The CEO of HSRC has pleasure in inviting you to participate in the Joint launch on 24 April of HSRC’s 50/90th Commemoration and the new book – The State of the Nation: Poverty and Inequality – Diagnosis, Prognosis and Responses
Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Time: 17h30 for 18h00 – 20h00
Venue: The Senate Hall, Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria
RSVP: Shouneez Khan | email: skhan@hsrc.ac.za | 021 466 7948
This year the HSRC is commemorating its 50th anniversary and the 90th anniversary of its predecessor, the National Bureau of Educational and Social Research (NBESR) through archival work, research, publications, public lectures, a social science conference and collaborative events. The commemorations are being officially launched together with the launch of the HSRC’s flagship new book in its State of the Nation series: Poverty and Inequality.
Welcome and introductions:
Prof Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria
Introduction to the 50/90 Anniversary Commemoration:
Prof C Soudien, CEO HSRC
The State of the Nation – Poverty and Inequality book:
Prof Ingrid Woolard, Stellenbosch University
Keynote speech by the Minister of Science and Technology,
Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane