Centres of Excellence

Centres of Excellence (CoEs) are physical or virtual centres of research that concentrate existing research excellence, capacity, and resources. They facilitate collaboration among researchers across disciplines and institutions, focusing on long-term projects with local relevance and international competitiveness. The aim is to elevate the pursuit of research excellence and capacity development.

1. DSI-NRF CoEs

The Department of Science & Innovation (formerly the Department of Science and Technology) and the National Research Foundation’s Centres of Excellence (DSI-NRF CoEs) funding instrument was launched in 2004 with the establishment of seven CoEs. Since then, three additional CoEs were established between 2009 and 2013 with five new CoEs established in 2014. Wits was successful in the host bid to X DSI-NRF CoEs.

• DSI-NRF CoEs (co)hosted by Wits that have reached the end of their lifecycle

	Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Tuberculosis Research (CBTBR) (WITS)
	Centre of Excellence in Human Development (CoE-HUMAN) (WITS)
	Centre of Excellence for Integrated Mineral and Energy Resource Analysis (CoE-CIMERA)(WITS and UJ)
	Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CoE-MaSS) (WITS)
	GENUS (DSI-NRF CoE Palaeo)
	Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials (CoE-SM) (WITS)

2. African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) CoEs hosted by Wits

• • Materials, Energy and Nanotechnology (CoE-MEN)
  • Migration and Mobility