{"id":375651,"date":"2020-02-20T12:45:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T10:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=375651"},"modified":"2020-02-20T12:45:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T10:45:22","slug":"south-africa-is-getting-a-new-university-here-are-some-of-the-subjects-it-will-focus-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/375651\/south-africa-is-getting-a-new-university-here-are-some-of-the-subjects-it-will-focus-on\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa is getting a new university – here are some of the subjects it will focus on"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his State of the Nation Address on 13 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced<\/a> <\/strong>plans for a new university on Johannesburg’s East Rand in the City of Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n

Expanding on the announcement in a statement on Thursday (20 February), Higher Education minister Blade Nzimande said that the university will primarily focus on science, innovation and technology.<\/p>\n

Nzimande said Ekurhuleni is currently the only major metro without a university, and government wants to address this through the new institution, which will have to develop a dynamic relationship with the ‘industrial and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) heartland of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Nzimande said he will more provide details on the establishment of the university during the departmental budget vote 2020 later this year, he did provide an outline of some of the critical areas it will cover.<\/p>\n

These will include:<\/p>\n