CIPSET – A Centre for Research and Social Action

In order to advance and implement Nelson Mandela University’s mission, CIPSET will:

• Promote an intellectual project that focuses on democracy, citizenship and social justice as central to PSET in South Africa;
• Define, develop and implement a research agenda that supports PSET in South Africa;
• Establish programmes and projects that support PSET in South Africa;
• Collaborate with educational groups, institutions and agencies in order to develop and strengthen PSET;
• Build research capacity that advances the PSET system in South Africa;
• Build synergies between research, teaching and community engagement; and
• Produce academic and scholarly work in PSET.

Areas of work

• Deepening university civic agency and engagement;
• Programme development to support FET Educators and Adult and Community Educators;
• Detailed socio-economic mapping;
• Curriculum development, innovation and articulation;
• Building research capacity in the PSET sector; and
• Implementing and researching community education programmes

For more information, please see Founding Document on home page.