Abstract:
South Africa’s emergence into the global sphere after years of isolation necessitates
a re-consideration of its political, economic development and social policies
and strategies. Public servants are presently required to take cognisance of
international developments, rather than only domestic activities when engaging in
policy management. International political manoeuvrings, trade agreements and
social exchanges, call for institutions of learning to design programmes of
International Administration to significantly address these issues. In addition, the employment of state of the art technologies as instruments of development, justifies thorough scrutiny as well. The University of Pretoria acknowledges the importance of utilising information technology in teaching methodology as well as its impact
thereof on globalisation and international administration. The redesigned
International Administration programme at the University of Pretoria has recently
introduced a web-based MPA in International Administration with the aim at enhancing
candidates’ information technology literacy skills whilst at the same time affording
the convenience of pursuing their studies from remote locations. The redesigned
programme in particular, focuses on the specific needs of the adult learner, thus following the principles of an andragogical learning approach.
