| CSDA Seminar 3: Higher Education & Development |
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The Postgraduate Centre: Research and Innovation at the University of Johannesburg invites you to a seminar, co-hosted with the Centre for Social Development in Africa, to celebrate its launch Please join us for an engaging discussion on Higher Education and Development Speaker: Dr Pundy Pillay Title: Universities and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Date: 29th July 2010 Time: 14: 00 – 16:00 Venue: Faculty of Humanities Common Room, C-Ring 314 University of JohannesburgKingsway Campus, Auckland Park (directions attached) About the speaker Pundy Pillay works as a free-lance economist. He is also a Visiting Professor in the Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape; the Centre for Social Development in Africa at the University of Johannesburg and the School of Public and Development Management, Wits University. Previous positions include Senior Research Economist for RTI International; Head of the Policy Unit, the Presidency, South Africa; Executive Director, Financial & Fiscal Commission, South Africa; and Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town. His research interests are in the economics of the social sectors (particularly education, labour markets and poverty) and public finance. About the presentation The presentation will review the findings on a research project in eight Southern African countries. The study makes the case for increased investment in universities in particular, and higher education in general, with a view to enhancing economic growth and broader economic development. The presentation will examine, inter alia, the links between HE and growth; HE, innovation and the knowledge economy; and higher education, social development, and inequality. Finally, it will show the challenges facing African policy makers in both higher education and the economic policy-making arena.” Please join us for the seminar and the discussion which will follow. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP for catering purposes. RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This seminar forms part of the CSDA quarterly seminar series. If you would like to be added on or removed from our mailing list, please contact Jennifer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Visit our website on www.uj.ac.za/csda to view all upcoming events. Bookmark this article:          |
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