1. Each scientific research programme is based on a periodic call for proposals published on the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs website and on that of the specific South African partner.
2. Three major French research councils are represented in South Africa:
3. The French Institute in South Africa, Johannesburg (IFAS) is devoted to research in social sciences and humanities.
4. The Franco-South African Technological Institute for Electronics (F’SATIE), set up at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), is an institute that hosts a Master’s degree underwritten by both TUT and ESIEE, a French institute of research and innovation in the field of electronics and ICT.
5. The French Embassy presents French exhibitions in cooperation with South African science centres and is a regular partner of Sasol SciFest.
6. A Technology Watch, an overview of French research and technology, can be obtained by subscribing to a mailing list, or by writing to the Attaché for Science & Technology at : vincent.baron@diplomatie.gouv.fr .