Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships

The Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships is the custodian of all strategic initiatives, partnerships (local and international) and engagements at CPUT, based on the RTIP portfolio but also linked to the learning and teaching and community engagement portfolios. The Directorate is fully committed to expanding national and international collaborations, connections to scientific and transformative networks, and opportunities for staff and student mobility in alignment with CPUT's Vision 2030. In addition, the SIP Directorate focuses on the uptake of research through technology and innovation using the CPUT research strategy (the RTIP Blueprint 3.0) as a guiding framework.

There are two portfolios currently residing within the Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, namely:

International Relations portfolio

Responsible for driving the process of comprehensive internationalisation aligned to CPUT's Vision 2030 and providing support to the Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships Directorate in fulfilling its core mandate to internationalise the campus.

Functions: Internationalisation, International networks and capacity development, International collaborations and partnerships, Study abroad, Calls and Opportunities

Research Uptake portfolio

Supports the Director's Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships that primarily uphold, maintain, and support the Research, Technology, and Innovation strategy and is supported by CPUT's Vision 2030. The portfolio addresses internal (researchers and institutional) and external (funders and beneficiaries) stakeholder requirements and to disseminate an uptake strategy when planning, carrying out and evaluating the research.

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