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HICD
The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) is a key intervention designed to address the scientific leadership development needs in the universities and is increasingly forging new public-private partnerships in order to give South African universities and industry a competitive edge.
The Developmental Chairs Initiative consists of two secondary initiatives. The FirstRand Foundation Mathematics Education Chairs Initiative focuses on improving the quality of mathematics teaching in public secondary schools particularly in previously disadvantaged areas. Secondly, the South African Numeracy and Literacy Chairs Initiative focuses on improving the quality of teaching and learning of numeracy and literacy at primary education level.
The Rated Researchers Incentive Funding (RRIF) programme aims to reward research excellence. Researchers with valid NRF rating receive Incentive Funding based on their rating level. The incentive funding continues to be phased in as funds are released through the phasing out of the Focus Areas Programme.