| Founded | 14 May 2015; 10 years ago (2015-05-14) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
Key people | Professor Victoria Collis-Buthelezi (director) |
| Parent | University of Johannesburg |
| Website | jias |
TheJohannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS), launched in 2015, is a collaborative initiative involving theUniversity of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa andNanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.[1]
Established on 14 May 2015, JIAS deviates from conventional educational and research routines, focusing instead on promoting cooperative and concentrated scholarly pursuits within theHumanities andNatural Sciences.[2][3][4]
JIAS also collaborates with other tertiary institutions nationwide.[3]
JIAS operates from a residential facility situated in the outskirts ofJohannesburg. The inaugural meeting of JIAS, co-chaired by UJ's Vice-Chancellor, ProfessorIhron Rensburg, and NTU's President, ProfessorBertil Andersson, coincided with the institute's launch day.[5] Attendees included Professor K. K. Phua, director of the NTU Institute for Advanced Study, ProfessorTshilidzi Marwala, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Postgraduate Studies & Library) and later Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UJ, Dr Yu-Hyun Park from NTU's President's Office, and ProfessorPeter Vale, Director of JIAS.
Taking over from Dr Bongani Ngqulunga,[6] Professor Victoria Collis-Buthelezi has served as the director of JIAS since September 2024.[7]
JIAS funds Writing Fellowships, recipients of which have been drawn from different disciplines: academics, novelists, scientists, poets, playwrights, independent researchers and journalists.[8][9] JIAS is host to the annual Johannesburg Festival of Women Writers, inaugurated in February 2023 byBarbara Masekela.[10][11]
