Founding Principles

The Presidential PhD Programme is founded on five core principles that guide its mission and operations:

Transformation:

Focused on enhancing diversity and inclusivity within South Africa’s research community. The Programme aims to address historical imbalances and create opportunities for underrepresented groups.

Sustainability:

Emphasizing the need for continuity, predictability and consistency to enable sustainability for the South African research enterprise. The Programme will ensure that it contributes towards enhancing the capacity of next-generation researchers to undertake globally competitive discovery science.

Excellence:

Commitment to the highest standards of research quality, ethical practices, and academic rigor. We strive to support and nurture exceptional talent to drive scientific breakthroughs and innovations.

Collaboration:

Emphasizing the importance of partnerships and collective effort. The Programme encourages cooperation between academia, industry, and government to drive innovation and achieve shared goals.

The Impact

Dedicated to generating research that addresses national and global challenges. The Programme seeks to produce research outcomes that have a tangible and positive impact on society, the economy, and the environment.

These principles are integral to the Programme’s vision of fostering a robust and dynamic research landscape in South Africa.

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