The Institute for Futures Research (IFR), established in 1974, is a research institution of the

University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...

specialising in

futurology Futures studies, futures research, futurism or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends, often for the purpose of exploring how people will li ...

, primarily as a support service for knowledge and

strategic management In the field of management, strategic management involves the formulation and implementation of the major goals and initiatives taken by an organization's managers on behalf of stakeholders, based on consideration of Resource management, resour ...

. 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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* 1974 establishments in South Africa Futures studies organizations Research institutes in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-org-stub