The University of Western Cape (UWC) developed an academic leadership program and revised and restructured their nursing curriculum through this partnership to accommodate the needs of 21st century nursing students in South Africa. UWC faculty participated in the University of Missouri’s (UM) Academic Leadership Institute and conducted seminars for UM faculty on leadership issues in South Africa.

UM also organized a conference on professional development needs and opportunities for UWC staff. Placing special emphasis on programs to assist underachieving students, UM and UWC developed appropriate teaching and learning materials for nursing education at UWC, revised UWC nursing course syllabi and program plan outlines, and developed a reported the teaching methodologies and technologies of UWC’s nursing program.