DHET / SAMSA WORKSHOP
18 April 2012
A System Perspective
Prof PHG Vrancken
1. Sea Change
2. The Maritime System
3. Way Forward
Dambisa Moyo How the West Was Lost
(2011) 173:
“For the past 500 years, Western
economic dominance has been a story
of ruthlessness and self-interest. Its
military power, its global hold, its
influence on the world, have been the
history of its trade, …”
Dambisa Moyo How the West Was Lost
(2011) 173:
“… or rather the history of its singleminded ability to extract from other
countries, other continents, other
peoples, the material, land and people
that would drive its economy forward –
and in other words make them rich.”
Phoenicians
Greeks
Romans
Portugal / Spain
France / Netherlands / UK
USA
Awareness of the sea
Ability to master the marine environment
for the purposes of, primarily:
→ Navigation
→ Exploitation of resources
Colonisation of Africa
Training, Learning, R&D and Innovation at
all levels including:
Bachelor degrees with maritime
specialisation [ex: BA (MS), BCom
(MS), LLB with MS electives]
Honours degrees
Masters degrees (coursework and
research)
Doctoral degrees
1. Sea Change
2. The Maritime System
3. Way Forward
Marine environment:
→ challenging for humans
→ primarily international character
→ highly complex in its features,
organisation and uses
Primary Cluster:
→ Shipping & Transport
Maritime Logistics and Infrastructure, Shipping, Ports, Marine
Services and Coastal
→ Marine Resources
Fisheries, Pharmaceuticals, Aquaculture, Offshore Energy
and Mining
→ Marine Tourism
Boating & Cruising, Sports & Recreation, Leisure
Secondary Cluster:
→ Operational Support Services
Shipping Logistics, Marine Technologies
→ Manufacturing / Construction
Marine & Civil Engineering
→ Business Services
Banking & Consulting (including legal services)
→ Public Interest
Maritime Regulatory & Naval Defence (including R&D and
innovation
Marine system:
→ requiring advanced knowledge,
sophisticated models, international
perspective and multidisciplinary
approach for R&D and innovation with
a (South) African focus
Examples of research projects to be
undertaken:
→ subsistence uses of the marine
environment
→ accommodation of resource access
interests between the various
stakeholders
→ implementation and enforcement of
regulatory regimes
Examples of research projects to be
undertaken with a (South) African
focus:
→ management of MPAs
→ IBSA and BRICS approaches to
maritime issues
→ maritime security (including piracy)
→ SADC and AU integration impact on
maritime matters
→ interface between science and law
1. Sea Change
2. The Maritime System
3. Way Forward
Various subsectors might each be the
focus of separate structures /
programmes at different institutions
(general HET institutions and/or
dedicated maritime HET institutions)
System approach requires at least one
multidisciplinary structure and
programmes based in one HET
institution while able to call upon
expertise both within and outside RSA
Maritime University:
10th province
Bodies in other institutions affiliated
Different departments / faculties
School of Advanced Maritime Studies
Interdisciplinary postgraduate level
(Honours)
Ms and Ds
School of Advanced Maritime Studies:
Either at Maritime University or in one of the
existing universities
Staff:
→ full-time staff (number dependent on
funding)
→ adjunct staff (employed at other
teaching/research HE institutions or in the
private sector, nationally and abroad)
SARChI chairs in marine fields:
Modelling of the Coupled Ocean-LandAtmosphere Phenomena related to Climate
(UCT)
Marine Ecology and Fisheries (UCT)
Marine Ecosystems and Resources (RU)
Marine Natural Products Research (RU)
Shallow Water Ecosystems (NMMU)
Law of the Sea and Development in Africa
(NMMU)
Nelson Mandela Metro University?
Biggest and most successful coastal
comprehensive university
Campuses in Port Elizabeth (Eastern
Cape) and George (Southern Cape)
Nelson Mandela Bay has 2 commercial
harbours with other ones in Mossel
Bay and East London
Number of other fishing / leisure harbours
Nelson Mandela Metro University?
EC is a national development focus area
Maritime matters are strategic priorities at
provincial and local levels
NMB Maritime Cluster
NMMU has a strong research track record
in maritime fields (confirmed by the
awarding of 2 SARChI research
chairs) + 2 chairs at RU = 4 maritime
chairs within 130 km along the coast
Vision 2020: NMMU strengths in scarce
skills areas :
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fishing;
natural resource management / conservation;
marine studies;
biodiversity;
energy efficiency and climate change;
tourism and hospitality (including marine
tourism);
• international relations; and
• public sector institutional development
Nelson Mandela Metro University?
Institute for Law in Action
Labour Law Unit
Centre for African Conservation Ecology
Centre for Energy Research
Integrated Environmental and Coastal
Management Unit
Diving Unit
Nelson Mandela Metro University?
Earth Systems Sciences SARChI Chair
Sustainability Research Unit
Unit for Economic Development and
Tourism
PG Diploma in Maritime Studies
M in Maritime Studies
Raymond Mhlaba Research Unit on
Public Administration and Leadership
Nelson Mandela Metro University?
MoU with Branch: Oceans and Coasts of
the DEA
A leading International Office
Staff and student exchanges, 10% foreign students
School of Marine and Environmental
Affairs at UW (Seattle, USA)
MoU at highest level
More than 10 years of collaboration on curriculum
development, capacity building, teaching, research and
engagement
West African Regional Maritime University
(branch of World Maritime University)
Indian Maritime University
Shanghai Maritime University
Centro de Estudos do Mar
Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal
Resources Research Centre
School of Marine and Coastal Sciences
(Maputo, UNESCO chair)
DHET / SAMSA WORKSHOP
18 April 2012
A System Perspective
Prof PHG Vrancken