In March 2012, the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) held a two-part dialogue at the University of Johannesburg on the critical subject of building the capacity of higher education to enhance regional…
Regional integration has been an important aspect of economic, social and political development in Europe, Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and the Arab world. Over the last two decades in Southern…
This publication is an outcome of a strategic conversation about the future of higher education in the region. It is intended to serve as an input into the process of defining a future…
Academic mobility has increased significantly over the last two decades due largely to the process of higher education internationalisation. This internationalisation of higher education in its many facets, driven by the forces of…
Renewed recognition and appreciation for the contribution of Higher Education to development is evident globally, as countries and multi-lateral agencies promote increasing investment in the sector. To what extent is this trend evident in Southern…
The Southern African Regional Universities Association(SARUA) is a membership-based association of Vice-Chancellors of public and private universities in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). SARUA enables collaborative partnerships that develop the institutional and…
SARUA developed a new three-year strategy for 2017-2020, focused on Capacity Development for LEADERSHIP and QUALITY, adopted by its Executive Committee and members at a Triennial General Meeting (TGM) in September 2016. A…
SARUA was requested to facilitate training on innovative management approaches in higher education teaching and learning, while others called for universities with well-established policies around online teaching to share their expertise.
The 2014 financial year marked the first year of activities exclusively under a membership funded model. This year focused primarily on developing a reliable data base on reputable and registered public and private…
From a blank slate, SARUA can claim to have achieved a proud and outstanding record of its outputs which comprise a sound regional higher education knowledge base, leadership dialogues, programmes, networks, publications and…
Founded in 2007, SARUA is a membership-based organisation which is open to all the public universities of the 15 countries that make up the Southern African Development Community (SADC). SARUA currently has 57…
SARUA entered its fifth year of operation in 2011 as a strong organisation with a global and continental profile and with partnerships and opportunities on the rise. It was another busy and productive…