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Established in 1974, the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) is a research institution of the University of Stellenbosch specialising in futures studies 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