Author: Garikai Chaunza

By Garikai Chaunza Rhodes University academics have called for urgent reforms in postgraduate education, emphasising the need to adopt structured and cohort-based supervision models that align with global practices and institutional research themes. The call was made during a workshop organised by the Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPGS), where scholars reflected on enrolment trends, supervision capacity, and the role of thematic research in driving the university’s strategic goals. In his opening remarks, CPGS Director Professor Sybert Mutereko highlighted both the progress and challenges in Rhodes’ postgraduate trajectory. “Although our postgraduate enrolments have significantly improved, we are still falling short of…