Regional network

Loyiso Maciko

To ensure that as many South African public universities as possible derive benefit from the Saide Siyaphumelela student success initiatives, a regional network approach has been instituted. All universities in a given region, whether they are participants in the Siyaphumelela Network of institutions or not, are invited to participate in these biannual meetings. The key purpose is to build a loose “community of practice” in which the regional universities can share their approach and experiences of improving student success, including lessons learnt, and information about useful resources and tools that they may have developed. It is also an opportunity to discuss challenges or institutional barriers to student success and to put heads together to identify possible solutions. ...

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