South African universities are rapidly introducing new qualifications driven by advances in technology, data science, healthcare innovation and climate-related challenges. These are designed to equip graduates with future-focused skills aligned to evolving labour market demands.
Wits University, the University of Pretoria UP and North-West University NWU have together in the past five years rolled out more than 30 new programmes.
Prof Gerald Ouma, senior director for institutional planning, monitoring and evaluation at UP, told Sowetan a key priority of the universitys new strategy, Thrive UP 2038, is to produce graduates who are ready for the future world of work.
