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              4IR    Fourth Industrial Revolution
              ACUSAfrica  Advancing Critical University Studies across Africa
              AI     Artificial Intelligence
              AIDC-EC   Automotive Industry Development Centre – Eastern Cape
              APQA   Academic Planning and Quality Advancement
              BAAP   Black Academic Advancement Programme
              BBBEE   Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
              BES    Business and Economic Sciences
              CANRAD   Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy
 “Once upon a time, universities were primarily focused on the specialised academic   CIPSET   Centre for Integrated Post-School Education and Training
 pursuits of students, leaving them to navigate the complex world of knowledge on   CMR   Institute for Coastal and Marine Research
                     Collaborative Online International Learning
              COIL
 their own. Faculty members were experts in their respective fields, and their primary   CoP   Community of Practice
              COVID-19  Coronavirus Disease
 responsibility was to advance their scholarly expertise. Extending special attention   CriSHET   Critical Studies in Higher Education Transformation
 to students who struggled was not always a priority.  CYUEE   Centre for Youth Unemployment, Employability and Empowerment
                     Centre for Women and Gender Studies
              CWGS
              DHET   Department of Higher Education and Training
 Universities must continue to be bastions of specialised high-level scientific   DSI   Department of Science and Innovation
              DVC
                     Deputy Vice-Chancellor
 knowledge. In our country, where we are grappling with issues of transformation   EAP   Economically Active Population
              EBET
                     Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology
 in higher education, this objective remains non-negotiable. However, universities   ECAs   Early Career Academics
 should also utilise their expertise to facilitate the sharing of knowledge more   EE    Employment Equity
                     Employment Equity Act
              EEA
 broadly.     EO     Engagement Office
              ERP
                     Enterprise Resource Planning
              ESW    Emthonjeni Student Wellness
 It is not by chance that certain sectors of society are better equipped to access   ETP   Engagement and Transformation Portfolio
                     Full-Time Equivalents
              FTE
 the world of knowledge than others. It is not because those from disadvantaged   GBV   Gender-Based Violence
                     Hubs of Convergence
              HoC
 backgrounds or socially marginalised sectors possess less intelligence or skills in   HEQSF   Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework
 knowledge acquisition. These disparities are socially and historically conditioned   HR   Human Resources
                     Information and Communication Technologies
              ICT
 and, therefore, can be addressed.”  IO   International Office
              IRC    Institutional Regulatory Code
              ITP    Institutional Transformation Plan
              LT     Learning and Teaching
              LT Collab   LT Collaborative for Success
 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela  LXD   Digital Learning Experience Design and Innovation cluster
              MANCO   Executive Management Committee
              MBChB   Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
 26  International Conference on   MoU   Memorandum of Understanding
 th
 Improving University Teaching, Rand Afrikaans University,   nGAP   New Generation of Academics Programme
                     National Research Foundation
              NRF
 Johannesburg, July 2001.  NSFAS   National Student Financial Aid Scheme
              OER    Open Education Resources
              PASS   Professional, Administrative, Support Services
              PG     Postgraduate
              PGRS   PG Research Scholarship
              PSET   Post-School Education and Training
              RADAR   Integrated Data Tracking and Early Warning System
              RPL    Recognition of Prior Learning
              SARChI   South African Research Chairs Initiative
              SIVTT   Sustainability and Institutional Viability Task Team
              SLP    Short Learning Programme
              SRC    Student Representative Council
              TD     Teaching Development
              TGP    Total Guaranteed Package
              TIMS   Transdisciplinary Institute for Mandela Studies
              TOR    Terms of Reference
              TVET   Technical and Vocational Education and Training
 Developed by the  UADS   Universal Accessibility and Disability Services
              UCDG
                     University Capacity Development Grant
 Office of the Deputy-Vice Chancellor:   UG  Undergraduate
 Engagement and Transformation   UNESCO   United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
                     University of South Africa
              UNISA
              USAf   Universities South Africa
              VA     Virtual Academy
              YoY    Year-on-Year
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