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German Rector’s Conference Eugene Cloete 15 April 2013

German Rector’s Conference Eugene Cloete 15 April 2013. Excellence and Relevance. Poverty alleviation. Sustainable environment and competitive industry. Health and dignity. Regional peace and security. Democracy and human rights. 2. National development plan = Creating WEALTH. Water.

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German Rector’s Conference Eugene Cloete 15 April 2013

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  1. German Rector’s ConferenceEugene Cloete15 April 2013

  2. Excellence and Relevance Poverty alleviation Sustainable environment and competitive industry Health and dignity Regional peace and security Democracy and human rights 2

  3. National development plan = Creating WEALTH Water Health Energy Technology Agriculture Land 3

  4. National development plan = Creating WEALTH • Water • Women • Health • Housing • Energy • Education • Economy • Employment • Technology • Transformation • Agriculture • Access • Anti -corruption • Land • Leadership • Legal system 4

  5. HIGHER EDUCATION TRENDS WORLDWIDE: THE 21ST CENTURY UNIVERSITY • Most universities are in “Transformation mode” due to • Demandor change in societal needs • Shortageof space in traditional universities • A growingpopulation and resource limitations • Requires: transforming structures, missions, processes and programmes • Institutions need to be more flexible and responsive to changing societal needs • The boundaries of some institutions have already been extended (through technology-enhanced (virtual) learning and/or “blended” model (face-to-face supported by advanced learning technologies that mostly serve working adults).

  6. 21st CENTURY POSITIONING towards 2018

  7. International students at SU

  8. Visiting German students 2012 7 8 22 52 22 German academics visited during 2012

  9. Institutional collaboration 1. Erasmus Mundus Action 2 EMA2SA, Eurosa. Partner universities: Freie Universität Berlin and Leipzeig (Eurosa) 2. DAAD Higher Education partnerships Partner universities: Göttingen and institutions in Chile, Colombia and Indonesia

  10. Joint degree programs • Friedrich Schiller Universiteit Jena – Joint PhD in Physics • Universität Leipzig – Double Masters degree and Joint PhD • Göttingen – Double Masters degree in development economics In progress: 1. Humbolt Universität – Berlin – Joint PhD

  11. AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES • Makerere University (Uganda) • University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) • UNAM (Namibia) • Universite Eduardo Mondlane (Mosambiek) • University of Ghana (Ghana) • University of Botswana (Botswana) • University of Malawi (Malawi) • University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University (Kenya) • HOPE INTERNATIONAL • Dalarna University • Malmö University • Linköping University • Gävle University

  12. Thank you

  13. MANAGEMENT VISION 2030 & MISSION • VISION 2030 • Stellenbosch University is inclusive, innovative, and future focused: a place of discovery • and excellence where both staff and students are thought leaders in advancing knowledge • in the service of all stakeholders. Mission Stellenbosch University achieves its vision through sustained transformation and on its journey of discovery through academia in the service of the stakeholders to: • Create an academic community in which social justice and equal opportunities will lead to systemic sustainability • Investigate and innovatively implement appropriate and sustainable approaches to the development of Africa • Align our research with a wide-ranging spectrum of challenges facing the world, Africa, our country and the local community • Maintain student-centred and future-oriented learning and teaching that establish a passion for lifelong learning • Invest in the innovative scholarship and creative ability of all its people • Leverage the inherent power of diversity • Establish and extend synergistic networks in which the University is a dynamic partner

  14. Institutionl priorities Knowledge Base Student Success Diversity Sustainability • retain & attract the best talent. • higher pass rates. • broadening access to the university. • ensuring a successful future in every way.

  15. Research Entities @ SU Centre for Development Policy and Partnership Bureau for Economics Research Poverty alleviation Institute for Wine Biotechnology Centre for Infectious Diseases (CID) Laser Research Institute Institute for Polymer Science Desmond Tutu TB Centre Institute for Plant Biotechnology Sustainable environment and competitive industry Health and dignity Clinical Nutrition Research Centre Centre for Agricultural Biodiversity MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology Central Analytical Facility Institute for Industrial engineering Centre for Research on Science and Technology (CREST) African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Centre for advanced manufacturing Centre for Applied Ethics MRC Unit for Anxiety and Stress Disorders Regional peace and security Democracy and human rights Institute for Thermodynamics and mechanics Unit for religion and development research SU Water Institute Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) Centre for Corporate Governance in Africa Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering Africa Centre for Defence and Security Leadership Centre for International and Comparative Politics African Centre for HIV/AIDS management MIH Media Laboratory Centre for Chinese Studies SUNSpace (SunSAT; SumbandilaSAT)

  16. UITNEMENDHEID EN RELEVANSIE Eradication of poverty, housing and socio-economic vulnerability within the constitutional dispensation Poverty alleviation Centre for Agricultural Leadership, Mentorship and Agri-Business Extention UKWANDA Rural Clinical School Sustainable environment and competitive industry Health and dignity SU Food Security Initiative Centre for Studies in Complexity Graduate School in Arts and Social Sciences TSAMA Hub Promotion of Human Dignity e-learning; library Regional peace and security Democracy and human rights Geographical Information technology Centre for Human Performance Science Energy and the environment Communication and Information Systems SIGLA @ Stellenbosch Unit for Corporate Governance in Africa Africa Centre for Conflict Resolution 17

  17. National Centres of Excellence and Research Chairs; two major national initiatives Poverty alleviation SASOL Chair in Polymer Science Centre for Biomedical TB Research Photonics, Ultrafast and Ultra-intense Laser Science Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Meat Science Biofuels (SANERI) Sustainable environment and competitive industry Health and dignity Biomarkers for Tuberculosis NiTheP Electro-magnetic systems and EMI mitigation for SKA Post-harvest Technologies Animal Tuberculosis Mathematical and Theoretical Physical Biosciences Mycobactomics Anton Mostert Chair in Intellectual Property Integrated Wine Science Functional Nanostructured Materials SACEMA Regional peace and security Democracy and human rights Epidemiology (SACEMA) Advanced Macromolecular Architectures Experimental Petrology Economics of Social Policy Genetic Tailoring of Biopolymers Centre for Invasion Biology Property Law Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law NEPAD Water CoEs Host (Stellenbosch Water Institute)

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