Pretoria \u2013 In a bid to retain skilled black graduates as academics, the University of Johannesburg has received a cash boost from PetroSA to assist historically-disadvantaged learners in the areas of research, innovation and advancement.<\/p>\n
The R3 million donation to the university is the continuation of the South Africa’s national oil company’s scholarship programme to fund black and female post-graduate candidates in the levels of Masters and PhD studies at the UJ.<\/p>\n
The programme started in 2009 and to date, an amount of R9 million has been donated by the oil company, the donation is worth R3 million a year, over three years.<\/p>\n
Named the Next Generation Scholars programme, it aims to change the face of postgraduate studies in the country by focusing on the value of research outputs in universities.<\/p>\n
PetroSA spokesperson Thabo Mabaso explained that the programme began following a realisation that most research at South African universities is currently being undertaken by mature, mostly male, white academics.<\/p>\n
“Several universities are already relying on post-retirement contracts with senior researchers to maintain research outputs, the lack of a new generation of scholars is impacting on the future of academic research,” Mabaso said, adding that the company’s donation assists with the unearthing of new talented researchers.<\/p>\n
Students are selected on grounds of their academic record, their skills for and inclination towards an academic career, and whether their disciplines complement the UJ’s research and academic niches.<\/p>\n
PetroSA’s Acting President and CEO Nkosemntu Nika said the company is a proud innovator of cutting-edge technology and leaders in its field and therefore encourage the development and nurturing of academic talent.<\/p>\n
“That is why we are involved in the Next Generation Scholars programme, this will ensure that we build a pool of talented young professionals, mainly from historically-disadvantaged communities and this can only be good for the country,” said Nika. – BuaNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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