International Advisory Board
We stimulate bold ideas and disruptive thinking on how research can make a difference to real world problems.
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Our History
Future Africa is committed to advancing interdisciplinary scholarship, developing leadership skills, and transforming the African continent by bringing together a diverse group of scholars to address its grand challenges.
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Our Governance
Future Africa functions as a platform within the University of Pretoria. The University’s Executive evaluates Future Africa's overall performance based on the Future Africa Director's reporting against annual Institutional Action and Financial Plans.
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Our Team
Our diverse team is driven by a shared vision and passion to unlock the transformative potential of African sciences and create a future where thriving African societies lead the way.
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Our Collaborators
At Future Africa, we're proud to work with a diverse range of collaborators who share our commitment to excellence and innovation. Our partners come from a variety of sectors, but they all share a passion for harnessing the potential of African science to improve the world around us.
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Our Values
As a collaborative platform, Future Africa’s mode of operating is guided by principles of common purpose and shared value. Future Africa has a wide network of collaborators from the University of Pretoria, other universities in South Africa and the continent, as well as the global academy.
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How We Operate
Future Africa is a platform that acts as an incubator for transdisciplinary research projects; as a connector for scholars and teams working on similar problems; and as a physical and intellectual space for catalysing needed change in African and global science systems.