SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DRIVING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION DATA SCIENCE MASTERS PROGRAMME
Combining statistics, mathematics, programming and creative problem-solving to develop new approaches to data handling. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE. Cutting-edge bioinformatics and computational biology research. NANOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTRE (NIC). A unit focussed on the science and research behind using small particles and certain metals to target various diseases. SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH CHAIRS INITIATIVE. UWC currently holds no less than 18 chairs. SQUARE KILOMETRES ARRAY (SKA) PROJECT. To coordinate and accurately analyse the big data received from this global project, UWC has joined forces with other universities to form the Institue for Data Intensive Astronomy. HYDROGEN SOUTH AFRICA SYSTEMS COMPETENCE CENTRE. Together with another partner in this initiative, UWC encourage and facitlitate more hightechnology industries in the mining sector. E-SKILLS WITH IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES STREAM. A Postgraduate Diploma that combines Augmented and Virtual Reality.
DRIVING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION DATA SCIENCE MASTERS PROGRAMME
Combining statistics, mathematics, programming and creative problem-solving to develop new approaches to data handling. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE. Cutting-edge bioinformatics and computational biology research. NANOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTRE (NIC). A unit focussed on the science and research behind using small particles and certain metals to target various diseases. SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH CHAIRS INITIATIVE. UWC currently holds no less than 18 chairs. SQUARE KILOMETRES ARRAY (SKA) PROJECT. To coordinate and accurately analyse the big data received from this global project, UWC has joined forces with other universities to form the Institue for Data Intensive Astronomy. HYDROGEN SOUTH AFRICA SYSTEMS COMPETENCE CENTRE. Together with another partner in this initiative, UWC encourage and facitlitate more hightechnology industries in the mining sector. E-SKILLS WITH IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES STREAM. A Postgraduate Diploma that combines Augmented and Virtual Reality.
ENABLING LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (CIECT) defines eLearning’s position on education within UWC and how it supports and develops learning and teaching activities. ZONE LEARNING is offered at UWC as a partner of Ryerson University, Toronto. It enables students to apply their formal learning to develop business ideas, start-ups, companies or projects. THE DIRECTORATE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING develops an encompassing strategic plan for teaching and learning, and guides and evaluates its implementation. THE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME provides a support structure to empower and equip first-year students with the essential skills they need to successfully navigate university life. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW is an area of current research within the Faculty of Law. It aims to facilitate scholarships that respond to the increasingly global ecological crises from a perspective of ecological justice. THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES & TOURISM critically explores the interrelations between people, places and the environment in Africa, as well as within the global context.
ENABLING LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (CIECT) defines eLearning’s position on education within UWC and how it supports and develops learning and teaching activities. ZONE LEARNING is offered at UWC as a partner of Ryerson University, Toronto. It enables students to apply their formal learning to develop business ideas, start-ups, companies or projects. THE DIRECTORATE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING develops an encompassing strategic plan for teaching and learning, and guides and evaluates its implementation. THE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME provides a support structure to empower and equip first-year students with the essential skills they need to successfully navigate university life. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW is an area of current research within the Faculty of Law. It aims to facilitate scholarships that respond to the increasingly global ecological crises from a perspective of ecological justice. THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES & TOURISM critically explores the interrelations between people, places and the environment in Africa, as well as within the global context.
COMBATING INEQUALITY
INSTITUTE FOR POVERTY, LAND AND AGRARIAN STUDIES. From research to policy engagement to teaching and training, this institute is focussed on the dynamics of chronic poverty and structural inequality in Southern Africa, with a particular emphasis on the key role of restructuring and contesting land-holding and agro-food systems. THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING HIV/AIDS PROGRAMME, which UWC is a member of, develops and supports HIV mitigation programmes in South Africa’s tertiary education facilities. WOMEN’S & GENDER STUDIES. An interdisciplinary department emerged from gender and anti-apartheid activism at UWC. It foregrounds questions of social justice and processes of societal and institutional transformation. THE DULLAH OMAR INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS is focussed on children’s rights, socio-economic rights, multi-level government, criminal justice reform and women’s rights. MIGRATION AND MOBILITIES. With a research niche in migration and mobilities to promote critical approaches in research and collaboration, an interdisciplinary programme across UWC’s faculties connects research, teaching and learning as well as community engagement in this field.
COMBATING INEQUALITY
INSTITUTE FOR POVERTY, LAND AND AGRARIAN STUDIES. From research to policy engagement to teaching and training, this institute is focussed on the dynamics of chronic poverty and structural inequality in Southern Africa, with a particular emphasis on the key role of restructuring and contesting land-holding and agro-food systems. THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING HIV/AIDS PROGRAMME, which UWC is a member of, develops and supports HIV mitigation programmes in South Africa’s tertiary education facilities. WOMEN’S & GENDER STUDIES. An interdisciplinary department emerged from gender and anti-apartheid activism at UWC. It foregrounds questions of social justice and processes of societal and institutional transformation. THE DULLAH OMAR INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS is focussed on children’s rights, socio-economic rights, multi-level government, criminal justice reform and women’s rights. MIGRATION AND MOBILITIES. With a research niche in migration and mobilities to promote critical approaches in research and collaboration, an interdisciplinary programme across UWC’s faculties connects research, teaching and learning as well as community engagement in this field.
ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY
THE WATER RESILIENCE INITIATIVE seeks to address drought in the city. To this end, UWC has constructed a borehole water purification plant and acquired an atmospheric water generator to harvest water from the atmosphere. THE ENERGY STORAGE INNOVATION LAB is a culmination of years of research and innovation by UWC’s South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry, especially in the fields of Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Halide batteries, battery modules and integrated energy storage systems. STATISTICS AND POPULATION STUDIES’ multipronged focus includes growing important areas of research such as data for planning purposes, and understanding the challenges of our modern societies. UWC HAS THRICE BEEN DECLARED AFRICA’S GREENEST CAMPUS a shining example of how sustainable thinking and environmentalism can be promoted at universities.
ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY
THE WATER RESILIENCE INITIATIVE seeks to address drought in the city. To this end, UWC has constructed a borehole water purification plant and acquired an atmospheric water generator to harvest water from the atmosphere. THE ENERGY STORAGE INNOVATION LAB is a culmination of years of research and innovation by UWC’s South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry, especially in the fields of Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Halide batteries, battery modules and integrated energy storage systems. STATISTICS AND POPULATION STUDIES’ multipronged focus includes growing important areas of research such as data for planning purposes, and understanding the challenges of our modern societies. UWC HAS THRICE BEEN DECLARED AFRICA’S GREENEST CAMPUS a shining example of how sustainable thinking and environmentalism can be promoted at universities.
PROMOTING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND WELLNESS
THE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT office is tasked with building and maintaining vibrant student development programmes. THE FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMME is a partnership with Tiger Brands whereby UWC has set up a pantry on campus as part of a holistic strategy for ensuring student wellness and well-being. THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) is the highest decisionmaking structure of student governance. It represents and advocates for the rights of all UWC students and their overall interests and social well-being. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTRE FOR SPORTS SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT promotes sport as a powerful tool for development, peace, health, well-being and social change. THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN FOOD SECURITY is co-hosted with the University of Pretoria. It was established to improve access to sustainable and sufficient amounts of nutritious food for poor, vulnerable and marginal populations.
PROMOTING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND WELLNESS
THE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT office is tasked with building and maintaining vibrant student development programmes. THE FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMME is a partnership with Tiger Brands whereby UWC has set up a pantry on campus as part of a holistic strategy for ensuring student wellness and well-being. THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) is the highest decisionmaking structure of student governance. It represents and advocates for the rights of all UWC students and their overall interests and social well-being. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTRE FOR SPORTS SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT promotes sport as a powerful tool for development, peace, health, well-being and social change. THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN FOOD SECURITY is co-hosted with the University of Pretoria. It was established to improve access to sustainable and sufficient amounts of nutritious food for poor, vulnerable and marginal populations.