Numbers are always a key focus in any discussion on postgraduate students: the currently enrolled numbers vs those to which the university sector aspires, within what timeline.
Dr Nomakwezi Mzilikazi’s keynote address at the recent Enabling Quality Postgraduate Education (EQPE) colloquiumprobed these numbers and their implications, and many colloquium delegates interrogated the numbers in response to her keynote titled Why We Need Postgraduate Studies in South Africa. Mzilikazi is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) for Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Rhodes University (RU).