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The Nelson Mandela School aims to provide professional and academic training for African policymakers through its masters and PhD programmes.
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Our story and the journey ahead
The School's strategy is equally informed by the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which commits to building “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens, representing a dynamic force in the international arena”.
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Climate Change, the AfCFTA and Africa’s Transformation
The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is hosting a series of dialogues on climate change, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and Africa’s Transformation in the lead up to COP 27, to be
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A school for the next generation of Africa’s ethical leaders!
The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance is a graduate school located at the globally recognised University of Cape Town (UCT). The School’s Academic Programme aims to provide professional and academic training for African policymakers thro
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Call for Expression of Interest: Re-imagining the State and Civil Society
As part of the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance’s thematic focus on Democratic Governance, an executive course will be convened on: Democratic Governance: R
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UCT’s Nelson Mandela School signs a five-year partnership with the United Nations System Staff College
The University of Cape Town (UCT) through its Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance and the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will guide cooperation between the institutions over
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