South African Research Chairs Initiative

Background (source: NRF)

The main aim of the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) is to strengthen scientific research leadership and capacity in South African universities, thus creating a sustainable critical mass of world class academics and scholars that will train future generations of South African knowledge workers and support a South African knowledge-based economy. In pursuit and support of this goal, the programme is guided by the following five interrelated secondary objectives: