Hola MaHigh-School - June 2018

anches, each of which is considered a social science. The social sciences
include, but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, economics,
history, human geography, jurisprudence, linguistics, political
science, psychology, public health, and sociology”
In essence: we are talking people. A history professor is within the ambit
of Social Sciences, etc.
NIHSS programmes are:
The NIHSS has partnered with the Council for the Development of
Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) to develop the African
Pathways Doctoral Scholarship Programme. A Doctoral Scholarship Call
is opened to suitably qualified non-South African students to study full
time towards a doctoral degree in the humanities and social sciences at
any public university in South Africa.
The NIHSS collaborates annually with the South African Humanities
Deans Association (SAHUDA) to extend 150 scholarships per annum to
full-time PhD students based at South African universities. The NIHSS
Strategic Plan for 2015 – 2020 sets a target of 900 South African students
partaking in Doctoral Schools by 2020.
NIHSS is actively into the BRICS Think Tank. This might be one of the
major innovations and successes of BRICS. This – please – is a big area.
Please look at www.nihss.ac.za.
Is NIHSS then successful? Judge yourself: “The National Institute for
the Humanities and Social Sciences hosted another exciting and energised
Annual National Doctoral Conference (ANDC) on 01-02 November
2017.
At least 200 NIHSS
PhD-supported fellows
were on site sharing
knowledge and networking.
[…] The twoday
conference saw a
red carpet rolled out
during a gala dinner on 01 November evening where a first cohort of
NIHSS-supported graduates were honoured and celebrated.
PS: we were there! And it was huge!
PPS: Science is a lot of things!