A Critical Turn in Higher Education

Background to the project

 

The aim of this project is to further deepen and develop academic collaboration and research within Swedish-South Africa Forum (SASUF) Theme 2 – “Transforming Higher Education Curricula: the Nexus between Academia and Society” between researchers in this field in South Africa and Sweden. 

Three institutions in South Africa and two in Sweden take part in the project which involves the following colleagues:

Dr Emma Barnett, Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley.
Lecturer Emma Groenewald, Sol Plaatje University,
Dr Tony Mipsi, Sol Plaatje University
Dr Kevin Teise, Sol Plaatje University
Dr Pumla Cutalele, University of Western Cape
Dr Nosisi Dlamini, University of Western Cape
Dr Karen Koopman, University of Western Cape
Dr Oscar Koopman, University of Western Cape
Professor Mathaba Kau, University of Nelson Mandela

Assoc. Prof. Signild Risenfors, University West, Trollhättan.
Assoc. Professor Karin Flensner, Trollhättan.
Dr Getahun Abraham, University of Borås.

Project coordinators: Prof. Beverley Thaver, University of Western Cape, South Africa and Prof. Kerstin von Brömssen, University West, Sweden.