University of Johannesburg (UJ)

 

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is ideally positioned to serve as a core partner in the proposed African-German Center ENERGISE, contributing outstanding expertise and local leadership to advance a socially just and sustainable energy transition. UJ is one of South Africa’s largest comprehensive contact universities, known for its commitment to world-class, internationally recognized academic programmes that are informed by cutting-edge developments across undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE), UJ has built significant capacity to address the technical challenges of the energy transition. The Postgraduate School of Engineering Management (PSEM) develops professionals with advanced abilities to apply engineering sciences and interdisciplinary principles, equipping them to lead complex socio-technical transformations in energy management, sustainability, and socially JET. UJ is home to South Africa’s Green Hydrogen SARChI Chair, a leading hub dedicated to strengthening research and innovation capacity in the fast-growing green hydrogen sector.

Through the Process, Energy and Environmental Technology Station (PEETS), UJ bridges academia, industry (especially SMEs), and government together to promote the JET. UJ’s DST/NRF Trilateral Chair in Transformative Innovation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development, hosted at the College of Business and Economics, works at the intersection of innovation, digital transformation, sustainability, and inclusive development. This vibrant research unit generates cutting-edge insights on transformative innovation policy, governance of emerging technologies, green industrialization, and innovation. Its mission is to build the capacity of Africa’s next generation of researchers and to shape evidence-informed strategies for systemic change and just transitions across the continent. Bringing together the strengths of these four hubs, UJ is well placed to contribute to the Center ENERGISE with a powerful combination of technical and policy-oriented expertise.