RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACCESS, EQUITY, AND CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Dr T Mdlungu · 2025 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Summary. South Africa's higher education system excludes rural students through inadequate schooling, poor digital infrastructure, and limited financial support. Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies worsen these inequalities unless policies prioritize equity. The paper proposes universities serve as rural innovation hubs and recommends embedding bursaries, rural campuses, entrepreneurial curricula, and community partnerships to transform higher education and advance rural development.

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  title   = {RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACCESS, EQUITY, AND CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION},
  author  = {Dr T Mdlungu},
  journal = {Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.17865471},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17865471}
}

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DOI

10.5281/zenodo.17865471

Countries

South Africa

Regions

Africa

Categories

education, broadband-and-digital, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-05-01