New climate studies school to impact policies and show SA the way
By Kristin Engel
by KRISTIN ENGEL
Cape Town - Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched a School for Climate Studies that will start in June to support South Africaâs transition to a climate-resilient society and a low-carbon economy.
The university said the new school will be a world-class institution with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary capacity to combine the climate-related knowledge systems of SUâs faculties, the public sectorâs climate policies and initiatives, the private sectorâs climate redress and innovation capacities, and the social impact mission of SU.
It will be the first school of its kind that has the full status of a faculty. The vision of the School is to be a world-class institution for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary climate and related studies in and for Africa, the university said in a statement. Its aim is also to support and encourage research partnerships with other entities, both nationally and internationally,” the statement added. “Stellenbosch University has the expertise to lead the way through research and innovation, and has already done cutting-edge research on, for instance, renewable energy. Stellenbosch is also leading the field in the move towards a carbon-neutral university, said Prof Eugene Cloete, SU s Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies at SU.
Varsity establishes new School for Climate Studies in a battle to fight climate change 28 April 2021 - 19:52 Image: ERHARDT THIEL
In the battle against climate change, which has contributed to water shortages, widespread crop failure and negatively affected both commercial and subsistence farming, Stellenbosch University (SU) has established a new School for Climate Studies.
The institution said the school will conduct research, coordinate curricula development and facilitate postgraduate training, advice and consultancy as well as technology transfer in the multiple fields of climate studies.
Prof Eugene Cloete, SU’s deputy vice-chancellor: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, said this is the first school of its kind in SA that has the status of a faculty.
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News
Author: Daniel Bugan
Published: 22/04/2021
In what promises to be a groundbreaking initiative in the battle against climate change, Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced the establishment of a new School for Climate Studies, which will be officially launched in June 2021.
The School will create transdisciplinary capacity to combine the climate-related knowledge systems of SU s faculties, the public sector s climate policies and initiatives, the private sector s climate redress and innovation capacities and the social impact mission of SU in both academic and applied ways – all in support of the transition to a climate-resilient society and a low-carbon economy.
Vision
The vision of the School is to be a world-class institution for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary climate and related studies in and for Africa, and to support and encourage research partnerships with other entities, both nationally and internationally. It has a broad mandate to work across all