Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study
{{Short description|Collaborative educational centre in South Africa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study
(JIAS)
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| key_people = Professor Victoria Collis-Buthelezi (director)
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| parent = University of Johannesburg
| homepage = {{Url|jias.joburg}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=y|2015|05|14}}
| location = Johannesburg
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The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS), launched in 2015, is a collaborative initiative involving the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAFWk55VCbc|title=Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study launches - Unveiling|via=YouTube|date=14 May 2015|access-date=20 March 2024}}
Overview
Established on 14 May 2015, JIAS deviates from conventional educational and research routines, focusing instead on promoting cooperative and concentrated scholarly pursuits within the Humanities and Natural Sciences.{{cite web|url=https://technologysocietyconference.com/|title=Technology and Society in Africa Conference: Current Prospects and Future Challenges|date=2023|access-date=20 March 2024}}http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/podcast/Pages/Thinking-Globally,-Acting-Locally.aspx{{dead link|date=March 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Humanities|url=https://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/humanities/|access-date=22 December 2022|website=University of Johannesburg|language=en-ZA}}
JIAS also collaborates with other tertiary institutions nationwide.
JIAS operates from a residential facility situated in the outskirts of Johannesburg. The inaugural meeting of JIAS, co-chaired by UJ's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ihron Rensburg, and NTU's President, Professor Bertil Andersson, coincided with the institute's launch day.{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Science|url=https://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/science/|access-date=22 December 2022|website=University of Johannesburg|language=en-ZA}} Attendees included Professor K. K. Phua, director of the NTU Institute for Advanced Study, Professor Tshilidzi 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 Professor Peter Vale, Director of JIAS.
Taking over from Dr Bongani Ngqulunga,{{cite web|url=https://jias.joburg/wp-content/uploads/JIAS-Annual-Report-2019.pdf|title=JIAS 2019 Annual Report|publisher=Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study|date=2019|access-date=20 March 2024}} Professor Victoria Collis-Buthelezi has served as the director of JIAS since September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.uj.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/uj_annualreport2024_dhet_digital.pdf|title=Annual Report 2024|publisher=University of Johannesburg|page=238|access-date=8 July 2025}}
JIAS funds Writing Fellowships, recipients of which have been drawn from different disciplines: academics, novelists, scientists, poets, playwrights, independent researchers and journalists.{{cite web|url=https://pensouthafrica.co.za/call-for-applications-jias-writing-fellowship/|title=Call for applications: JIAS Writing Fellowship|website=PEN South Africa|date=3 June 2019|access-date=20 March 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.creativewritingnews.com/writing-fellowships-2020-at-the-johannesburg-institute-for-advanced-study-how-to-apply-fully-funded/|title=Writing Fellowships 2020 At The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study / How To Apply (Fully-funded)|website=Creative Writing News|first=Chioma|last=Iwunze-Ibiam|date=24 June 2019|access-date=20 March 2024}} JIAS is host to the annual Johannesburg Festival of Women Writers, inaugurated in February 2023 by Barbara Masekela.{{cite web|url=https://culture-review.co.za/johannesburg-festival-of-women-writers|title=Johannesburg Festival of Women Writers|website=Culture Review Magazine|date=26 April 2023|access-date=20 March 2024|first=Tshepo |last=Mvulane Moloi}}{{cite web|url=https://news.uj.ac.za/news/championing-women-writers-is-crucial-for-correcting-the-historical-imbalances-in-literature/|title=Championing women writers is crucial for correcting the historical imbalances in literature|website=Daily Maverick|first=Letlhokwa George|last=Mpedi|date=13 March 2024|access-date=20 March 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.jias.joburg/ The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study]
- [https://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/humanities/johannesburg-institute-for-advanced-study/about-us/ "About Us"], University of Johannesburg | Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS).
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Category:2015 establishments in South Africa
Category:Educational institutions established in 2015