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“We live in the most unequal country in the world. We can help bridge the divide but we don’t have any time to waste.” Professor Adam Habib, former vice-chancellor of Wits, believes collaboration between institutions in the Global North and South that will lead to “clusters of excellence” is the path towards addressing both structural inequalities in the higher education sector and in society.

“Collaboration is going to be very important for higher education, and it can’t be a once-off phenomenon,” agreed Dr Judy Dlamini, chancellor of Wits University.

“We live in the most unequal country in the world. We can help bridge the divide but we don’t have any time to waste.”

“We envision cross-continental teaching and learning on the grounds to assist in stemming the ‘brain drain’ and enable scientific and technological capacity to remain on the African continent,” said Habib.

Dikgang Moseneke

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to be collaborating not other higher education around the world, but the private and public help solve the problems country faces, including and climate change.

The higher education sector, and universities in particular, provide a platform for innovation, new knowledge creation, high-level and scarce skills development and the incubation and exchange of ideas. Universities are also treasure troves of knowledge that need to be protected, valued, guarded and strengthened.

Professor Adam Habib, former vice-chancellor of Wits, believes collaboration between institutions in the Global North and South that will lead to “clusters of excellence” is the path towards addressing both structural inequalities in the higher education sector and in society.

said Habib. The higher education sector, and universities in particular, provide a platform for innovation, new knowledge creation, high-level and scarce skills development and the incubation and exchange of ideas. Universities are also treasure troves of knowledge that need to be protected, valued, guarded and strengthened.

“Research-intensive universities will have to learn to make optimum use of resources and develop an anticipatory consciousness rather than a reactive one.

Professor Ruskana Osman, senior deputy vice-chancellor: academic at Wits, points out:

“We envision cross-continental teaching and learning on the grounds to assist in stemming the ‘brain drain’ and enable scientific and technological capacity to remain on the African continent,”

Professor Ruskana Osman, senior deputy vice-chancellor: academic at Wits, points out: “Researchintensive universities will have to learn to make optimum use of resources and develop an anticipatory consciousness rather than a reactive one.

“The 2020 global pandemic has taught us first-hand that we need to be able to anticipate challenges so that we are not blindsided when they hit universities and society.”

“The 2020 global pandemic has taught us first-hand that we need to be able to anticipate challenges so that we are not blindsided when they hit universities and society.”

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