Message from the Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Research

Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor: Research Associate Professor Dina Burger

Monash is one of the leading research-intensive universities in Australia. Monash University is internationally focused and has eight campuses - six in Australia, one in Malaysia and one in South Africa.

Established in 2001 the Monash South Africa campus is situated in Ruimsig, Johannesburg, and reflects the international footprint of Monash University on the African continent.

Monash South Africa is establishing itself as a quality research-intensive, public purpose higher education institution that will endeavor to do cutting-edge research on issues of concern in contemporary Africa.

To give effect to this ambitious vision, the first dedicated research portfolio was established in 2006. Since then a high-quality, service-orientated research management infrastructure has been established to ensure strategic direction of our research endeavours and to simultaneously ensure a world-class, unique and differentiated research experience for academics and students.

A number of key strategic imperatives, that will give impetus to our research aspirations, have been established at Monash South Africa:

To sustain the research capacity development programme to facilitate a productive research culture and high quality research output
To implement and develop higher degrees by research excellence within all the respective academic units
To gradually increase external funding streams based on meaningful collaborative partnerships
To develop contextually relevant research themes consistent with the research aspirations of the university with a specific focus on issues of concern to contemporary Africa

We are determined to deliver on this mandate as a collective leadership, as academics, scholars and intellectuals.

In the quest to generate new knowledge and to impact on the global knowledge economy - at a time where global challenges are increasingly putting pressure on the current capabilities and resources of higher education institutions to respond in a pro-active way - we believe that cooperation and collaboration with public higher education institutions and research funding institutions, as well as other organs of civil society, provide an opportunity to build research capacity and productivity between institutions nationally, on this continent and globally

We hope that this website, and the various links it has on offer, will enable you to familiarise yourself with our research achievements and thereby develop an interest in our endeavours

We invite you to contact us if you are interested in associating and/or partnering with us.

We also invite prospective postgraduate students to contact us so that we can explain our exciting opportunities for higher degrees by research.

Monash South Africa is becoming increasingly competent to play a leading role in providing new and innovative solutions through cutting-edge research to the diverse and demanding challenges that are faced by South Africa, the African continent and beyond.

Associate Professor Dina Burger
Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Research

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