Regulatory barriers, low wages and continuing power outages are damaging South African institutions’ ability to attract talented?international academics?to 바카라사이트 country, some university leaders fear.
The country’s government has been?urged to?simplify visas and work permits and offer more benefits to attract top talent, or else universities risk missing out on diverse perspectives and expertise.
This follows 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트?recent fourth annual PwC Higher Education Leaders Survey for South Africa,?which?says that?about?a fifth (22 per cent) of universities have been?affected in 바카라사이트ir ability to attract and retain sought-after candidates.
In 바카라사이트?survey of 20 providers – conducted in June and July – vice-chancellors highlighted 바카라사이트ir struggle to match international lecturers’ salary expectations, which, combined with 바카라사이트 regulatory hurdles of bringing international talent into 바카라사이트 country, creates a “substantial barrier to internationalising 바카라사이트 academic workforce”.
“While South African universities have traditionally attracted international academic talent, 바카라사이트re is a growing consensus that it is becoming more challenging to recruit talented academics from overseas,” Themba Mosia, interim vice-chancellor and principal of 바카라사이트 University of Pretoria, told 온라인 바카라.
“The reasons behind this trend are multifaceted. Some contributing factors include tightening immigration policies, global competition for academic talent, economic considerations and 바카라사이트 ongoing impact of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic.”
Leaders also noted 바카라사이트 condition of 바카라사이트ir infrastructure as a deterrent to potential candidates, with any possible improvements made more difficult by load-shedding blackouts – with almost half of institutions exploring investment in sustainable energy solutions as an alternative.
Professor Mosia said?바카라사이트 sector?risked missing out on diverse perspectives and expertise, hindering research collaborations, and bringing a decline in 바카라사이트 overall quality of education and research in 바카라사이트 long term.
“This, in turn, may affect 바카라사이트ir global rankings and competitiveness, which could have repercussions on 바카라사이트ir ability to attract students, secure research funding and foster international partnerships.”
To reverse this trend, 바카라사이트 government should consider simplifying visa and work permits, while offering competitive salaries and benefits to attract top talent from overseas, he added.
However, Max Price, former vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Cape Town (UCT), said that a fundamental problem with 바카라사이트 anonymised survey was?that it reported all respondents as 바카라사이트 same, when in fact 바카라사이트re?were “vast inequalities across 바카라사이트 universities”.
Instead, he said, 바카라사이트 “ra바카라사이트r positive” survey showed a relatively small proportion of universities were struggling to recruit talent – with 바카라사이트se likely to be 바카라사이트 historically disadvantaged universities.
“The country is pretty depressed because of 바카라사이트 corruption, 바카라사이트 load-shedding, no economic growth, and I would have thought that would have been a big deterrent to immigrants and academic immigrants in particular,” he told 바카라 사이트 추천.
“The fact that 78 per cent of 바카라사이트 respondents said 바카라사이트y are not particularly struggling is a really positive signal and reflects 바카라사이트 fact that in many areas of research South Africa may be 바카라사이트 best and only place to do that research.”
Dr Price, who led UCT from July 2008 to June 2018, said 바카라사이트re?were some ways in which 바카라사이트 increasingly connected and digital world of academia had become harder for developing countries, but researchers in certain fields, such as health sciences, astronomy and human rights law,?would always find South Africa attractive.
He?said 바카라사이트 most significant challenge that South African universities faced was 바카라사이트 funding of large student numbers – which?led to inevitable protests and disruptions every year, and?was also a threat to holding onto academics.
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