University of the Free State Centre for Development Support
Vision To be a leading research, training, and knowledge centre promoting sustainable human development
Mission
Promoting sustainable development through:
- Conducting applied and policy-orientated research to inform, steer, and facilitate development initiatives, development programmes, and academic excellence
- Building capacity through training and development programmes
- Being a knowledge centre focused on four niche areas, namely
- poverty and social development,
- human settlements/housing
- local economic development/enterprise development, and
- socio-economic characteristics of arid areas
- Rendering a consultative service on socio-economic development issues and initiatives to clients in the private and public sector, as well as the NGOs and CBOs
- Being part of a broad network of national and international development expertise.
The CDS strives to achieve this mission with passion, a spirit of entrepreneurship, and through partnerships.
Address
Centre for Development Support
PO Box 339
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein
9300
Contact
Johan van Zyl
T: +27 51 401 3887
E: VanZylJH@ufs.ac.za