{"id":102904,"date":"2026-08-31T20:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=102904"},"modified":"2026-08-31T20:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:33:35","slug":"spus-cferi-becomes-centil-reflecting-its-expanded-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spus-cferi-becomes-centil-reflecting-its-expanded-role\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU\u2019s CfERI becomes CENTIL, reflecting its expanded role"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"102904\" class=\"elementor elementor-102904\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620ded3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"620ded3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60527a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60527a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/\">Sol Plaatje University\u2019s<\/a><\/u> Centre for Entrepreneurship &amp; Rapid Incubator (CfERI) is now the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Learning (CENTIL), effective 1 September 2026.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new name reflects the Centre\u2019s evolution and the expansion of its work across entrepreneurship, innovation and learning.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Entrepreneurship remains a central pillar of the Centre\u2019s work. Its innovation portfolio has grown to include the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncif.co.za\/\">Northern Cape Innovation Forum<\/a><\/u> (NCIF), a Maker Space and a Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC). These additions have strengthened its role in advancing innovation and supporting entrepreneurship ecosystems.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The learning component emerged in 2025 through the piloting of the Upington Learning Centre.This further expanded the Centre\u2019s role as a platform connecting entrepreneurship, innovation and knowledge creation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The name CENTIL brings these areas of work together and more clearly communicates the Centre\u2019s role to the University community, its partners and the public.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CENTIL continues to operate within the portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies. 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