Speakers

Ms Vuyelwa O’Lacy Moyo, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, is a PhD (Ecomusicology) candidate at Rhodes University and a Rhodes African Studies Centre member. She holds a Bachelor of Education Honours from Great Zimbabwe University, a Bachelor of Arts Honours and a Master of Music from Rhodes University.

Dorothea Antonio is NAFSA’s Deputy Executive Director, Knowledge Development, responsible for leading NAFSA’s contribution to thought leadership in international education, and providing executive oversight to internationalization and academic affairs, global programs, publications, and conference programming. 

Dr Sonja Knutson is a scholar and practitioner of internationalization of higher education at Memorial University. She is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Education and Director of the Internationalization Office. She enjoys teaching and mentoring international educators in the field.

Ms Busisiwe Ngutshane Holds Advanced Diploma in Applied Management at the Central University of Technology, Free State. She’s currently working at the Centre for Global Engagement at the Central University of Technology as the Erasmus+ Project Administrator.

Mr Hlomelang Metsing is a Coordinator: International Partnership and Data Management at Centre for Global Engagement, Central University of Technology. His job description entails him monitoring and reviewing all international partnership agreement and liaise with partner institutions on the international partnership database.

Prof Ralph Berchtenbreiteris a professor in digital marketing Department of Tourism at Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany, where he heads the Digital Lab and was awarded an international prize by Nokia for his work on the mobile Internet.

Giorgio Marinoni has been Manager of Higher Education and Internationalization at the International Association of Universities (IAU), since February 2015. He oversees Internationalization as one of the four strategic priorities of the Association.