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Fulufhelo Nemavhola
Professor Fulufhelo Nemavhola is the deputy vice chancellor at the Durban University of Technology and he writes in his personal capacity
The university is not ours to own
This article explores the complex question of university ownership and governance, arguing that universities are not owned by any single constituency but are institutions held in…
Varsities of applied innovation needed
The higher education institutions would be built from selected TVET college clusters and mandated to combine artisan training, applied degrees, entrepreneurship, technical…
South Africa’s universities are outgrowing a transition-era governance settlement
Universities now operate amid electricity instability, water risk, municipal decay, crime, cyber vulnerability and public distrust
Bright idea: SA can have one system for science, innovation and enterprise
If we create one system, we could start seeing as many new products as research papers, and as many new jobs as there are journal articles
SA’s universities must move beyond didactic and research paradigms to advancing society
A university that teaches but does not innovate, that researches but does not apply, will find itself detached from the society it is meant to serve and elevate