School of Trans-Disciplinary Research and Graduate Studies (STRGS)

About us

The School of Trans-Disciplinary Research and Graduate Studies (STRGS) falls under the College of Graduate Studies which is part of UNISA’s Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation Portfolio. The school provides transdisciplinary research activities that support student success among masters and doctoral students, through capacity development of academic supervisors in the whole spectrum of supervision competencies needed to offer effective support to UNISA’s Masters and Doctoral students. The school formalises the primary aim of mandate of spearheading the agenda of transdisciplinary research and graduate studies across all of the university’s academic colleges. The refocussing was initiated to give recognition to the MIT focus of the College in providing research support for postgraduate studies.

Our vision

To be a leader in providing excellent capacity development support for supervisors, promoters, post-graduate mentors, non-examining chairs and any other academic professionals offering academic and scholarly support to postgraduate students in their postgraduate-study journey

Last modified: Mon Aug 07 18:01:22 SAST 2023