Universities South Africa
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USAf and Absa Bank launch a R5.5 million entrepreneurship partnership across 26 public universities
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, saw Universities South Africa (USAf), through its Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme, formalise a groundbreaking R5.5 million partnership with...
The EDHE-Absa Innovation Challenge unlocks tech solutions to societal challenges
The EDHE-Absa Innovation Challenge officially opened for entries on Wednesday, 25 June 2025, launching what organisers describe as a structured pathway to develop student innovations...
Beyond banking: how corporate citizenship is reshaping SA’s entrepreneurial landscape
In a keynote address that challenged traditional notions of corporate support, Ms. Nonhlanhla Magagula, Head of Absa's Corporate Citizenship Programmes, outlined a transformative vision where...
Who owns AI? Digital literacy, inequality, and the future of learning
Tools like ChatGPT have become a daily part of life for students and educators alike. But beneath the surface of convenience and efficiency lies a...
Digital literacies in the era of AI; A lively discussion
The rapid rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT has forced educators and policymakers to grapple with urgent questions: How should universities prepare students for...
USAf and THENSA sign a formal agreement to collaborate for the common good of higher education in South Africa and beyond
On Tuesday, 28 January 2025, Universities South Africa (USAf) and Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) signed a collaborative agreement that the chief executive...
There are as many models of mentorship as there are mentors and mentees, says Professor Stephanie Burton
In the true spirit of a community of practice (CoP), which meets to share knowledge and information and support on common concerns, the recent meeting...
Challenging established rules is the way forward for teaching and learning at universities
A university is a space for challenging established ideas and engaging in open-ended inquiry, where students and faculty alike are encouraged to question, reflect, and...
Five crucial lessons learnt from the last 30 years in higher education
A dark dystopian future awaits our children and grandchildren, said Professor Adam Habib, Director: School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) of the University of...
How universities can make globalisation achieve better results and longevity — Adam Habib’s perspective
The incentive structure on research subsidies and the ranking systems have pushed South African universities to try and be like each other. This undermines the...
Higher Education has lost a legend in Human Resources management
Universities South Africa (USAf) deeply mourns the loss to premature death, of Dr Kgomotso Kasonkola, Senior Director: Human Resources (HR) at the University of the...
Advancing doctoral assessment strategies; the importance of standardisation and the viva voce mode of assessment
Assessment standards as applied in postgraduate (especially doctoral) research proposals, dissertations and written and oral examinations were the subject of discussion at a recent meeting...
SAJU 6 is set to foster sustainable research, innovation and impact partnerships from Stellenbosch University in 2024
Universities’ executive leaders, senior and emerging academics and researchers, as well as students interested in global research partnerships will descend on the 6th South Africa-Japan...
Behind every successful person there is a story worth drawing from
Paul Ryan once wrote that “behind every business, there’s a story worth knowing.” He was recently proven right through the extensive thought leadership that was...
Universities South Africa’s third higher education conference is set to be a deliberations powerhouse
The third biennial higher education conference of Universities South Africa (USAf) promises to be a deliberations powerhouse, judging from the range of speakers confirmed to...
Public universities are invited to showcase their positive impact on the South African society
Universities South Africa (USAf) recently invited universities to submit case studies illustrating the positive outcomes of their research and academic work in society. This initiative...
Universities South Africa announces the launch of a cross-cultural energy transition project partnership with the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC)
Universities South Africa proudly announces the launch of a cross-cultural energy transition project partnership between herself and the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC). This relationship...
Universities South Africa signs a collaborative agreement with a consortium of Texas universities
Universities South Africa (USAf), a representative association of South Africa’s 26 public universities, has sealed an exciting partnership with the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC),...
The USAf Board welcomes a new member while bidding goodbye to a long-serving USAf employee
The first ordinary meeting of Universities South Africa’s (USAf’s) Board of Directors on 19 March opened with the Chairperson, Professor Francis Petersen, officially welcoming the...
USAf’s Education Deans’ Forum acquires new leadership
The inaugural meeting of the Education Deans’ Forum (EDF) on 6 March saw the deans electing new office bearers, recognising that the term of office...