Education plan aims to lift number of black academics and students at universities
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says the programme aims to enable the implementation of capacity development activities in universities
The Department of Higher Education and Training will soon implement its multimillion rand programme, which aims to boost the successful participation of black students and academics in the sector. The University Capacity Development Programme will be rolled out at historically disadvantaged institutions from the beginning of 2018, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said during his budget vote speech in Parliament. The programme will be allocated R900m in the first year, increasing nominally in subsequent years to enable the implementation of capacity development activities in universities that are focused on student success, staff development and curriculum transformation, said Nzimande. "This will include the recruitment and training of new academics that are indispensable in the transformation of curricula in our universities." "While access and funding remain important, we need to improve participation rates by black students. We need to build capacity comprehe...
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