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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Dr Nomakwezi Mzilikazi Dr Nqobile Gumede
of township entrepreneurs. The satellite Propella Township Hub development during 2020. In particular, we would like to thank the
is located at the Neave Industrial Park, near the surrounding National Intellectual Property Management Office for providing
townships in Port Elizabeth, and currently supports 44 youth funding that supported the Innovation Office’s resource capacity and
entrepreneurs, 22 female-owned ventures and a consolidated total for co-funding the IP protection expenses incurred by the University.
of 50 Black-owned small, medium and micro enterprises.
We commit ourselves to continuously improving our efforts to
Mandela University would like to acknowledge the funding support provide an enabling environment for research and innovation, in
received from the various funders of innovation and technology service of society.
“We commit ourselves to continuously
improving our efforts to provide an enabling
environment for research and innovation,
in service of society.“
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