Global Labour University

Applications for the GLU Postgraduate Master and Honours Programme for 2025 programme are now open.

This full-time coursework and research study programme is located in the School of Social Sciences, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa. It is designed to equip and engage trade unionists and labour activists more effectively to tackle the challenges of globalisation.

Note that the applications must be submitted online, via the following link: Online Applications (wits.ac.za)

The deadline for internationals is  September 30, 2024. The deadline for South Africans is October 31, 2024. Applications that arrive past these deadlines will not be considered.

You can access the full call here.

More information on the programme is available via our website and this page. 

For more information about the Programme and the application process, please contact:

Pulane Ditlhake, the GLU Administrative Coordinator at Pulane.Ditlhake2@wits.ac.za or +27(0)11 717 4443 or

Warren McGregor, the GLU Programme Coordinator at Warren.Mcgregor@wits.ac.za or +27(0)11 717 4479.

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