the International Office can be found.

Who we are and what we do:

The Rhodes University International Office exists primarily to facilitate relations between Rhodes University and non-South African universities from around the world. We are the first port of call for visiting international staff and students at Rhodes, Rhodes staff and students looking to go on exchange, and anyone looking to set up relations with non-South African universities. Our mandate includes:

• serving as a contact point for study abroad and exchange students, staff and visitors;

• supporting Rhodes staff and students who travel and study abroad on official exchange programmes;

• developing international opportunities, links and exchanges for Rhodes staff and students;

• liaising with the international offices at other universities;

• researching internationalisation at Rhodes (including campus-wide surveys on issues of internationalisation and the experiences of international students here at Rhodes);

• facilitating workshops to develop the internationalisation policy at Rhodes; and

• participating in the activities of both local and other international education societies.

Additional information:

• If you want to find out more about doing a short-term exchange programme or a study Abroad programme at Rhodes University, please see the International Students page for further information.

• If you want to find out more about Rhodes student going on exchange, please visit the Rhodents page for further information.

• If you want to find out more about the services we offer to visiting academics, please email us at internationaloffice@ru.ac.za.  The For Staff page provides some useful information. 

• International degree-seeking students are looked after by all the general support services at Rhodes.  Please see the International Degree-seeking Students page for further information.

• If you would like to know more about financial assistance that we offer to Visiting Lecturers and Rhodents on Exchange, please see our  Financial Assistance Policy to see if you qualify.