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the extent of the need exceeds the quantum of funding
Postgraduate Student Profile available. Table 5 shows that the proportion of male en-
rolments for doctoral studies increased from 50 percent
in 2022 to 52 percent in 2023. This profile is very different
Table 4 provides an overview of demographic profile of to the total student profile as well as the profile found at
the master’s students for 2022 and 2023. The shift in gen- master’s level. The population group profile shows that
der profile is similar to the total student profile, showing the proportion of White students enrolled at doctoral lev-
a downward trend for male student enrolments at mas- el (20 percent) is nearly three times the proportion of the
ter’s level. The number of African students enrolled for total student profile (7 percent). It is encouraging to see
master’s studies are lower than the total student profile, that a higher proportion of African students enrolled for
while the proportion of White and Coloured students doctoral studies (70 percent), relative to the previous year
show an increase at PG level. The number of internation- (68 percent). The proportion of international students
al students is more than double the proportion reflected at doctoral level (32 percent) is nearly eleven times the
in the total student profile. This shift in profile may be proportion of the total student profile (3 percent). Com-
due to financial challenges arising for NSFAS-funded stu- parison between the profile of enrolments relative to the
dents who cannot continue with PG studies because NS- profile of graduates will be done in the section of grad-
FAS only provides funding for the first qualification. The uate profile.
University does provide funding to PG students, however,

Table 4: Demographic Profile of Masters Enrolments by Gender, Population Group and Nationality for 2022 and 2023.

Table 5: Demographic Profile of Doctoral Enrolments by Gender, Population Group and Nationality for 2022 and 2023.

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