University of the Western Cape/School of Government/Instiute for Social Development

UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE (UWC)
The University of the Western Cape is a national university, alert to its African and international context as it strives to be a place of quality, a place to grow. It is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and research, to nurturing the cultural diversity of South Africa, and to responding in critical and creative ways to the needs of a society in transition.
Drawing on its proud experience in the liberation struggle, the university is aware of a distinctive academic role in helping build an equitable and dynamic society.

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SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The School of Government (SoG) was established by the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in 1993 as part of a broad initiative to meet the education and training challenges of a post-apartheid society and as a means of supporting the process of social, political and economic transformation in South Africa and the Southern African region as a whole. It provides professional and academic training for the public sector at national, provincial and local levels, for NGOs, trade unions and other related organisations, and also engages in research, consultancy and policy advice.
Through its experienced and cosmopolitan staff, the School provides professional and academic training of personnel for the public sector at national, provincial and local levels, as well as for NGOs, trade unions and other related organisations. It also engages in research, consultancy and policy advice, and has contributed to a number of White Papers and other key policy documents at the national, provincial and local government levels.
Through its core staff and constituent units, and its links with African and international tertiary institutions, the School offers a range of inter-disciplinary courses at the certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, to both full-time and part-time students, in areas such as governance and public management, public policy, development studies, citizenship and democracy, and land and agrarian studies.

The Institute for Social Development (ISD) is a Research Institute with a long-standing and successful postgraduate programme in Development Studies. Since the 1980s close to 1 000 students completed post-graduate degrees with us, many of whom are now in leading positions in the field of development in South Africa.
The Honours, Masters and PhD programmes are designed for those planning a career in the field of economic and social development as policy-makers, activists, administrators, development practitioners, researchers or academics at universities.
ISD and SOG together have a long standing collaboration in the Masters degree programme with the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy at the Ruhr University Bochum, and this is to be expanded through the establishment of the South African German Centre for Development Research.

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STUDY PROGRAMMES
PhD Programmes
PhD in Public Policy and Administration
The PhD in Public Policy and Administration is offered at the School of Governemnt. For additional information, please have a look at the Website.

PhD in Development Studies
The PhD in Development Studies is offered at the Institute of Social Development. For additional information, please have a look at the Website.


CONTACT PERSON

Julian May

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Tel: +27 21 959 3858