CBE Staff Member Receives Honourary Fellowship

Congratulations to Prof Marius Venter on receiving an Honourary Fellowship and being a CBE globalisation ambassador questing the United Nations SDGs.

Prof. Marius Venter, Director: CENLED and PASCAL (Africa), received a certificate of appreciation and an Honorary International Fellowship from the Centre for Neighbourhood Studies in Manila.

He was honoured for his expertise, contribution, and dedication in Neighbourhood Science in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The University of the Philippines’ School of Urban and Regional Planning (UP SURP) was established in 1965. The School had its 59th anniversary in November 2024.

As part of their celebrations, they hosted the 5th International Conference in Urban and Regional Planning and the 18th PASCAL International Conference on Learning Cities, focusing on Sustainable Development Futures: From Knowledge to Practice. Venter delivered a paper on Astrotourism and the implications for the Karoo town, Sutherland, South Africa.