By comparison and contrast one gains valuable insight into social dynamics – of the country you are studying, but also your own. This is illustrated on a daily basis in the South African Specialisation at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland.

However, direct experience is also essential to test one's conclusions against a social reality. This is why we have decided to give our students the chance to experience South Africa first-hand, and, while there, to share some of their perspectives and insights with young South Africans. The result is the Multiversity tour, featuring academic exchanges with major South African universities, and the MultiKulti programme, to be presented at South African schools.

Thanks to our main sponsors, Media24 and Allegro, the tour is now becoming a reality. Although there are still some funds outstanding, generous contributions from these two companies mean that the tour is now well within our reach. We are happy to also offer them something in return, in the form of video inserts we will create to strengthen Polish-South African relations within these companies, and in general.

Our plans are to visit North West University, the University of Pretoria, Fort Hare, and Stellenbosch University. Here our students will have the opportunity to participate in lectures and discussions with their South African peers, on relevant South African and global issues.

The MultiKulti programme is something of our own creation, which will be presented at secondary schools throughout the country. This programme will emphasise the value of diversity in a society, from European and African perspectives.

Another valuable component of the tour is of course getting in touch with the South African reality, and in this regard, students will visit places of significance and partake in various cultural events during our visit.

On the whole, the process of planning the tour and obtaining funds has also served as valuable real-world experience for our students, who have been involved in every step along the way.