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CWGS and AFEMI have expanded global collaborations,
              partnering with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Women’s   Chair for Critical Studies in Higher                            Chair for Youth Unemployment,                      Transdisciplinary Institute for
              and Gender Studies at Oldenburg University. In June, a
              Mandela contingent presented Summer School guest   Education Transformation (CriSHET)                                     Employability and Empowerment                          Mandela Studies (TIMS)
              lectures at Oldenburg on decolonising gender and queer                                                                   (CYUEE) and Centre for Integrated
              studies in both South Africa and Germany. In East London                                                                 Post-School Education and Training
              in July, CWGS and AFEMI successfully partnered with the   The National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sci-                                                     TIMS continues pursuing its vital mission of embedding
              University of Fort Hare to present the Speaking Truth to   ences Catalytic Programme Grant for Advancing Critical                       (CIPSET)                        the  Mandela  ethos  while  promoting  human  potential
              Power Institutional Joint Public Lecture in memory of Dr   University Studies contributed to the ongoing work of                                                        and social justice. Overall, TIMS furthers the ITP and Vi-
              Phyllis Ntantala and Prudence Mabele.            CriSHET.  Prof  Shirley  Anne  Tate  from  the  University  of                                                         sion2030  through  shaping  context-sensitive  knowledge
                                                               Alberta, Prof Sharon Stein from the University of British             The University signed a MoU with Durban University of   and practices that fulfil its mandate as a leader in the na-
              CWGS and AFEMI are involved in the Thabo Mbeki Pres-  Columbia, Prof Su-Ming Khoo from the University of Gal-          Technology to establish Mandela University as an Artic-  scent field of Mandela Studies.
              idential Centre Women’s Development Colloquium and   way, and Prof Jess Auerbach from UCT were hosted by               ulation Hub in the Eastern Cape. In addition, the Africa
              have publications in the pipeline.               the Chair.                                                            Peer Network has made advancements that focus on the   In  2023,  TIMS  produced  outputs  including  ‘Embodying
                                                                                                                                     political economy of polytechnics in Zimbabwe.   Mandela’  and  ‘Reflexive  Voices’  to  map  the  Mandela
                                                               The infrastructure for the user-friendly, searchable ar-                                                               identity at the University. Another major project involved
                                                               chive, Online Resource in Higher Education Transforma-                Dr Francis Muronda, a leading researcher in the Africa   planning the African-Decolonisation Indaba to encour-
                                                               tion (ORHET), was developed and is being populated for                Peer Network, visited Zimbabwe in September 2023 as   age critical dialogue on transformation. Ongoing projects
                                                               the launch in 2024.                                                   part of his collaboration with Zimbabwean institutions.   examine perceptions of the Mandela Identity. Upcoming
                                                                                                                                     Through the CYUEE Research Chair and CIPSET, Mandela   plans  include  a  2024  international  seminar  to  grow  re-
                                                                                                                                     University hosted a Student Dialogue session in October,   gional/global Mandela Studies partnerships.
                                                                                                                                     with participation of student leaders from Port Elizabeth
                                                                                                                                     College and East Cape Midlands College.



















































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