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Goodbyes in the TLM CoP as two office bearers vacate their seats for new incumbents
The extensive achievements of Universities South Africa’s (USAf) Teaching and Learning of Mathematics Community of Practice (TLM CoP) were named, and applauded, at the group’s...
Two new office bearers elected to lead Universities South Africa’s TLM CoP from 1 January 2025
At its last sitting for 2025, on 13 November, the Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics (TLM CoP) elected a new...
Intervarsity 2023 winner pledges to give back to the EDHE programme that supported him
There was thunderous applause when a young student farmer from rural Eastern Cape and Studentpreneur of 2023, committed at the EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity finals on...
WiL alumni gathering in 2025: sustaining the momentum
A significant gathering of the Higher Education Leadership and Management’s (HELM’s) Women in Leadership (WiL) alumni is set for early 2025, and is envisioned as...
Early career academics talk about being mentored — what works and what could work better
When Dr Heike Lucht, a research assistant at the University of Pretoria, was paired with a mentor affiliated with Rhodes University (RU) through an online...
Education must reclaim its place as a means to the betterment of life
If Dr Mimmy Gondwe could have her way, all higher education graduates would be fully active in the economy – selling and even exporting their...
Growing a movement: Women in Leadership (WiL)
The final session of the 2024 Women in Leadership (WiL) programme on 1 November 2024 began with a seemingly simple but profoundly symbolic activity: a...
Effective mentoring can be about making people independent of any need for guidance
Mentoring does not have an end point - even if someone is on a specific mentoring programme with a cutoff date. “I hope when you...
Transforming entrepreneurship education; Elona Ndlovu’s perspective
During Day 2 of the 3rd Higher Education Conference by Universities South Africa, Ms Elona Ndlovu, a Chartered Coach and Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the...
South Africans can access billions of Euros’ worth of research grants via the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
Universities South Africa’s (USAf’s) 3rd Higher Education Conference in October 2024 revealed that the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has a host of...
Impactful research case studies must demonstrate societal changes already achieved, not hoped-for
In May 2024, Universities South Africa (USAf) initiated a groundbreaking project to showcase how the 26 public universities it represents are making an impact on...
Funding research for impact can transform lives, says NRF executive director
Funding research is not only about handing out money. It is an investment that can extend far beyond the actual qualification it might provide for....
The SA universities’ SDGs study provokes animated response from conference delegates
The release of the South African Universities – Mapping the Sustainable Development Goals report generated a multitude of responses at USAf’s 3rd Higher Education Conference...
SA universities’ contribution to Sustainable Development Goals unveiled at the HE Conference 2024
During 2023, Universities South Africa (USAf) commissioned a study to map the contributions of the country’s 26 public universities to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....
South African Universities — Mapping the Sustainable Development Goals
During 2023, Universities South Africa (USAf) commissioned a research study to map the contribution of South Africa’s universities’ to addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development...
University councils need an overhaul if they are to perform their fiduciary functions effectively
“I am concerned that governance challenges continue to plague some universities, and there is a need for both a code of good governance practices and...
Universities South Africa’s 3rd Higher Education Conference starts in Pretoria today
South Africa’s universities converge in Pretoria this week for the 3rd Higher Education Conference starting at the International Convention Centre of the Council for Scientific and...
A feisty political scholar and analyst is set to address Universities SA’s Higher Education Conference in 2024
He is an accomplished scholar and former Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand – a term he held for seven and a...
Relief in higher education as the National Students Financial Aid Scheme responds positively to persistent issues
Vice-Chancellors of public universities expressed relief at the constructive spirit demonstrated by the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Administrator, Mr Freeman Nomvalo, during a...
National Graduate Academy for Mathematics and Statistics knocks on USAf’s door for all-inclusive support
In pursuit of excellence in mathematics and statistics at South Africa’s public universities, the National Graduate Academy for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences – NGA(MaSS) presented...
Teacher competency and passion in mathematics are vital for nurturing mathematical talent and love in students
Appropriate levels of mathematics competency and passion in the subject can bring out the best in students, raising their competency in and love for the...
The Education Deans’ Forum expresses concern over funding crisis
The year 2024 is a difficult time to be a leader in higher education, considering diminishing government funding evident in the National Student Financial Aid...
An after-school play and learn facility for pupils wins student R10 000
A staggering 250 000 learners drop out of school in South Africa, with 81% of Grade 4 learners proven for not being able to read for...
Biking delivery company clinches first runner-up position at Intervarsity 2023
Mr Colin Mkosi, Founder of a delivery company called Cloudy Deliveries asked the audience at the Intervarsity 2023 finals if they had ever wondered how...
A company striving to reduce food waste wins Entrepreneurship Intervarsity in the Social Impact Category
“One of the biggest reasons for food insecurity is food waste. There is way more food in the value chain than we actually use. A...
The deadline is today for registering to attend the discussion by Professor Adam Habib and Dr Max Price on student protests
Today marks the deadline for registering to attend a webinar and panel discussion led by Professor Adam Habib and Dr Max Price. At the peak...
Professors Francis Petersen and Rushiella Soncga take over the Universities South Africa’s leadership from 2024
Professor Francis Petersen (left), Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Free State, has been elected the new Chairperson of the Board of...
The Universities South Africa Board of Directors endorses the 2024 focus areas of its strategy groups
Funding Strategy Group (FSG) At the ordinary meeting of Universities South Africa’s Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Funding Strategy Group (FSG), Professor Bismark...
Professor Adam Habib and Dr Max Price to reflect on how they navigated the 2015 to 2016 fallist movements
To look at how student protests of 2015 and 2016 impacted and continue to shape the local and other higher education landscapes today, the University...
Professor Adam Habib and Dr Max Price to reflect on how they navigated the 2015 to 2016 fallist movements
To look at how student protests of 2015 and 2016 impacted and continue to shape the local and other higher education landscapes today, the University...
Artificial Intelligence In Academia
This podcast explores the transformative journey of Artificial Intelligence in academia. Discover how AI revolutionises teaching, learning, and research, and delve into how educators and...
A design justice approach to Universal Design for Learning: Perspectives from the Global South
This chapter focuses on the issue of exclusion in higher education and how to promote inclusivity by implementing UDL principles within a larger social and...
Academic mobility is about a lot more than students travelling between countries
Professor Loyiso Nongxa started his presentation at Universities South Africa’s (USAf’s) Research and Innovation Dialogue by declaring he was a dinosaur. He used to work at...
SA needs a serious rethink of postgraduate study if it is to address the declining uptake – especially in local students
Fewer and fewer South Africans are undertaking postgraduate studies. A national review of South African doctoral qualifications between 2020 and 2021 revealed that 56.7% of...
Student mobility was a hot topic at USAf’s Research and Innovation Dialogue
Universities South Africa’s (USAf’s) 7th Biennial Research and Innovation Dialogue lived up to its name of being a dialogue, a conversation, when a discussion in...
Universities are key actors in creating vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystems for sustainable prosperity and development
The university can be an excellent player in ecosystem development, enabling an environment in which entrepreneurship contributes to achieving sustainable development and societal changes. So...
What happens in neighbouring Thohoyandou is our business, says UNIVEN’s Professor Vhonani Netshandama
At the recent Universities South Africa’s (USAf) 7th Biennial Research and Innovation (R&I) Dialogue 2023, held on 21 and 22 September in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, delegates...
Early findings show internationalisation is seen as part of SA universities’ core missions
Internationalisation is well embedded in the context of the core missions of South African universities, including research, teaching & learning and engagement. This emerged from...
Unpacking what went into the rapid trajectory of a successful Canadian university
The successful ecosystem-enabling experiences that drive social innovation and entrepreneurship at a Canadian university were shared with South African institutions and stakeholders at the 7th...
A clear vision and involved leadership; a recipe for achieving entrepreneurship and innovation goals
With only a decade in existence, the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) has an ambitious vision of becoming “an African university, leading in creating opportunities for...
Societally impactful research is already taking place in South Africa; institutions must locate the evidence and be more intentional about this approach
How can universities create impact with their research? Just start monitoring it, was the overriding message at a discussion on this topic at the 7th...
Africa, wake up and see your wealth creation and development potential – a visiting Ghanaian professor advises
Evidence of research and innovation generating jobs, sustaining wealth, and transforming societies for the better exists in so much abundance, globally, that Africa has no...
UCT’s Dr Linda Mtwisha calls for a national research impact assessment system
Dr Linda Mtwisha, the executive director of research at the University of Cape Town (UCT), said that it’s imperative to develop a national research impact...
Assessing the impact of university research is not complicated; it carries benefits for both the university and society, says Professor Chris Brink
Professor Chris Brink, who has been focusing on the societal impact of higher education research for about 10 years in both in the United Kingdom...
The HSRC’s Impact Centre is giving effect to the Council’s promise of “social science that makes a difference”
Creating impactful research in the knowledge system does not happen magically. Somebody needs to be driving it, says Professor Heidi van Rooyen, Group Executive: Impact...
South Africa is catching up with the globe on Open Access but needs to do more to reach desired goals
Even though South Africa has made significant advances towards achieving Open Access to scholarly publishing, there are hurdles to still overcome that require a concerted national...
The SA government must lead the Open Access movement to develop a national policy position and strategy
There is an urgent need for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) in partnership with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to...
What follows the Joint Colloquium of Mathematicians, Linguists and Education Deans?
The Joint Colloquium on Multilingualism in the teaching and learning of Mathematics in Higher Education –Enhancing Success achieved its intended objectives with success, says the...
Mathematics teachers in the Venda region of Limpopo need to disclose the secret behind their high success rate
South Africa needs to study why TshiVenda communities produce an astronomical number of actuaries for this country, and why the Venda region of the Limpopo...
State funding for universities’ language initiatives could increase with compelling evidence of potentially bigger impact
The year 2023 marks the first year that the government has given more money to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) – an amount...
The changing profile of university students calls for a decolonial re-thinking of higher education, says Professor Emmanuel Mgqwashu
Despite all the financial and human resources pumped into higher education in South Africa, the depressing educational outcomes remain the same. Throughput, pass and dropout...
Learners run away from any career that requires mathematical competence, says Dr Mxiwoxolo Krexe
At the recent Joint Colloquium on Multilingualism in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics – Enhancing Success, Dr Mziwoxolo Krexe of theDepartment of Adult, Foundation Phase...
A framework for thinking about languages and literacies towards university mathematics curriculum for access and transformation
To make a case for a curriculum that encourages greater access and transformation, a mathematics education language development specialist used students’ talk about their experiences,...
Language is fundamental, but is not always the only enabler for university mathematics success
Results from research into engineering mathematics of students in the University of Cape Town’s Engineering Extended Programme showed that female students (58.6%) outperformed their male...
Research exploring alternatives to one-size-fits-all solutions to students’ Academic Literacy needs
Critical research is being done into improving curriculum responsiveness to enhance responding to students’ needs in both teaching and assessment. This is to move away...
Why meaning making is critical in multilingual mathematics classrooms
Professor Anthony Essien, Associate Professor in Mathematics Education and Interim Numeracy Chair, Wits School of Education used a rainfall chart to show his audience how...
USAf’s Transformation Dialogue seeks to shift higher education from a compliance-driven to an innovation and inclusivity-driven transformation process
Is there real transformative activity taking place in higher education, or has this been a box-ticking exercise? This question spurred Universities South Africa’s (USAf) Transformation...
Multilingual mathematics classrooms can enhance learner understanding, change attitudes towards mathematics and increase success
Africa is endowed with works of art available for classroom illustration of various mathematical concepts from elementary schooling, all the way to university instruction —...
Multilingual education provision is invaluable provided this model is appropriately resourced, says a higher education top executive
Learning environments allowing students to exchange mathematical ideas in their mother tongue enable learners to grasp complex concepts more naturally and deeply, thereby turning multilingualism...
Issues warranting priority attention in universities’ pursuit of multilingualism in mathematics teaching and learning
Each of the three communities of practice (CoPs) that jointly hosted last week’s Colloquium on Multilingualism in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics – Enhancing...
USAf’s three groups congregate at Stellenbosch University this Thursday to explore multilingual mathematics education in higher education
About 70 delegates representing all public universities in South Africa are expected to descend on Stellenbosch University this Thursday, 17 August, 2023. These are members...
Exposure to Switzerland’s innovation and entrepreneurship landscape boosts confidence in a young South African
The founder of one South African student start-up that won a trip to a 10-day residency programme at the University of Basel in Switzerland, in...
Universities SA’s World of Work Strategy Group commits to an ambitious multi-year programme of action
Significant stakeholder engagements in the first half of 2023 sparked numerous project considerations in Universities South Africa’s World of Work Strategy Group (WSG) if the...
Key challenges created by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) place universities at risk of instability and being plunged deeper into debt
The Board of Directors of Universities South Africa (USAf) is deeply concerned about the key challenges that have been created by the National Student Financial...
A high-level panel explores PhD production and support from various perspectives
A report on the first large-scale national Tracer Study of PhD and Post-doctoral Graduates was released last week creating a platform for experts to debate...
Universities’ loadshedding webinar yields a Working Group to help institutions set up energy initiatives
A Working Group has been established to draw up a framework that will enable the higher education sector to set up alternative energy projects in...
Managing its own solar plants has given the University of the Free State lots of research data
The University of the Free State (UFS) has adopted diverse measures to ensure energy efficiency. Not only do all campuses have solar plants, but one...
Nelson Mandela University’s experience of setting up a solar energy plant through a Power Purchase Agreement
Had Nelson Mandela University opted to use its own resources to set up the solar energy plant on its main campus, it would have cost...
An urgent need for more PhD and post-doctoral graduates emerges from Tracer Study
A comprehensive strategy to massively increase the number of PhD and post-doctoral graduates in South Africa, given the pivotal role they play in the country’s...
Startling Survey findings: SA is graduating fewer doctoral candidates
The country is simply not producing enough PhD graduates, and, by implication, post-doctoral fellows (post-docs). This was one of the crucial findings of a Tracer...
To counteract loadshedding effectively, universities first need to monitor their energy needs
The first step in addressing electricity supply at universities in this time of rolling blackouts is to do an energy audit. Institutions can start with...
Why universities should join forces to thrive, notwithstanding loadshedding
One mechanism universities could use to offset loadshedding is to coordinate a combined tender for the purchase of solar panels and batteries. Dr Lawrence Pratt,...
USAf explores sustainable energy solutions to mitigate the impact of the energy crisis on institutions
Universities SA (USAf) will host a webinar this Friday, 21 July, to deliberate on feasible and sustainable energy solutions as South Africa continues to grapple...
Universities are submitting very few creative outputs in African languages to DHET for credits
At the recent meeting in June, of Universities South Africa’s Community of Practice for the teaching and learning of African Languages (CoPAL), the Department of...
USAf’s three Communities of Practice to explore Multilingualism in the teaching and learning of mathematics at universities
August 17 is a very special day for Universities South Africa (USAf), the representative body of South Africa’s 26 public universities. It marks the gathering...
University leaders speak out on developing entrepreneurial thinking among undergraduates
If universities want to promote innovation at undergraduate level, they too need to be innovative and break away from traditional approaches of teaching and learning....
Strategies for institutionalising entrepreneurship; building an entrepreneurial university
Sound policies, adequate resources and identifying champions became recurring themes as past recipients of the annual Rising Star Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) and DVC of the...
At its core, social entrepreneurship is about driving positive social change
Cognisant that businesses of any kind ought to generate profit, Dr Paul Igwe, Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Enterprise and Programme Leader in the University...
A UCT research programme co-creates knowledge with adjacent communities
The relationship between the university and community engagement takes on a new nuance with the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Knowledge Co-op. Inspired by the...
An ICT Faculty discusses a technological solution-in-the-making for multilingual teaching at the Tshwane University of Technology
The best way to develop and intellectualise African languages in our universities is by using technology, says Professor Nobuhle Hlongwa, Chairperson of the Community of...
TUT showcases the rigor of its language policy processes and implementation infrastructure
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has added a third indigenous language to its revised policy. This change is part of the institution’s response to the...
Reflect and learn as a leader and change agent at your own institution
The sound of the late Tina Turner’s What’s love got to do with it enveloped the conference room. As the last few individuals took up...
Universities SA’s Education Deans’ Forum is leading the formation of a continent-wide collaboration platform
Inadequate funding, inadequate teacher training and limited access to educational resources are among numerous challenges that Africa seems to be grappling with, concerning education systems. It...
Deans must be adequately resourced to perform their multi-faceted functions at universities
A good look at South Africa’s education budget raises questions about whether the State resources this sector adequately, while another glimpse into universities raises the question...
Rationale for the inaugural Student Affairs and Student Success (SASS) capacity development programme
Student success is not coincidental and access without support is not a true opportunity for students in our universities. This was the message from Dr...
Universities’ Student Affairs, Development and Support Staff urged to identify as professionals, practitioners and knowledge workers
Upskill. Stay current. Read. And, most importantly, start seeing yourself as a professional practitioner whose multi-disciplinary expertise makes you as much a scholar as any...
New SASS programme hailed as a forerunner in professionalising universities’ Student Affairs and Support Services
It was with a sense of achievement that Dr Sibusiso Chalufu (right) praised a milestone programme designed to herald in the professionalisation of Student Affairs,...
Professionalising Student Affairs, Development and Support Services is the key to enhancing Student Success in higher education
The professionalisation of Student Affairs, Student Development and Support Services across the South African university sector is critical for improved student and all institutions’ success....
Universities South Africa celebrates the launch of two digital platforms for emerging scholars
The way South African universities have joined forces to help emerging scholars is of historical significance, says Dr Phethiwe Matutu, the chief executive officer of...
Some key pointers on signing up on Thuso Connect
Comment after comment at last week’s launch of Thuso Connect reinforced how this online mentoring platform for early career researchers is fulfilling a need in...
Accolades for the two new digital platforms that offer help to emerging researchers
A new digital platform that connects early researchers with experienced mentors has been compared to the online dating app, Tinder. “But instead of a...
Research Report: Student-centred universities
The study that Universities South Africa’s (USAf’s) Transformation Strategy Group (TSG) embarked upon from 2020, titled Reshaping Universities to Create a Student-Centred Higher Education System...
Guidelines document: Student-centred universities
The Framework for a Student-centred Higher Education System is accompanied by a set of guidelines (i.e. Student-centred Guidelines) at universities’ disposal, when operationalising the Framework...
PowerPoint presentation: Student-centred universities
This PowerPoint presentation summarises the Reshaping Universities to Create a Student-centred Higher Education System in South Africa study report; from conceptualisation, the study phases, the...
Environmental sustainability cognisance and action is taking root in South Africa’s higher education system
If the Higher Education Sustainability Community of Practice (HESCoP) is to have its way, South Africa’s universities will, over time, integrate environmental sustainability principles into...
Collaboration across universities finds expression in a new Community of Practice on Sustainability
The official launch and inaugural general meeting of the Higher Education Sustainability Community of Practice (HESCoP) under the auspices of Universities South Africa (USAf) was...
Thuso solutions are potential game changers for emerging academic scholars and researchers
Capacity development of emerging academic scholars and researchers in South Africa’s public universities will take a new turn from Thursday, 18 May 2023, when Universities...
A Transformation Strategy Group study has produced a Framework for a Student-centred Higher Education System in South Africa
The study that Universities South Africa’s (USAf’s) Transformation Strategy Group (TSG) embarked upon from 2020, titled Reshaping Universities to Create a Student-Centred Higher Education System...
Universities South Africa’s Student-centredness Framework sparks questions regarding study respondents, operationalisation and measurement
In 2020 the Transformation Strategy Group (TSG) of Universities South Africa (USAf) initiated a research study to create a deeper understanding on how institutional cultures...
Designing inclusive environments for people with disabilities is not optional for organisations
Millions of people are classified as disabled in South Africa. After years of advocacy over developing inclusive cultures in organisations, Dr Karen Smit, Head of...
USAf’s new Director: Operations and Sector Support has always been passionate about the transformation of education
Since assuming the position of Director of Operations and Sector Support at Universities South Africa (USAf) from 1 April, Mr Mahlubi “Chief” Mabizela has stepped...
USAf’s Teaching and Learning of Mathematics Community of Practice must innovate in collaboration with other groups
The first meeting in 2023, of the Community of Practice (CoP) for the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics (TLM CoP), underscored the urgent need to...
High school learners underprepared for critical foundational university mathematics courses
There is a significant gap between high school and university mathematics for science and engineering students in South Africa with learners entering institutions of higher...
Mathematics teachers’ Work Integrated Learning in the context of 4IR
An initial idea of the Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics (TLM CoP) to gather empirical data for the purpose of...
Researchers whose work changes human lives honoured with CEOs’ prestigious Award
Researchers whose work changes human lives honoured with CEOs’ prestigious Award Social sciences and humanities research scholars whose work helps uplift the human condition...
Scholar Activist, UJ’s Professor Ashwin Desai, wins the Established Researcher Award
Scholar Activist, UJ’s Professor Ashwin Desai, wins the Established Researcher Award His academic colleagues regard him as a highly renowned and well-respected scholar-activist and...
An academic, intellectual activist and social justice crusader wins an award for his research
An academic, intellectual activist and social justice crusader wins an award for his research Dr Vishwas Satgar has been a social justice warrior all...
Award-winning research means impactful change for young unemployed men
Award-winning research means impactful change for young unemployed men The critically important work done by Dr Hannah Dawson (left), Social Science Researcher at...
Social Justice Research Awards: Team winners seek epistemic justice in the gender justice agenda
Social Justice Research Awards: Team winners seek epistemic justice in the gender justice agenda Putting women front and centre by promoting attitudinal and social...
Universities South Africa’s Board of Directors officially welcomes three new members
The Chairperson of Universities South Africa (USAf), Professor Sibongile Muthwa, kicked off USAf’s first meeting of the Board of Directors for 2023 on 17 March...
Emboldening women’s leadership in the university: WiL Certification Ceremony
Opening with a live and rousing version of “Celebration” performed by the Two Tone band, The Women in Leadership (WiL) Programme certification ceremony took place...
Professor Sibongile Muthwa of Nelson Mandela University is set to address the Future of Higher Education Dialogue hosted from Tokyo, Japan, today
Professor Sibongile Muthwa, Vice-Chancellor and Principal at Nelson Mandela University and the Chair of Universities SA, will address the fourth seminar of the on-going The...
Although universities offer a welcoming, highly supportive environment, new entrants will need to put in serious work to succeed
As public universities prepare to receive a new cohort of fresh school leavers on their campuses for the 2023 academic year, the Chief Executive Officer...
CoPAL has pressing issues to deal with in 2023
With the 2nd Vice-Chancellors’ Colloquium on language practices now achieved, real work begins for Universities South Africa’s Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning...
The incalculable progress made by CoPAL as the language issue is now firmly centre stage
When Professor Langa Khumalo ends his term as the Chairperson of the Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of African Languages (CoPAL) this...
Why universities need to start sharing language resources
Even though universities thrive on competition, they need to stop competing in every single innovation. If, say Rhodes University is doing something about developing isiXhosa,...
The sector-wide language resources audit is designed to aid the implementation of multilingualism
Delegates at the Vice-Chancellors’ Language Colloquium held at the University of Pretoria from 1 to 2 December were treated to preliminary findings of a report...
The complexities surrounding multilingualism in South African universities
Just what are the challenges and complexities facing South African universities when it comes to the implementation of the new Language Policy Framework for Public...
Dedicated infrastructure, resources, and collaboration, must drive multilingualism implementation at universities
Stakeholder engagement, dedicated infrastructure, collaboration between universities and partnerships with other entities are key to furthering the implementation of multilingualism in public universities. ...
“Lift the language and you lift the people” – an esteemed professor borrows from DF Malan
When 80-year-old white-haired Professor Kwesi Kwaah Prah made his way to the podium dressed in the Kente cloth of his birth country, Ghana, a ripple...
The VCs’ Language Colloquium 2022 provided universities an opportunity to collaborate like never before
Language is not just a means of communication but the very fabric of peoples’ cultures and religions. This was emphasised by all speakers at the...
Universities can share language resources, notwithstanding their ongoing pursuit of a competitive edge
It was time to stop talking and start implementing. This was the view of speakers at the second Vice-Chancellors’ (VC) Consultative Colloquium on the revised...
Universities SA appeals to key stakeholders to join hands in ensuring smooth registration of new and returning students in 2023
A meeting held on 28 November 2022 with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board, senior officials at NSFAS and other key stakeholders, highlighted...
2nd Vice-Chancellors’ Consultative Colloquium on the revised Language Policy Framework begins today
Public universities’ executive leadership and other stakeholders will descend on the University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Senate Hall in Hatfield this afternoon for a start to...
Embracing HELM’s Women in Leadership programme became a defining moment for alumni
With less than three years in operation and now in its third cohort, the Women in Leadership (WiL), a flagship of the Higher Education Leadership...
African, Asian, and Australian deans’ standpoints on research impact seem to converge
The recent Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) Summit 2022 included a session where three universities’ deans from three different time zones discussed the challenges...
Organisational development in universities; A case study on CUT’s repositioning of its Welkom campus provides invaluable lessons
The Central University of Technology (CUT) in the Free State is changing the perceived stepchild status of its Welkom campus to an integral part of...
Good, rather than skilled human beings make better university leaders, Professor André Keet says
When good people get into executive leadership positions in universities, it erodes their goodness and their capacity for self-awareness flies out the window. ...
UCT’s Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng advocates for compulsory basic language courses at universities
“To ensure implementation of multilingualism at South African universities, we should not start with learning in an African language. First, we need every university student...
Are universities complying with the revised Language Policy Framework, or are they really committed to multilingualism?
The stage has been set for universities to uplift the status of previously marginalised African languages. South Africa has revised the Language Policy for Public...
Global university leaders exchange leadership attributes, challenges and opportunities
How can universities be a driving force for change in broader society and what role should their leaders play in our ever developing world? These...
Leadership in higher education is often about reaching out and listening to people
Professor Jonathan Jansen says one important lesson he has learnt from his leadership experience at all levels in higher education – is that you have...
UFS students corroborate the value of multilingualism and translanguaging in teaching
In the build up to the 2nd Vice-Chancellors’ Language Colloquium on the revised Language Policy Framework for Higher Education Institutions, students from the University of...
The use of IsiZulu in teaching is helping UKZN students excel academically
Some institutions have begun to witness positive results from incorporating South Africa’s indigenous languages in teaching and learning. One such institution is the University of...
How to develop and nurture academic leaders at our universities
Academic leadership is one of the most important foundations for success in our universities. However, leadership and management in academia presents its own challenges with...
University leaders could benefit from a global perspective
It is imperative that leaders in higher education have a global perspective beyond their national borders and building networks and communities of leaders is one...
Successful students do more than graduate: they are equipped to be responsible citizens
Defining student success is more than just attaining a university degree. It is about preparing young adults for responsible and responsive global citizenship. Professor Jonathan...
SA’s indigenous languages must all be fully developed and featured in digital resources – a UP professor says
South Africa has 11 official languages but we may be moving into a world of monolingualism, especially when it comes to finding information online, says...
The gap universities have to fill regarding student mental health issues
Student mental health issues in South Africa are escalating; but who should be providing the necessary care and treatment – universities or government – and...
The Linguistic Revolution at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is one of the country’s pioneers in developing a language policy, a process that started in 2004 and culminated in...
Challenges facing the world’s universities
The underfunding of higher education and the resulting lack of capacity; universities becoming more reluctant to collaborate due to geopolitical shifts and the imbalance between...
Language Policy Framework for Public Higher Education Institutions Determined in Terms of Section 27(2) of the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 as Amended
This is the policy instrument that the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation gazetted in October 2020, to provide a framework for the development...
HELM Summit 2022 explores innovative leadership development for Higher Education in complexity and global change
Shifting global parameters and heightened uncertainties highlight our universally shared vulnerability and point to how interconnected we are as a society: economically, socially, politically, and...
The role of PanSALB in upholding multilingualism in SA’s society
In order to effectively elevate the status of South Africa’s indigenous languages, they have to be transformed into, and used as, languages of learning —...
From theory to implementation – the tools needed to make the Language Policy Framework workable
Promoting South Africa’s indigenous languages at universities as required by the Language Policy Framework for Public Higher Education Institutions is not only about teaching and...
We cannot afford not to embrace and implement multilingualism says Professor Madadzhe
Studying African languages in institutions of higher education does not mean abandoning English. It simply recognises languages as an integral part of humanity, as communication...
HELM Summit 2022 to Focus on Leadership Development and Organisational Sustainability
The 2022 HELM (Higher Education Leadership and Management) Summit, which commences today, will be dedicated to Leadership Development in the context of disruption, complexity, change...
SA universities are reimagining postgraduate supervision in diverse ways
The student-supervisor relationship at universities is changing. It is no longer bound to the model where the post-graduate is the apprentice of the supervisor. Now...
Postgraduate supervisory models practised at CPUT and UCT
Speaking at the recent meeting of Universities South Africa’s (USAf’s) Community of Practice (CoP) for Postgraduate Education and Scholarship (PGES), Professor Dina Burger, Director: Research...
The strides that the University of Mpumalanga is making towards multilingualism
The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) recently introduced a Master’s degree in siSwati language and literature, following the offering of a Bachelor of Arts Honours in...
Implementing multilingualism can cost millions but the benefits outweigh the challenges—Stellenbosch University
Professor Deresh Ramjugernath of Stellenbosch University (SU) just provided a taste of what can be expected at the forthcoming 2nd Vice Chancellors’ Language Colloquium. Primarily...
Academics offer solutions for the challenges encountered during Mathematics Teaching Practice
South Africa’s public universities face shared challenges regarding Teaching Practice (TP) and giving students the best possible experience. These include lack of communication, supervision and...
Mathematics Teacher Practice during the 4th Industrial Revolution
Teaching Practice (TP) is a vital component of teacher education and training because it provides student teachers with an opportunity to gain experience in the...
The importance of ICTs in Teacher Education
It is vital that teachers – including students pursuing teaching careers – are digitally literate and understand the enormous benefits of using ICTs (information and...
New office bearers elected to lead USAf’s Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of African Languages
Professor Nobuhle Hlongwa (left), Dean of the School of Arts in the College of Humanities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, is the new Chairperson...
How universities are transforming their language policies and why this is critical
Language has the power to change higher education in this country and lead to better social cohesion. This is the message from Professor Langa Khumalo,...
Universities South Africa’s fundraising project to help pay for students’ historical debts and other needs surpassed the R1 billion mark!
In the face of mounting student debt at universities across the country, in August 2020, Universities South Africa (USAf) pledged to raise R1 billion in...
Coaching is essential in higher education leadership
Coaching is an integral component of the Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) leadership development approach. The final ENGAGE session for the year – facilitated...
Understanding just what coaching is and the different forms it takes
There are many misconceptions about what coaching is and the various forms it can take. The field of coaching is diverse and covers many different...
How coaching helps people to ‘do human better’
“Doing Human Better” is what Dr Paddy Pampallis believes coaching can achieve as well as supporting massive social change. Her mission is to help people...
Universities South Africa chooses to allow due processes to proceed to conclusion at UCT
Although Universities South Africa (USAf) subscribes to principles of sound governance, transparency, and integrity in the administration of its member institutions, the representative body of...
The tripartite partnership between USAf, the CJC and EWSETA is only a beginning — principals declare
A tripartite partnership was launched on Monday, 10 October, between Universities South Africa’s Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) Programme, the Central Johannesburg TVET College...
Higher Education Conference 2021 Report
The 2nd Higher Education Conference of 2021 enabled genuine contemplation of the transformation required of universities, for them to realise The Engaged University ideal. Read more> ...
Emerging researchers in South Africa are about to get a big boost
Two new online platforms in higher education look set to change the face of early career researchers in South Africa. Inspired by the Sesotho word...
Universities express their support for new digital frameworks for emerging scholars
Dr Robin Drennan, Director of Research Development at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), expressed his appreciation for the work being done, after Dr Leandra...
USAf’s new CEO aims to uphold the organisation’s reputation and respect as she takes it forward
The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Universities South Africa (USAf) says she is delighted to be a part of what she calls a “well-respected,...
Universities South Africa welcomes Dr Phethiwe Matutu as the new Chief Executive Officer
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Universities South Africa (USAf), Professor Sibongile Muthwa, USAf’s Chairperson, has welcomed Dr Phethiwe Matutu as the new...
Universities South Africa’s long-serving Chief Executive Officer hangs up his hat today
After serving Universities South Africa (USAf) for close to seven years in the Chief Executive Officer capacity, Professor Ahmed Cassim Bawa hangs up his hat...
Universities South Africa welcomes Dr Phethiwe Matutu as the new Chief Executive Officer
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Universities South Africa (USAf), Professor Sibongile Muthwa, USAf’s Chairperson, has welcomed Dr Phethiwe Matutu as the new...
The USAf Board hails Professor Ahmed Bawa as a solid leader, great achiever, conciliator and steady sound board
The Special Board meeting of 9 September proved to be a solemn moment as the Board of Directors came to terms with the final departure...
A giant leader leaves a trail of achievements in his path at Universities South Africa
Change is an important and necessary constant; it allows organisations to re-imagine themselves from time to time in the context of shifting environments, and Universities...
First-year mathematics students need intensive support to improve their experience, an on-going study has shown
Intensive support, small groups and repeated exposure to information are some of the interventions needed to improve first-year mathematics students’ experience. These, and other findings...
Imagining the Mathematical Science Landscape of 2040
What will the mathematical science landscape look like in 2040? Who will teach, what will be taught and how it will be taught? ...
Questions posed at the USAf-DHET webinars showed stakeholders had engaged deeply with the new draft policy for HE education institutional types
The Department of Higher Education and Training’s new Draft Policy for the Recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types might well be republished for another...
DHET-USAf webinars provided fresh insights into the new draft policy on types of higher education institutions
Around 900 people attended the three online public webinars presented last week to clarify the new Draft Policy for the Recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types....
Public webinars get underway this week to clarify the new draft policy for higher education institutions
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in collaboration with Universities South Africa (USAf) will host a series of webinars this week, to explain the...
The Draft Policy for the Recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types is not as disruptive as some perceive it to be
The state believes that its new higher education draft policy, which will lead to all South African institutions of higher learning being classified into three...
Academic advising is a critical determinant of student success
Academic advising plays a critical role in improving the success rate of students, and in advancing social justice. This was the message from...
The valuable lessons learnt during South Africa’s Academic Advising journey
Students want to be empowered to drive their success towards achieving their own academic and career goals. This is where academic advising is critical. ...
SAJU 5 cements prospects for long-term research collaboration between South African and Japanese Universities
The recently completed fifth conference of the South Africa-Japanese Universities (SAJU) Forum hosted 41 papers or posters concerning completed or ongoing research in the three...
The SAJU Forum commits to mobilise Japan’s and Africa’s academia to address Africa’s sustainable development challenges
The fifth South Africa–Japan University (SAJU) Forum conference that concluded on 29 July, 2022, re-committed itself to pursuing strong and sustainable research, innovation and education...
South Africa-France Research Week opens possibilities for stronger research collaboration between the two nations
The recently concluded France-South Africa Higher Education and Research Week yielded promising outcomes, given the high level of interest from both participating countries, the packed...
Universities need a solid policy framework for equitable implementation of entrepreneurship across the SA ecosystem
One of the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme’s mandates is to develop a national policy framework for entrepreneurship at South Africa’s universities. “But,...
Standard Bank’s universities’ partnership helps build a new generation of entrepreneurs
Standard Bank’s investment in the Universities South Africa (USAf) Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme has led to the establishment of Economic Activation Offices...
South Africa is minerally positioned to lead the world in green hydrogen energy generation
South Africa is home to 80% of the world’s reserves of platinum group metals (PGMs) that play a critical role in green hydrogen power generation....
South Africa-Japanese Universities Forum 5 conference echoes mutual trust in collaboration for the common good
The opening session of the virtual South Africa-Japanese Universities (SAJU) Forum 5 Conference, yesterday, featured keynote lectures on the two countries’ perspectives towards open academic cooperation with trust. ...
New-style social entrepreneurship requires new thinking — EDHE Lekgotla 2022 delegates are told in Gqeberha
Developing entrepreneurs and encouraging entrepreneurial thinking has to be the cornerstone of reforming a society characterised by socio-economic imbalances. This was stressed by two senior...
CoViD-19 has induced shifts in higher education that necessitate new thinking for the future
At the recent Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) ENGAGE #8 event, blended learning, critical thinking and leadership attributes received dedicated focus. This event was the eighth webinar in...
Whose responsibility is it to inform students they don’t meet the doctoral standard?
Professor Andrew Leitch’s presentation on the Council on Higher Education’s (CHE’s) Doctoral Degrees National Report generated considerable discussion when he presented some of its key...
Putting the focus on the quality of South Africa’s doctoral qualifications
Are South African doctoral programmes educating the thinkers we need as a country? Professor Andrew Leitch (right), Emeritus Professor and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research,...
USAf’s new Community of Practice for Postgraduate Education and Scholarship has been hard at work
With just over three months in existence since its inaugural meeting on 31 March, Universities South Africa’s newly founded Community of Practice for Postgraduate Education...
Blended teaching and learning post-CoVID requires different strategic, space and technological planning, academic experts advise
Embracing the “new normal” of blended teaching and learning in higher education will need an integrated approach to strategic planning. This will have to include capacity planning, space planning norms and...
Public universities face tough financial decisions in normalising blended teaching post-CoVID
South Africa’s cash-strapped higher education system adapting to a post-pandemic blended teaching and learning model needs to rethink funding modalities. When factoring in costs for...
Student and staff surveys chart a way for implementing blended teaching and learning at public universities
A blended teaching and learning environment cannot succeed if students and staff do not all have access to reliable devices, network, internet connectivity and adequate...
Audience reactions to the survey findings; comments, questions and answers
Following a presentation on findings of two studies, Students’ Access to and Use of Learning Materials (SAULM) and Staff Experiences of, and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning and...
DHET concerns regarding students still in the pipeline for phased-out ITE programmes
At the second meeting of Universities South Africa’s Education Deans’ Forum (EDF, recently, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) was invited to address...
The state of language policies at public institutions
As universities enter the second half of 2022, they are ramping up efforts to accelerate progress toward implementing the Language Policy Framework for Public Higher...
Challenges confronting the teaching of African languages at South Africa’s universities require dedicated attention
The possibility of a shortage of supply of African languages teachers across South Africa’s education landscape by 2030 became a subject of fierce debate among members...
The symposium programme on student and staff experiences during the CoVID-19 pandemic is packed
Today’s higher education symposium set to unpack policy implications of student and staff experiences during the Co-VID-19 pandemic for Funding, funding, and quality assurance, is...
The EDHE Studentpreneurs Indaba 2022 seeks to cultivate leadership competencies in students
The upcoming EDHE Studentpreneurs Indaba 2022 will focus on building leadership capacity in students with existing start-ups or small businesses. The event, taking place on...
Student and staff experiences during the CoVID-19 pandemic: Implications for planning, funding and quality assurance
Findings of two studies undertaken in higher education on Students’ Access to and Use of Learning Materials (SAULM) in 2020 and Staff Experiences of, and Perspectives on Teaching and...
The Transformation Strategy Group’s study seeking to inform student-centred institutions is at data analysis stage
Universities South Africa’s Transformation Strategy Group (TSG) initiated a research study in 2020 to determine how institutional cultures could be reshaped to create a student-centred higher...
The EDHE Lekgotla 2022 Registrations are now open!
Registrations for the upcoming 6th annual EDHE Lekgotla – the annual gathering of leaders in entrepreneurship in Higher Education, from 19 to 22 July 2022, are open!TheEntrepreneurship...
Universities must think more creatively about the employability of their graduates
The Dean of Science at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Professor Nithaya Chetty (right), says although it is laudable that the South African higher education produces...
The University of the Witwatersrand injects entrepreneurial thinking into doctoral training
The University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) is introducing a training programme in which doctoral students will, while pursuing their core programme, also undergo rigorous...
The Research and Innovation Strategy Group endorses an action plan drawn from the Higher Education Conference of 2021
Universities South Africa’s Research and Innovation Strategy Group has endorsed a list of actions and initiatives to focus on in 2022 and beyond, stemming from the...
Co-branding on social media to promote a social enterprise
At the recent Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme (SWEEP) webinar, Ms Cwenga Koyana, a Postgraduate student in Film and Television at the University of Cape Town,...
Your personal story matters on social media
Ms Nqobile Tembe (left), a qualified communication management specialist and currently a Communication Consultant at Universities South Africa, addressed the SWEEP members on using...
Utilising social media to market oneself or one’s business
It was the last session in a series of Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme (SWEEP) webinars that the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Programme has...
Coaching will be integral to empowerment in WIL 3
The opportunity of one-on-one interaction and coaching by a professional coach will be a significant component in the Women in Leadership 3 (WiL 3) programme in...
Women in Leadership programme — 2022 edition kicks off
The start of the 2022 Women in Leadership (WiL) programme, designed to embolden senior academic women leaders, inspired a new cohort of participants with confidence that...
EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity 2022 advances to internal rounds
The Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Entrepreneurship Intervarsity 2022 is gearing up for the second phase of the contest — internal rounds where student entrepreneurs...
Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of African Languages remains determined to achieve more in 2022
Universities South Africa’s Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of African Languages (CoPAL) has put together an elaborate plan of action aiming to realise...
Conference Announcement – The 5th South African-Japan University (SAJU) Forum (28-29 July 2022)
Background The South Africa-Japan University (SAJU) Forum is a platform with the aim of providing a structured framework for collaboration between the higher education institutions of...
Projects that explore experience of first year mathematics students unpacked
Early findings of two research projects being undertaken to improve the teaching and learning experience of first year students in mathematics, have exposed problem areas...
Measures that can be taken to improve first year students’ mathematics experience
First year mathematics students are often in much need of guidance and support. That is why student experience was the focus of the Diagnostic Mathematics Information...
A collaborative project aimed at improving first year mathematics students’ experience
The facilitation of engaged participation and not just the acquisition of knowledge is the aim of the Community of Practice on the Teaching and Learning...
A project that will benefit academics, institutions and students unpacked at Mathematics CoP
A moment of thoughts and prayers was dedicated to KwaZulu Natal communities and colleagues at the first meeting for the year, of the Community of...
Social science research kept South Africans informed during the pandemic
The research of engaged scholars in the social sciences and humanities kept government, and South Africans, abreast of the trajectory of the pandemic. ...
Can 4IR and Decolonisation ideologies co-exist and be of mutual benefit in higher education?
The emergence of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) could potentially submerge the bellowing of decolonisation in higher education by previously marginalised groups, especially considering the...
Reigniting the Internationalisation of Higher Education in South Africa
While the CoVID-19 pandemic prevented students from going overseas to study because of travel bans, it did create opportunities for South African universities to think creatively around internationalisation in education. In fact,...
An advocacy for global learning for all and internationalisation in an African context
Internationalisation in higher education is entering a new and critical phase in which it has to become more inclusive and sustainable. There is a shift...
Higher Education in the melting pot: Emerging discourses of the 4IR and Decolonisation
Out of the deliberations of a September 2019 colloquium of the Education Deans Forum, where the deans explored the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its...
Reconfiguring the knowledge project by adopting a human-centric approach
The changing world we live in – where movements like Me Too and Black Lives Matter, alongside campaigns like Fees Must Fall – call for a radical reshaping of the...
Engaged scholarship should be driven by service and purpose, a visiting scholar declares
Authenticity, intellectual and moral integrity, radical empathy and compassion are the qualities it takes to be an “engaged scholar”. As Africa and the world exit...
The HSRC and USAf honour researchers seeking to change people’s lives for the better
Scholars who make a significant difference in the everyday lives of human beings were recognised – and rewarded – for their distinguished and often ground-breaking...
HEDSA appeals to vice-chancellors to prioritise the disability policy framework to enable its implementation
Disability units appear to be the only structures within universities that take the Strategic Policy Framework on Disability for the Post-School Education and Training System seriously. Ms...
Towards improving the mental health of students at South African universities
Findings of one of the largest student mental health surveys ever undertaken in the world – which was initiated by Universities South Africa (USAf) and...
A focus on the mental health of staff at SA universities
Not enough attention has been paid to staff at South Africa’s universities when it comes to their mental health. However, in examining this phenomenon and finding possible...
The HSRC-USAf Research Medals D-Day is 24 hours away
Up to 60 guests are expected to grace the 2021/2022 HSRC-USAf Medal for the Social Sciences and Humanities ceremony on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, at the Protea Hotel...
Eminent scholars laud USAf’s newest CoP as an excellent platform for strengthening SA’s postgraduate scholarship
The newly formed Universities South Africa’s Community of Practice on Postgraduate Education and Scholarship (CoP PGES) held its inaugural meeting online on 31 March. It...
Postgraduate education and scholarship is not an easy ride
Discussions that ensued at the inaugural meeting of Universities South Africa’s Community of Practice on Postgraduate Education and Scholarship (CoP PGES) on 31 March, between...
A snapshot of NRF-funded opportunities for postgraduate study
At the inaugural online meeting of Universities South Africa’s new Community of Practice on Postgraduate Education and Scholarship (CoP PGES) on 31 March, Dr Romilla...
Four days to go to the HSRC-USAf Research Awards ceremony
With four days left before the 2021/22 HSRC-USAf Medal for Social Sciences and Humanities Research ceremony, we feature the last group of nominees who combine...
What kind of society have we become – says the USAf CEO, in condemning arson at UFS
If students can watch their peers burn down teaching and learning facilities at their university and, instead of reporting this unruly behaviour, choose to take...
Five days to go to the HSRC-USAf Research Medals ceremony
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in partnership with Universities South Africa (USAf), will be hosting the 2021/2022 HSRC-USAf Medal for the Social Sciences and Humanities...
Six days to go to the HSRC-USAf Research Medals ceremony
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in partnership with Universities South Africa (USAf), will on 12 April 2022 honour scholars and research teams whose studies...
The countdown to the HSRC-USAf Research Medals event begins today
In the quest to promote quality scholarship that is engaged with social issues, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in partnership with Universities South Africa...
Maintaining independence and dignity under pressure; Linda Meyer counsels aspiring women entrepreneurs
I am proud to be difficult, different, to have a voice that is mine and know who I am. It comes with years of experience,...
USAf’s new Community of Practice on Postgraduate Education and Scholarship takes off today
A meeting set for today — Thursday, 31 March, will see a new community of practice beginning to shine a spotlight on South Africa’s public...
How EDHE is enabling the entrepreneurship ecosystem within South Africa’s universities
The Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme – which was established in 2016 “with humble beginnings” – is broadening its scope from creating business in its...
A Namibian-born scholar is taking Coventry University, in the UK, to new entrepreneurial heights
Professor Gideon Maas has implemented a module titled Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship at Coventry University in the United Kingdom, which has no predetermined content. “There...
EDHE’s bumper programme for 2022 includes a new video campaign
At the recent Executive Leadership Workshop of Universities South Africa’s Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme, EDHE’s Project Manager, Ms Zana Boshoff, outlined their busy programme for...
There is no clearcut answer about which skills are needed to commercialise research
Professor Keolebogile Shirley Motaung did not have to rattle off a list to illustrate The skill set required for commercialisation, which was the title of the...
A British Council-supported programme aims to enhance SA’s innovation success
The British Council’s flagship sub-Saharan Africa higher education programme, Innovation for African Universities (IAU), is ready to move to the all-important implementation phase. During...