Building South Africa's innovation capacity
The Southern Education and Research Alliance (SERA) embodies an inclusive, strategic alliance that seeks to create the education, research and technology transfer infrastructure and competence needed to significantly contribute to South Africa's global competitiveness.
Founding partners, the CSIR and University of Pretoria - respectively the largest R&D, technology and innovation institution in Africa and one of the largest research universities in the country - share a vision of creating a South African flagship to compete globally in science and technology.
Collaborating locally and abroad, its activities are rapidly and effectively applying knowledge and human resources to the science, engineering and technology value chain to support economic growth and sustainable development, locally and in the region. |
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Newsflashes
SERA placed on agenda of CSIR and UP management at 'first-of-its-kind' workshop
As part of SERA's continued drive to promote effectiveness and efficiency, the Relationship Managers and CSIR and UP Principals recently hosted a management workshop at the CSIR Knowledge Commons.
First scientific meeting of ACGT Regional Plant Biotech Forum hosted by UJ
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) hosted the Forum's first scientific meeting on 25 May 2010. The meeting was attended by over 55 delegates representing the CSIR, University of Pretoria, Wits University, UJ, and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).
Stakeholders heed SERA Focus Area team’s call to address food security concerns
The SERA Food, Health and Nutrition (FHN) Focus Area team recently held a workshop aimed at forming a collaborative team to improve food security issues in southern Africa.
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