UCT Post-graduate studies - Flipbook - Page 26
AR U A
Postgraduates at UCT are part of a university with extensive
collaborations across Africa. These knowledge networks
help us achieve our mission of enabling Africa to solve our
own, Africa-specific problems, and to develop the next
generation of researchers in order to do so. We aim to
be not just the best in Africa, but the best for Africa.
Universities Science,
Humanities, Law and
Engineering Partnerships
in Africa (USHEPiA)
The African Research
Universities Alliance (ARUA),
a partnership of 16 research
universities in Africa, was launched
in early 2016 as a response to the
growing challenges faced by African
universities. The focus is on building
African-centred research excellence
to enable the continent to take control
of its future and assert itself as a powerful
global force. One of ARUA’s missions is to
increase research capacity across the continent,
and the many formal and informal collaborations
between ARUA universities offer a number
of mobility and research opportunities
to postgraduates.
USHEPiA promotes collaboration
among established African
researchers in the generation and
dissemination of knowledge, and
builds institutional and human
capacity in African universities.
83
full degree
fellowships
awarded
since 1996
THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION
SCHOLARS PROGRAM
cohorts
generated
56
degrees
conferred
CARNEGIE PROJECT: GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF ACADEMICS FOR AFRICA
This extensive programme runs at UCT, the University of the
Witwatersrand, Makerere University (Uganda) and the University
of Ghana and aims to train a community of future academics.
The MasterCard Foundation (MCF) Scholars Program allows
UCT to recruit, educate and mentor talented students from
economically disadvantaged backgrounds in Africa.
338
students
will enroll at UCT over 10 years
270
11
120
earlycareer
researchers
trained at UCT
over five years:
postgraduates
and 68 undergraduates
24
96 PhD students
24 postdoctoral fellows
39 from South Africa
81 from the rest of Africa