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In this newsletter:
*
Christmas greeting from SANORD Chairperson Anne Johannessen
*
Notice: SANORD Conference 2015 "What is the role of Higher Education
institutions and North - South collaboration in shaping the UN
Development Agenda Post-2015?"
*
UIB delegation visits UWC and SANORD Central Office on 21 November
*
SANORD funds 7 theme group projects
*
Kristín Ingólfsdóttir leaves her post as Rector next year
*
Prof Wim de Villiers appointed new Rector at Stellenbosch University
*
Important element in the fight against sleeping sickness found
*
Scholarships for South African Students to be taken up at Swedish Universities
*
World Conference of Futures Research 2015: Futures Studies Tackling
Wicked Problems
*
The power of Constitutions and its impact on higher education explored
at UJ and UiB conference
*
Training surgeons in Malawi
*
Focus on border dynamics in East Africa
*
2015 World Social Science Forum launched at UKZN
*
UKZN's College of Humanities welcomes new lecturers
*
Prof Bawa Talks How Universities Can Contribute To Social Justice and
Equal Societies
*
SANORD Central Office wishes you happy holidays!
SANORD Contact info [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
sanord.net [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
Find us on:
Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-African-Nordic-Centre/1432449170309379?ref=hl]
Twitter [https://twitter.com/SANORD_CO]
Maureen Davis
Administrator
mda...@uwc.ac.za
+27 21 959 38 02
+27 82 202 3271 [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
Leolyn Jackson
Director
ljac...@uwc.ac.za
+27 21 959 3400
+27 82 202 34 [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx] 75
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
Desmond Roberts
Coordinator
dvro...@uwc.ac.za
+27 21 959 3811 [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
Christmas greeting from SANORD Chairperson Anne Johannessen
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/Chairperson-Christmas-greeting.aspx]
Prof Anne Christine Johannessen's period as the SANORD chairperson is
now coming to an end. In her greeting letter, she shares some
concluding remarks and sends her Christmas greetings to all our
members and subscribers. The SANORD Central office wishes to thank her
for her important work!
> Read the Chairperson's greeting here [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/Chairperson-Christmas-greeting.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-yu/
Notice: SANORD Conference 2015 "What is the role of Higher Education
institutions and North - South collaboration in shaping the UN
Development Agenda Post-2015?"
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/SANORD-Conference-2015.aspx]
SANORD and the Polytechnic of Namibia (POLYNAM) are proud to announce
the next SANORD conference. The conference will be held in Windhoek,
Namibia, from 1st to 3rd of December, 2015.
The theme of the conference is "What is the role of Higher Education
institutions and North - South collaboration in shaping the UN
Development Agenda Post-2015?" The sub-themes will include e.g.
questions of indigenous knowledge, the role of higher education
institutions, and sustainability.
More information and a conference website will soon be available. >
Read more and download conference flyer here
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/SANORD-Conference-2015.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jl/
UIB delegation visits UWC and SANORD Central Office on 21 November
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/21-November---UIB-delegation-visits-UWC-and-SANORD-Central-Office.aspx]
Delegation from University of Bergen (UIB), Norway visited University
of the Western Cape (UWC) to meet with senior management to discuss
the status of the MOU between UiB and UWC. The delegation included;
Pro-Rector Anne Lise Fimreite, Anne Johannessen (Vice Rector:
International relations & SANORD chairperson), Erlend Horn, Gro Lie
and Tor Halvorsen.
The Central Office was delighted to have a meeting with the
chairperson in person. We would also like to encourage our members to
visit us at the University of Western Cape campus if you are embarking
on a visit to Cape Town, South Africa!
> Read more [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/21-November---UIB-delegation-visits-UWC-and-SANORD-Central-Office.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jy/
SANORD funds 7 theme group projects
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/SANORD-funds-seven-theme-group-projects.aspx]
SANORD is proud to announce that 7 theme group projects were awarded
for 2014. The SANORD Central Office fulfilled its role and
successfully paid out the budgeted funds to all the project leaders.
The SANORD board takes this opportunity to wish all the project team
players well with their projects into the New Year. We hope to publish
some updates of the outcomes of the projects once we get feedback from
our project leaders.
See the summary of projects funded on the SANORD website:
> Read more [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/SANORD-funds-seven-theme-group-projects.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jt/
Kristín Ingólfsdóttir leaves her post as Rector next year
[http://english.hi.is/frettir/kristin_ingolfsdottir_leaves_her_post_rector_next_year]
Kristín Ingólfsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland, announced
to her staff at an open meeting recently that she would not run for
the post of rector when her second term of five years would end 1 July
next year. Ingólfsdóttir was first elected in 2005. > Read more
[http://english.hi.is/frettir/kristin_ingolfsdottir_leaves_her_post_rector_next_year]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jd/
Prof Wim de Villiers appointed new Rector at Stellenbosch University
[http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=2056]
Prof Wim de Villiers, Dean of the University of Cape Town's (UCT)
Faculty of Health Sciences, was appointed the new Maties Rector and
Vice-Chancellor by the Stellenbosch University (SU) Council earlier
today. > Read more
[http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=2056]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jk/
Important element in the fight against sleeping sickness found
[http://www.au.dk/en/research/#news-4057]
Researchers from Aarhus have now uncovered how parasites that cause
the deadly sleeping sickness in Africa absorb an important nutrient
from the human blood stream. The result may help the development of
more effective drugs to fight the disease. > Read more
[http://www.au.dk/en/research/#news-4057]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-tl/
Scholarships for South African Students to be taken up at Swedish
Universities [https://studyinsweden.se/scholarship/swedish-institute-study-scholarships-for-south-african-students/]
The study scholarships are offered through the Swedish Institute
[http://www.si.se] and covers tuition fees and living costs for
postgraduate programs at Swedish universities. > Read more
[https://studyinsweden.se/scholarship/swedish-institute-study-scholarships-for-south-african-students/]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-ty/
World Conference of Futures Research 2015: Futures Studies Tackling
Wicked Problems [https://futuresconference2015.wordpress.com/]
Time and place: 11-12 June 2015, Turku, Finland
Deadline for the abstracts: January 30, 2015
Notification of acceptance: March 6, 2015
Early bird registration ends: March 31, 2015
"Futures Studies Tackling Wicked Problems" is an international forum
for the philosophies, methods, ideas and concrete examples to find out
what is going on in the field of futures research, education and
action. The aim is to harness the views of preferable futures and
methods for reaching them. The conference will work collaboratively
discussing research, initiatives and projects to gather various views
and compose ideas to face future challenges.
The call for papers, posters and performances is now open. The
deadline for abstracts is January 30, 2015. Notifications of
acceptance will be delivered on March 6, 2015. Early bird registration
ends on March 31, 2015. > Read more
[https://futuresconference2015.wordpress.com/]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-tj/
The power of Constitutions and its impact on higher education explored
at UJ and UiB conference
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/UJ-UIB-Conference.aspx]
"The conference, hosted by the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in
collaboration with the University of Bergen, Norway, explores the
lessons learnt from Norway and how South Africa (SA) can benefit as it
continue in securing SA institutions in a manner that advances other
institutions, the state and the world," said Prof Ihron Rensburg,
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UJ.
Themed, Universities and Constitutions: What does research-based
knowledge and higher education mean for constitutional democracies?,
the two-day international conference in November 2014, strengthened
relations between the two Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD)
member-universities. It explored the power and force of Constitutions,
and how they relate to the sometimes volatile environment that comes
with higher education and its institutions. > Read more
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/UJ-UIB-Conference.aspx]
> Read more [http://www.uib.no/en/news/82800/meeting-two-constitutions](Uni. Bergen)
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-td/
Training surgeons in Malawi
[http://www.uib.no/en/news/79884/training-surgeons-malawi]
Traffic accidents are a huge burden on the health care system in
Malawi. The University of Bergen (UiB) is a partner in a project to
train more surgeons in Malawi. Article by Sverre Ole Drønen.
> Read more [http://www.uib.no/en/news/79884/training-surgeons-malawi]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-tk/
Focus on border dynamics in East Africa
[http://www.uib.no/en/research/global/82707/focus-border-dynamics-east-africa]
The University of Bergen is developing new knowledge and strengthening
anthropological research in Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda in an effort to
deal with complexities related to their national borders. Article by
Tord Rø. > Read more
[http://www.uib.no/en/research/global/82707/focus-border-dynamics-east-africa]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-il/
2015 World Social Science Forum launched at UKZN
[http://coh.ukzn.ac.za/news/14-11-07/2015_World_Social_Science_Forum_launched_at_UKZN.aspx]
The World Social Science Forum (WSSF) for 2015 was launched recently
at UKZN's Unite Building.
The DVC and Head of the College of Humanities, Professor Cheryl
Potgieter, said the College was excited to be a part of the upcoming
Forum in terms of UKZN's Memorandum of Understanding with one of the
hosts of the Forum, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).
The WSSF, from 13 - 16 September 2015 at the Durban International
Conference Centre (ICC), will involve policy makers and shapers
comprising scientists, politicians, activists, civil society
organisations, activists, labour and business leaders. They will
gather to focus on real-life issues - inequality and injustice - under
the theme of: Transforming Global Relations for a Just World. > Read
more [http://coh.ukzn.ac.za/news/14-11-07/2015_World_Social_Science_Forum_launched_at_UKZN.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-iy/
UKZN's College of Humanities welcomes new lecturers
[http://www.ukzn.ac.za/news/2014/11/19/college-of-humanities-welcomes-new-lecturers]
The College of Humanities welcomed 50 new lecturers who have recently
been appointed in the College.
Nationally the number of Black African academics within the university
system is low and the number of African Black Professors is even
lower. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Cheryl Potgieter, said
the College is committed to increasing the number of Black academics
in the system and thus build the next generation of academics. > Read
more [http://www.ukzn.ac.za/news/2014/11/19/college-of-humanities-welcomes-new-lecturers]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-it/
Prof Bawa Talks How Universities Can Contribute To Social Justice and
Equal Societies [http://www.dut.ac.za/node/4689]
DUT Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Ahmed Bawa, was recently
invited to the United States of America to make a presentation on his
ideas and thoughts about the role of universities in building social
justice and more equal societies.
Prof Bawa made his presentation at the Anchor Institutions Task Force
Annual Conference (AITF) held at the University of Chicago, USA,
following an invitation by the Anchor Institutions Task Force, a group
comprising of university leaders, community based organisations,
health institutions, communities, foundations and non-governmental
organisations. > Read more [http://www.dut.ac.za/node/4689]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-kj/
SANORD Central Office wishes you happy holidays!
SANORD Central Office wishes all our members and subscribers a
pleasant holiday season. Looking forward to the new year full of
interesting news and events! Our next newsletter will be published in
February 2015.
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From: Maureen Davis <mda...@uwc.ac.za>
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:12:52 +1100
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In this newsletter:
*
Christmas greeting from SANORD Chairperson Anne Johannessen
*
Notice: SANORD Conference 2015 "What is the role of Higher Education
institutions and North - South collaboration in shaping the UN
Development Agenda Post-2015?"
*
UIB delegation visits UWC and SANORD Central Office on 21 November
*
SANORD funds 7 theme group projects
*
Kristín Ingólfsdóttir leaves her post as Rector next year
*
Prof Wim de Villiers appointed new Rector at Stellenbosch University
*
Important element in the fight against sleeping sickness found
*
Scholarships for South African Students to be taken up at Swedish Universities
*
World Conference of Futures Research 2015: Futures Studies Tackling
Wicked Problems
*
The power of Constitutions and its impact on higher education explored
at UJ and UiB conference
*
Training surgeons in Malawi
*
Focus on border dynamics in East Africa
*
2015 World Social Science Forum launched at UKZN
*
UKZN's College of Humanities welcomes new lecturers
*
Prof Bawa Talks How Universities Can Contribute To Social Justice and
Equal Societies
*
SANORD Central Office wishes you happy holidays!
SANORD Contact info [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
sanord.net [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
Find us on:
Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-African-Nordic-Centre/1432449170309379?ref=hl]
Twitter [https://twitter.com/SANORD_CO]
Maureen Davis
Administrator
mda...@uwc.ac.za
+27 21 959 38 02
+27 82 202 3271 [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
Leolyn Jackson
Director
ljac...@uwc.ac.za
+27 21 959 3400
+27 82 202 34 [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx] 75
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
Desmond Roberts
Coordinator
dvro...@uwc.ac.za
+27 21 959 3811 [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/Contact/Pages/default.aspx]
Christmas greeting from SANORD Chairperson Anne Johannessen
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/Chairperson-Christmas-greeting.aspx]
Prof Anne Christine Johannessen's period as the SANORD chairperson is
now coming to an end. In her greeting letter, she shares some
concluding remarks and sends her Christmas greetings to all our
members and subscribers. The SANORD Central office wishes to thank her
for her important work!
> Read the Chairperson's greeting here [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/Chairperson-Christmas-greeting.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-yu/
Notice: SANORD Conference 2015 "What is the role of Higher Education
institutions and North - South collaboration in shaping the UN
Development Agenda Post-2015?"
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/SANORD-Conference-2015.aspx]
SANORD and the Polytechnic of Namibia (POLYNAM) are proud to announce
the next SANORD conference. The conference will be held in Windhoek,
Namibia, from 1st to 3rd of December, 2015.
The theme of the conference is "What is the role of Higher Education
institutions and North - South collaboration in shaping the UN
Development Agenda Post-2015?" The sub-themes will include e.g.
questions of indigenous knowledge, the role of higher education
institutions, and sustainability.
More information and a conference website will soon be available. >
Read more and download conference flyer here
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/SANORD-Conference-2015.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jl/
UIB delegation visits UWC and SANORD Central Office on 21 November
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/21-November---UIB-delegation-visits-UWC-and-SANORD-Central-Office.aspx]
Delegation from University of Bergen (UIB), Norway visited University
of the Western Cape (UWC) to meet with senior management to discuss
the status of the MOU between UiB and UWC. The delegation included;
Pro-Rector Anne Lise Fimreite, Anne Johannessen (Vice Rector:
International relations & SANORD chairperson), Erlend Horn, Gro Lie
and Tor Halvorsen.
The Central Office was delighted to have a meeting with the
chairperson in person. We would also like to encourage our members to
visit us at the University of Western Cape campus if you are embarking
on a visit to Cape Town, South Africa!
> Read more [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/21-November---UIB-delegation-visits-UWC-and-SANORD-Central-Office.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jy/
SANORD funds 7 theme group projects
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/SANORD-funds-seven-theme-group-projects.aspx]
SANORD is proud to announce that 7 theme group projects were awarded
for 2014. The SANORD Central Office fulfilled its role and
successfully paid out the budgeted funds to all the project leaders.
The SANORD board takes this opportunity to wish all the project team
players well with their projects into the New Year. We hope to publish
some updates of the outcomes of the projects once we get feedback from
our project leaders.
See the summary of projects funded on the SANORD website:
> Read more [http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/SANORD-funds-seven-theme-group-projects.aspx]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jt/
Kristín Ingólfsdóttir leaves her post as Rector next year
[http://english.hi.is/frettir/kristin_ingolfsdottir_leaves_her_post_rector_next_year]
Kristín Ingólfsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland, announced
to her staff at an open meeting recently that she would not run for
the post of rector when her second term of five years would end 1 July
next year. Ingólfsdóttir was first elected in 2005. > Read more
[http://english.hi.is/frettir/kristin_ingolfsdottir_leaves_her_post_rector_next_year]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jd/
Prof Wim de Villiers appointed new Rector at Stellenbosch University
[http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=2056]
Prof Wim de Villiers, Dean of the University of Cape Town's (UCT)
Faculty of Health Sciences, was appointed the new Maties Rector and
Vice-Chancellor by the Stellenbosch University (SU) Council earlier
today. > Read more
[http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=2056]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-jk/
Important element in the fight against sleeping sickness found
[http://www.au.dk/en/research/#news-4057]
Researchers from Aarhus have now uncovered how parasites that cause
the deadly sleeping sickness in Africa absorb an important nutrient
from the human blood stream. The result may help the development of
more effective drugs to fight the disease. > Read more
[http://www.au.dk/en/research/#news-4057]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-tl/
Scholarships for South African Students to be taken up at Swedish
Universities [https://studyinsweden.se/scholarship/swedish-institute-study-scholarships-for-south-african-students/]
The study scholarships are offered through the Swedish Institute
[http://www.si.se] and covers tuition fees and living costs for
postgraduate programs at Swedish universities. > Read more
[https://studyinsweden.se/scholarship/swedish-institute-study-scholarships-for-south-african-students/]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-ty/
World Conference of Futures Research 2015: Futures Studies Tackling
Wicked Problems [https://futuresconference2015.wordpress.com/]
Time and place: 11-12 June 2015, Turku, Finland
Deadline for the abstracts: January 30, 2015
Notification of acceptance: March 6, 2015
Early bird registration ends: March 31, 2015
"Futures Studies Tackling Wicked Problems" is an international forum
for the philosophies, methods, ideas and concrete examples to find out
what is going on in the field of futures research, education and
action. The aim is to harness the views of preferable futures and
methods for reaching them. The conference will work collaboratively
discussing research, initiatives and projects to gather various views
and compose ideas to face future challenges.
The call for papers, posters and performances is now open. The
deadline for abstracts is January 30, 2015. Notifications of
acceptance will be delivered on March 6, 2015. Early bird registration
ends on March 31, 2015. > Read more
[https://futuresconference2015.wordpress.com/]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-tj/
The power of Constitutions and its impact on higher education explored
at UJ and UiB conference
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/UJ-UIB-Conference.aspx]
"The conference, hosted by the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in
collaboration with the University of Bergen, Norway, explores the
lessons learnt from Norway and how South Africa (SA) can benefit as it
continue in securing SA institutions in a manner that advances other
institutions, the state and the world," said Prof Ihron Rensburg,
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UJ.
Themed, Universities and Constitutions: What does research-based
knowledge and higher education mean for constitutional democracies?,
the two-day international conference in November 2014, strengthened
relations between the two Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD)
member-universities. It explored the power and force of Constitutions,
and how they relate to the sometimes volatile environment that comes
with higher education and its institutions. > Read more
[http://sanord.uwc.ac.za/news/Pages/UJ-UIB-Conference.aspx]
> Read more [http://www.uib.no/en/news/82800/meeting-two-constitutions](Uni. Bergen)
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-td/
Training surgeons in Malawi
[http://www.uib.no/en/news/79884/training-surgeons-malawi]
Traffic accidents are a huge burden on the health care system in
Malawi. The University of Bergen (UiB) is a partner in a project to
train more surgeons in Malawi. Article by Sverre Ole Drønen.
> Read more [http://www.uib.no/en/news/79884/training-surgeons-malawi]
http://sanord.cmail2.com/t/d-fb-gjkat-stitlni-tk/
Focus on border dynamics in East Africa
[http://www.uib.no/en/research/global/82707/focus-border-dynamics-east-africa]
The University of Bergen is developing new knowledge and strengthening
anthropological research in Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda in an effort to
deal with complexities related to their national borders. Article by
Tord Rø. > Read more
[http://www.uib.no/en/research/global/82707/focus-border-dynamics-east-africa]
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2015 World Social Science Forum launched at UKZN
[http://coh.ukzn.ac.za/news/14-11-07/2015_World_Social_Science_Forum_launched_at_UKZN.aspx]
The World Social Science Forum (WSSF) for 2015 was launched recently
at UKZN's Unite Building.
The DVC and Head of the College of Humanities, Professor Cheryl
Potgieter, said the College was excited to be a part of the upcoming
Forum in terms of UKZN's Memorandum of Understanding with one of the
hosts of the Forum, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).
The WSSF, from 13 - 16 September 2015 at the Durban International
Conference Centre (ICC), will involve policy makers and shapers
comprising scientists, politicians, activists, civil society
organisations, activists, labour and business leaders. They will
gather to focus on real-life issues - inequality and injustice - under
the theme of: Transforming Global Relations for a Just World. > Read
more [http://coh.ukzn.ac.za/news/14-11-07/2015_World_Social_Science_Forum_launched_at_UKZN.aspx]
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UKZN's College of Humanities welcomes new lecturers
[http://www.ukzn.ac.za/news/2014/11/19/college-of-humanities-welcomes-new-lecturers]
The College of Humanities welcomed 50 new lecturers who have recently
been appointed in the College.
Nationally the number of Black African academics within the university
system is low and the number of African Black Professors is even
lower. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Cheryl Potgieter, said
the College is committed to increasing the number of Black academics
in the system and thus build the next generation of academics. > Read
more [http://www.ukzn.ac.za/news/2014/11/19/college-of-humanities-welcomes-new-lecturers]
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Prof Bawa Talks How Universities Can Contribute To Social Justice and
Equal Societies [http://www.dut.ac.za/node/4689]
DUT Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Ahmed Bawa, was recently
invited to the United States of America to make a presentation on his
ideas and thoughts about the role of universities in building social
justice and more equal societies.
Prof Bawa made his presentation at the Anchor Institutions Task Force
Annual Conference (AITF) held at the University of Chicago, USA,
following an invitation by the Anchor Institutions Task Force, a group
comprising of university leaders, community based organisations,
health institutions, communities, foundations and non-governmental
organisations. > Read more [http://www.dut.ac.za/node/4689]
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