National Research Foundation (nrf): Business Plan 2008/9- 2010/11

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PHD ENROLMENT vs. GRADUATION

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PHD PRODUCTION RATES FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES

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ANNUAL PHD FAIR END MAY- FLAGSHIP OF PHD PROJECT

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EOC – SAEP GRADS FROM 1980 – 00

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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: PHD PROJECT ROLL-OUT

0. Launched successfully Nov 2007

1. PhD project office established

2. Key activities for 2008

3. PhD Fair in May (300 potential doctoral candidates)

4. international support - funding & placement

5. # doctoral graduates to 1 800 by 2010

POST GRAD FUNDING SCENARIOS

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STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE FIELDS

•Focus Area approach & current Focus Area programmes reviewed:

to be phased out

•New approach: support for

•discipline-based fundamental research (demand pull)

•national strategic knowledge fields (strategy push)