28th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
25-28 AUGUST 2026
EAST LONDON INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE,
KUGOMPO CITY (FORMERLY EAST LONDON)

REWRITING THE AGENDA:
INTERNATIONALISATION THROUGH A GLOBAL SOUTH LENS

Philina Wittke

Philina has been working in development cooperation contexts for the last ten years. Between 2013-2017, she was the director of the DAAD Information Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, for Southern Africa. In that capacity, she promoted international student and research exchange as well as funding opportunities for students to study in South Africa, Africa and Germany.