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Institute for Futures Research
Established1974
DirectorDoris Viljoen
Academic staff
7
Location
Bellville
,
WP
,
ZA

33°53′4.55″S 18°37′37.11″E / 33.8845972°S 18.6269750°E / -33.8845972; 18.6269750
CampusUrban
Websitewww.ifr.sun.ac.za

The Institute for Futures Research (IFR), established in 1974, is a research institution of the University of Stellenbosch specialising in futurology, primarily as a support service for knowledge and strategic management. The IFR's research focus is on the following fields of specialisation:

  • Business futuristics and the systems approach to transformation management
  • Long-term economic structure studies
  • Applied demographics
  • Technology foresight
  • Socio-political studies
  • Energy futures

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