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Research, Innovation & Internationalisation
Research
A fundamental aspect of Nelson Mandela University, is producing high quality research that makes an impact.
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Innovation
Innovation is a fundamental part of the education landscape, allowing us to engage in creating new knowledge.
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International Office
Enriching diversity by drawing postgraduate students from SADC, other African countries, and the global community.
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Sustainability
We are committed to working toward making the combined global and continental vision of sustainability a reality.
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Research Chairs
Research Chairs strengthen and improve research and innovation capacity of public universities for producing high quality postgraduate students and research and innovation outputs.
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Research entities
Entities strengthen existing scholarly activities as well as open up new fields of research and scholarship that are consistent with the University’s strategic direction and priorities.
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Research Management
Research Management focuses on the needs of established researchers and manages issues such as grants, publication funding, research entities, internal research incentives and research information management systems.
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Research Development
RD focuses its activities around the development of new and emerging researchers and providing access to funding opportunities for postgraduate students.
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Indigenous knowledge critical in teacher education
Student teachers need to be exposed to a curriculum that includes indigenous knowledge in order to develop into multiculturally conscious educators.
Africa’s ICT education revolution is well advanced but South Africa risks missing out
Time is not on our side. For every year we do not achieve e-readiness in our schools, our learners fall behind. They don’t have access to online education lessons and all the incredible online resources that can be rolled out to every single school in the country once they are ICT-ready.
People must be made aware of how close they are to disaster
Floods, fires, droughts and other natural hazards are a fact of life – but many communities refuse to recognise the risk.
Ecological disaster inspires low-budget research into fish migration
Professor Nadine Strydom stumbled upon a novel way to tackle the problem of collapsing coastal fishes populations, thanks to a radio show and a red traffic light.
The first university to legally operate drones for a better world!
The Nelson Mandela University became the first university in South Africa to legally operate drones. This achievement brought it a step closer to realising its vision of offering a diverse range of life-changing educational experiences for a better world.
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World IP Day 2022
The Nelson Mandela University Innovation Office hosted a webinar on the 26th of April to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day. The 2022 theme was “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future” which aimed at providing young inventors, creators and entrepreneurs with the tools to understand IP rights to achieve their goals, create jobs, tackle local and global challenges and national development.
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2022 World Creativity and Innovation Week Artwork Competition
World Creativity and Innovation Week (#WICW2022) takes place every year during the week of 15-21 April. The theme for the #WCIW2022 was to get people around the world to creatively showcase the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
eSchools are a dream solution – but is South Africa ready?
eSchools are the future – but what’s needed for tech-readiness in government schools is lacking in most provinces. A Nelson Mandela University academic and her team are tackling the problem head-on.
INTERNATIONALISATION NEWS
International Summer School for German Language and Culture (TU Braunschweig)
Seven local Nelson Mandela University students have been awarded the opportunity to attend the Technische Universitat Braunschweig (TU Braunschweig) International Summer School for German Language and Culture. The Summer School commences from 4-29 July 2022, in Braunschweig, Germany.
Mandela University acknowledges legacy of the ‘Arch’
Like the world over, Nelson Mandela University is saddened by the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and wishes to recognise the seminal role he played in advancing South Africa’s transformation.
International Graduates 2021
The Mandela International Office wishes to extend a hearty congratulations to all our international graduates who have completed their study journey at Nelson Mandela University!
Study and Research in Germany
Join our info sessions and find out all you need to know about study and research in Germany. In our Master and PhD sessions we elaborate on available DAAD scholarships for postgraduate studies.