Institute for Futures Research

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