Principles
The Division for Postgraduate Studies subscribes to the following core
values, which are aligned with the values as expressed in the vision and mission
of the University and articulated in the Institutional Operational Plan (IOP)
of the University:
Equality &
anti-discrimination: challenging inequalities and discriminatory
practices by recognizing that people are not the same, but are of equal worth
and importance and thus entitled to the same degree of respect, acknowledgement
and opportunities.
Collective
action: fostering active citizenry, to increase the knowledge,
skills and confidence of students, stakeholders and strategic partners for high
quality scholarship and research that contributes to the national and
international principles required for sustainable wellbeing (‘a better life for
all’).
Social justice:
identifying and seeking to alleviate structural disadvantage and
advocate for strategies to overcome exclusion, discrimination and inequality
and thus staying true to our past and confronting issues of exclusion.
Empowerment: through using a strengths-based
approach to bring about desired changes which involves supporting students and
researchers to become critical, creative, liberated and active participants
(active citizenry), thereby enabling them to take more control over their
lives, their communities and their environment.