CPUT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTORATE

The Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships (SIP) Directorate resides in the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships (RTIP). It is the custodian of all strategic initiatives, partnerships (local and international) and engagements at CPUT, based on the RTIP portfolio but also linked to the learning and teaching and community engagement portfolios. The Directorate is fully committed to expanding national and international collaborations, connections to scientific and transformative networks, and opportunities for staff and student mobility in alignment with CPUT's Vision 2030. In addition, the SIP Directorate focuses on the uptake of research through technology and innovation using the CPUT research strategy (the RTIP Blueprint 3.0) as a guiding framework.