The purpose of this US Embassy Pretoria-funded program is to enhance US-South Africa University Partnership will focus on increasing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) capacity (2) improve the knowledge and skills in university administration in South Africa. The goal of the program is to increase the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics capacity at the University of Pretoria, the University of the Free State, and the University of Limpopo, and to facilitate the transition to the “fourth industrial revolution” (4IR). This will be achieved through support from Florida International University (FIU) in the administration of STEM teaching and research and exchanges in university management aspects at the University of Pretoria (UP), Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University of Mpumalanga (UMP), and the University of Limpopo (UL). The deployment of FIU expertise in administration, management, postgraduate programs, and sharing best practices in the development of international collaboration and local outreach to the industry will help in the transfer of skills to our South African counterparts. In the future, the program will be upscaled to include other South African Universities, joint degree programs, scholarships, private sector involvement, and ongoing exchanges to strengthen academic and administrative capacity in South Africa. For more information about the UPGRADE project-specific objectives please click here
University Partnership to Grow Administration and Education (UPGRADE)
