Institutional development · Industry collaboration · South Africa
At MUT research colloquium, Stellenbosch's Noleen Singh urges universities to drive growth
Noleen Singh of Stellenbosch University told the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) Research Colloquium that African universities must go beyond teaching and theory to drive growth and commercial innovation.
Why it matters: Singh's call is addressed to universities across Africa, which she said should position themselves as drivers of economic growth, entrepreneurship and commercial innovation.
Mangosuthu University of Technology reported that Noleen Singh of Stellenbosch University spoke on university-industry collaboration and technology transfer at the MUT Research Colloquium.
According to MUT, Singh's central message was that universities across Africa need to move past traditional education and theoretical research.
MUT said Singh argued that universities should actively position themselves as drivers of economic growth, entrepreneurship and commercial innovation.
Editor’s view
Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor
Singh's message at the MUT Research Colloquium was aimed at universities across Africa: in her view, they need to move past traditional education and theoretical research and actively act as drivers of economic growth, entrepreneurship and commercial innovation.
