Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)
EISA is a not-for-profit organisation promoting credible elections, citizen participation, and strong political institutions for sustainable democracy in Africa.
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African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI)
The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) was established in 2011 by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town as a strategic initiative, to “facilitate and substantially extend climate change research and education at UCT with the specific context of addressing the development challenges of Africa from an African perspective”.
We aspire to take UCT’s work in climate change and development to new heights and into new spheres of influence to achieve enhanced impact and ensure climate compatible and resilient development pathways into the future.
Continue reading →Training and Resources in Early Education (TREE)
TREE is a non-profit organisation, specialising in promoting holistic Early Childhood Development, through professional training, key programmes and developmental resources and structures.
Continue reading →Southern African Association for Institutional Research (SAAIR)
The SA Association for Institutional Research is a dynamic association with the vision of promoting institutional research, training, development and the exchange of information in the context of an effective institutional research unit in each higher education institution.
Continue reading →Young African Statisticians Association: South African Chapter (YASA)
Young Statisticians have organized themselves in South Africa to work independently and in parallel with YASA to encourage young statisticians in universities in South Africa who are willing and will be committed to the YAS Initiative.
Continue reading →Southern African Association of Geomorphologists (SAAG)
SAAG is the representative body of Southern African geomorphologists and is affiliated with the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG/AIG). SAAG is also accredited as a Voluntary Association (VA) of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP). For more on SACNASP and SAAG’s accreditation with them, please have a look here.
Continue reading →Council on Higher Education (CHE)
The vision of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) is to be a dynamic organisation contributing to a transformed, equitable and quality higher education and training system in South Africa. Its mission as the independent statutory quality council for South African higher education, is to: lead and manage quality assurance; research and monitor trends and development; initiate critical discourse on contemporary higher education issues; and provide advice to the Minister on strategy and policy.
Continue reading →AfricaBio (AB)
As an independent non-profit stakeholders’ association, AfricaBio represent the interests of all stakeholders involved in the biotechnology sector throughout Africa, and promote the use of biotechnology as a means to upliftment. AfricaBio focuses on the agriculture, health, industrial, environmental and marine biotech.
Continue reading →Construction Industries Development Board (CIDB)
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) helps to transform the construction industry through inclusivity, high ethical standards, and amplifies contributions made by industry participants towards South Africa’s economy & society. All government institutions must register their projects in the Register of Projects.
Continue reading →Institute for Sport Research (ISR)
The Institute for Sports Research (ISR) High Performance Division, situated at the High Performance Centre (hpc) is staffed with highly qualified sports scientists and biokineticists. The HP division offers specialist sport specific testing, strength and conditioning, monitoring, programming and sport specific rehabilitation. These services are provided to University of Pretoria students, the general public, national federations and elite athletes alike.
The Institute strives to combine, structure and integrate existing unaddressed Sport Scientific and Biokinetics requirements incorporated within the training, service and research responsibility of the UP, with those of established or envisaged academic departments.