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