PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES

• The DST decided to invite the 5 Rural Universities for the Community – University Partnership Programme.
  
  - University of Fort Hare (UFH)
  - University of Limpopo (UL)
  - University of Venda (Univen)
  - University of Zululand (Unizulu)
  - Walter Sisulu University (WSU)
  - University of the Free State (UFS)
  - Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
  
  

The University of Zululand &

a number of local community organizations (including co-ops, crafters, and healthcare organizations), big business, government departments, municipalities and traditional authorities were represented.

ImbizoProtea Hotel Empangeni 7th – 9th April 2010

Dr John BougheyChair: Community Engagement Working Group

Featured Partners

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  National Research Foundation

Background

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) takes the view that some of the complex social and development challenges that the country faces can best be addressed through collective and innovative efforts of multiple stakeholders that include: government; business; higher education institutions (HEIs); and civil society

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Community University Partnership Program

The University of Zululand, along with three of the four other rural-based universities in South Africa, has received funding from the Dept of Science & Technology (DST) to establish a Community-University Partnership Programme (CUPP) over the next 2 – 3 years.