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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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Importance of home language to understand mathematical terminologies
“We speak and think in our home language. When we are unable to express or explain something in English, the language we fall back on is our home language,” said Tintswalo Sambo, who recently graduated with a master’s degree in applied language studies at Mandela University’s autumn graduation.
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Improving student success with technology and interdisciplinary collaboration
Using technology, and specifically Building Information Modelling (BIM), to promote criticality through collaborative efforts during all stages of the building design process at higher education level, was the focus of Architecture Head of Department and senior lecturer Dr Jean-Pierre Basson’s doctoral research in Construction Management.
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Taking leadership lessons into the workplace
The world of work is changing, and business needs to adapt the way in which leadership development training is done to match the needs of emerging managers.
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Relationship management in all-boys schools incorporating LGBTQ perspectives
Increased competition between schools in the education sector and concerns about the importance of inclusion for sustainability within the sector, led to this study investigating relationship management - specifically the experience and perspectives of LGBTQ alumni in all-boys’ schools in the Eastern Cape.
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Rapid advancement in quality testing for large PV plants
The latest method of Electroluminescence (EL) testing of solar modules/panels for large PV plants is a huge game-changer for business and industry in South Africa.
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Digital Dome – a multi-purpose gift for all.
The addition of a large dome to the skyline at Nelson Mandela University signals another step forward in the transformation journey of an institution in the service of society.
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Gqeberha coding tool part of international Irish project
Mandela University and Tangible Africa’s landmark international educational research project was recently launched in Ireland for all primary schools in the Republic of Ireland to receive a free offline digital technology kit.
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Research, learning and teaching to benefit from AI innovation collaboration
Nelson Mandela University’s Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences has been collaborating with Aptagrim, a software company in India, to contribute towards research, learning and teaching. This follows after Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research Professor Azwinndini Muronga signed a Collaborative Agreement with Aptagrim’s CEO, Sreegopal Mandapaka in October 2023.
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INTERNATIONALISATION NEWS
Summer School 2023 in Technische Universität Braunschweig
Three Nelson Mandela University students have been selected to participate in the Technische Universitat Braunschweig (TU Braunschweig) International Summer School for German Language and Culture.
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Africa Week: Open Science, Open Africa
Nelson Mandela University participated in an Africa Week event organised and hosted by Future Africa at the University of Pretoria.
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Rare honour for computing sciences professor
A Nelson Mandela University professor has been selected as one of two African mentors for an elite global mentorship programme.
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DAAD South Africa Funding Opportunity
DAAD South Africa will be hosting a few Info-Sessions
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