Tensions in Facilitating Higher Education‐Industry Research Partnerships in High Technology Fields in South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenda Kruss
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Industry Research ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry

Nurturing research capacity among emerging academics through mentoring : reflections from a pilot at a historically disadvantaged South African university

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 59-83
Author(s):  
Clever Ndebele ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Historically Disadvantaged ◽  
Higher Education Industry ◽  
South African Higher Education

The need to develop the next generation of academics to replace the aging professorate in South Africa has been on the agenda of the departments of higher education and training for some time, gaining momentum in recent years. The Higher Education South Africa (HESA)'s Publication on the National Programme to Develop the Next Generation of Academics for South African Higher Education (2011) paints a dire situation for the higher education industry with regards to the attraction and retention of academic staff. Key challenges identified in the report include the aging profile of academics, poor remuneration of academics, the current postgraduate pipeline and expansion of the higher education sector. Using the Communities of Practice (CoPs) theoretical framework, this paper unpacks an initiative by a professor at a South African university to develop research capacity among emerging academics through a collaborative mentorship programme with five emerging academics. The major findings of the study include, among other things, development of the mentees identity as both academics and researchers, a boost in the mentees research profiles and the development of a community of practice. The study recommends that supervisors and promoters should be supported financially by historically disadvantaged institutions or the National Research Foundation to mentor and nurture emerging academics from historically disadvantaged backgrounds and that such mentorship initiatives be formalised and incentivised as a token of appreciation for both mentors and mentees.

Government Incentivization of Partnerships in South Africa

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moeketsi Letseka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Innovation Fund ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Industry Partnerships ◽  
Higher Education Industry

Worldwide, innovation policy is perceived to be at the heart of economic growth and global competitiveness, and nations invest vast amounts of money to give effect to innovation. Higher education institutions, in partnership with industry, are expected to play a key role in supporting the national system of innovation and developing the nation's global competitiveness. This paper draws on the audit of higher education-industry partnerships conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa during 2002–03. It plots the South African government's programme of incentives for industry-higher education partnerships through two funding programmes: the Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) and the Innovation Fund. It argues that, notwithstanding considerable outputs, such as publications, patents/artefacts and the involvement of postgraduate students, it is vital that the incentivization of higher education-industry partnerships is managed in such a way that past relations of inequality among higher education institutions and in the broader society are not reproduced.

Articulation of Industrial R&D with Higher Education in the Telecommunications Sector in South Africa

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Paterson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
The South ◽  
Industry Research ◽  
Telecommunications Sector ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry

This article shows how and why particular higher education-industry research and development networks articulate with the South African telecommunications sector. The range of competing and complementary data telecommunications technologies available in the South African market provide varying opportunities for enterprises to engage in R&D. Two case studies based in the South African telecommunications industry examine R&D interaction between industry and higher education institutions which have nascent rather than developed R&D capacity and which are dependent on industry initiatives. The analysis suggests that the origin of a particular industry-higher education R&D network is contingent on the growth trajectory of the industrial sector in which it is located and on the maturation of research capacity in the higher education sector with which it is linked.

A strategy tripod perspective on merger effectiveness in the higher education industry: the mediating role of future foresight

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahraa Sameer Sajwani ◽  
Joe Hazzam ◽  
Abdelmounaim Lahrech ◽  
Muna Alnuaimi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to investigate the role of the strategy tripod premises, mediated by future foresight and its effect on merger effectiveness in the higher education industry.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative survey method was implemented, with the data provided by senior managers of 14 universities that went through a merger from the years 2013–2016. The proposed model was tested using partial least squares (PLS) of structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe results indicate that government support, competitive intensity and knowledge creation capability relate positivity to merger effectiveness, and these relationships are mediated by future foresight competence.Originality/valueThe study provides a better understanding of merger effectiveness in the higher education industry by identifying the role of future foresight competence in the application of strategy tripod and its contribution on merger effectiveness. Results indicate that future foresight competence contributes to the merger effectiveness and enables the effective implementation of the strategy tripod dimensions in higher education mergers.

Faculty and Student Activism

2019 ◽  
pp. 183-195
Author(s):  
David V. Tolliver ◽  
Michael T. Miller ◽  
Jennifer M. Miles ◽  
Daniel P. Nadler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry ◽  
Faculty Mentors ◽  
Academic Content

Colleges and universities can be important social drivers in the functioning of society. Through their efforts and activities, they can educate an electorate and teach behaviors that ultimately benefit the society in which they work. Additionally, students can learn from their faculty mentors not only academic content, but important behaviors about how to be involved activists in seeking change. This chapter explores how faculty and students are activists, how they learn and interact with each other, and ultimately, what impact this has on the operation on individual higher education institutions and the higher education industry at large.

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