The profile of Community Engagement in Higher Education as a scholarly activity was lifted at a recent symposium which was held at the Bellville Campus.
The SAHECEF comprises of 23 representatives from all South African universities.
The presenters reported on a variety of topics including analysis of multi-stakeholder partnerships and student experiences in diverse fields of study through participatory research processes.
NRF’s Dr Andrew Kaniki said the foundation’s funding of community engagement activities is a competitive instrument which provides space for research that contributes to knowledge production and processes.
Kaniki discussed various grants offered by the foundation to community engagement projects.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY: Delegates to the Talloires Leaders’ Conference listen to Fareed Ismail, Mechanical Engineering lecturer, explain the various aspects of the aquaponics project
The symposium was part of a series of daily events hosted by the Centre for Community Engagement and WIL.
The centre also hosted the Talloires Leaders’ Conference and delegates visited the Service-Learning Multidisciplinary projects.
They gained in-depth knowledge from the leaders of the following projects;
Aquaponics project and the River Cleaning Model, Sustainable Housing project, Informal Trader Project, Flamingo Crescent and Brink projects, Training of fish sellers and fish processing project and Environmental awareness campaign: Upcycling project.
Written by Candes Keating
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