Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology

Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Science and

Technology

DATE: 14 September 2011

Postgraduate Engineering

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Postgraduate Life and Physical Sciences

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Postgraduate Health Sciences

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STRATEGIES

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• Minister’s PME Targets – increase enrolment and success (graduates) by 2014 – Consultative discussions with each university; Ministerial Targets set for each institution

• Improving quality and throughput by addressing infrastructure (buildings, equipment and technology) and human resource needs (academic staffing)

• Addressing the need for support for students (preparedness of students)

Planning

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• Infrastructure and efficiency funding for engineering in universities, universities of technology and comprehensive universities

• Infrastructure and efficiency funding for Life and Physical sciences on undergraduate level as well as postgraduate level (Masters and Doctoral)

• Earmarked funding for specific areas – Teaching development and Foundation provisioning

• Strategic partnerships: meetings with Deans, Professional Bodies, DST, Industry, SETAs

• Expansion of the system – new universities R 50m 2011

Planning (cntd)

Funding – Access / support

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Budget category

Budget totals for the university sector

Increase in budget from previous financial year

Earmarked grants

2009/10(R’000)

2010/11(R’000)

2011/12(R’000)

2012/13(R’000)

2013/14(R’000)

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Foundation provisioning

146 079 185 000 176 953 194 033 204 705 11.5% 26.6% -4.3% 9.7% 5.5%

Funding - Success/Support

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Budget category

Budget totals for the university sector

Increase in budget from previous financial year

Earmarked grants

2009/10(R’000)

2010/11(R’000)

2011/12(R’000)

2012/13(R’000)

2013/14(R’000)

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Teaching Development grants

345 392 393 644 419 920 499 000 575 000 11.8% 14.0% 6.7% 18.8% 15.2%

Funding - Innovation

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Budget category

Budget totals for the university sector

Increase in budget from previous financial year

Earmarked grants

2009/10(R’000)

2010/11(R’000)

2011/12(R’000)

2012/13(R’000)

2013/14(R’000)

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Research Development

197 358 166 281 6 808 120 000 255 000 13.4% -15.7% -95.9% 1662.6% 112.5%

Funding - Infrastructure

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Budget category

Budget totals for the university sector

Increase in budget from previous financial year

Earmarked grants

2009/10(R’000)

2010/11(R’000)

2011/12(R’000)

2012/13(R’000)

2013/14(R’000)

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Infrastructure and output efficiencies

1 462 000 1 585 000 1 633 810 1 650 000 1 700 000 33.5% 8.4% 3.1% 1.0% 3.0%

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R’ million Total % split

[1] Architecture and the built environment 95 3%

[2] Engineering in universities 316 10%

[3] Engineering in universities of technology and comprehensives 538 17%

[4] Health sciences 474 15%

[5] Undergraduate programmes in life & physical sciences 524 15%

[6] Masters & doctors programmes in life & physical sciences 158 5%

[7] Student housing 686 20%

[8] Teacher training 474 15%

TOTAL 3265 100%

Infrastructure Grant 2010/11 to 2011/12

Proposed Infrastructure Allocations

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Priority area Amount over 2 years

Criteria Comments

Student Housing R600 million HDI universities/ campuses

Baseline amount if no add funds received from MTEF bid

Student Housing R125 million Other universities Reserves need to be added

Teacher Training R500 million Meeting PME targets Specific univ’s can be identified

Health Sciences R300 million Meeting PME targets Specific univ’s can be identified

Engineering R325 million Meeting PME targets Specific univ’s can be identified

Life and Physical Sciences

R200 million Meeting PME targets Specific univ’s can be identified

Cooperative projects R300 million All universities Partner with HDI univ’s

HDIs R900 million Teaching and learning facilities

Bringing HDIs to a minimum standard

Research infrastructure/ laboratories

R100 million Linked to NRF projects

More specifically HDIs

Total R3,350 billion

Funding - Specific

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Budget category

Budget totals for the university sector

Increase in budget from previous financial year

Earmarked grants

2009/10(R’000)

2010/11(R’000)

2011/12(R’000)

2012/13(R’000)

2013/14(R’000)

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Clinical training of health professionals

300 000 330 000 349 800 367 290 387 491 50.0% 10.0% 6.0% 5.0% 5.5%

Veterinary sciences

66 846 102 000 116 000 121 800 128 500 13.8% 52.6% 13.7% 5.0% 5.5%

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THANK YOU