The Fort Hare Institute of Social and Economic Research (FHISER) is a multi-disciplinary research institute located within the
University’s Govan Mbeki Research and Development Centre.

Early African Intellectuals: Charlotte Maxeke pictured alongside a photograph of a delegation of the South African National Native Congress (SANNC), which went to London to protest the 1913 Land Act. The delegation consisted of (L-R) Thomas Mapikela, Rev Walter Rubusana, Rev John Dube, Saul Msane and Sol Plaatje.

Montage: Rentia Ellis

2009: New Masters' in African Studies Programme

The new Masters' in African Studies Programme takes off this year at the Fort Hare Institute of Social and Economic Research (FHISER).

FHISER is a dedicated inter-disciplinary research and postgraduate training centre on the University of Fort Hare's East London Campus. The Institute is now offering a two-year taught Master's degree programme in partnership with the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford in the UK.

Graduates will be awarded a Master's Degree in Social Science specialising in either South African Cultural Studies or Gender Studies from the University of Fort Hare.

The programme is geared to stimulate new and dynamic research and scholarship about Africa and Southern Africa, combining academic and applied perspectives and approaches to the continent.

For more information, contact Dr Nolwazi Mkhwanazi on nmkhwanazi@ufh.ac.za or click on the News page