Capacity Building in Higher Education The Division for Teaching Excellence, worked with the International Office and other partner institutions, and received €885,369.00 (approximately R14 million) in funding from the Erasmus Plus Capacity Building in Higher Education programme for a 24-month period. The Division will collaborate with Southern African and European universities and higher education councils on the project ‘Potential for Micro-credentials in Southern Africa (PoMisa)’. POMiSA, a Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) project, aims to systematically develop principles and policies for the recognition, quality assurance, and regulation of micro-credentials in Southern African countries. The primary goal is to benefit the Southern African region, especially learners, employers, and higher education institutions and systems, by establishing clear regulatory frameworks and a well-defined roadmap for micro-credentials. After examining the state of micro-credential conceptualisation, policy development, and implementation in Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, and South Africa, in both the public and private sectors, and through intra- and inter-regional consultations, the project will develop national concept papers for the systematic introduction of regional guidelines and policy frameworks on micro-credentials. The aim is to benefit the people and countries of the Southern African region, particularly but not only learners, employers, and higher education institutions, entities, and systems, by developing clear regulatory frameworks and a well-defined roadmap for microcredentials. Research Staff of the DTE and with Professor Shireen Motala, DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Teaching and Learning (PSET), successfully responded to the call for research issued by the CHE on “Conceptions of Curriculum Transformation in South African Universities: A Baseline Study.” The project is valued at R150 000, The UJ Team is led by Professor Shireen Motala (DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Teaching and Learning (PSET); South African Research Chair in Teaching and Learning) Professor Kirti Menon (Senior Director: DTE) Dr Gloria Castrillon (Director: Centre for Academic Planning and Quality Promotion) Dr Otilia Chiramba (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) Dr Marcina Singh (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) All researchers are affiliated with the University of Johannesburg. 2023 ANNUAL REPORT DIVISION FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE 53
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