Speakers

Jerome September was appointed as Dean of Student Affairs at Wits in May 2018 after joining the University as Deputy Dean of Student Affairs in February, of the same year. As Dean of Student Affairs, he has executive oversight for the student affairs portfolio which includes: campus housing and residence life, counselling and career development, […]

Dr Muntuwenkosi Chili has over 14 years working in the Higher Education from three institutions in South Africa. My academic career started in 2006 at the University of Zululand as a Chemistry Lecturer and later Senior lecturer. I hold a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Zululand.I have further developed myself by obtaining a

Dr Nathi Madondo has a multidisciplinary ‘know-how’ in terms of the ways of being and knowing in the disciplines. This ‘know-how’ had been enabled by his involvement in the academic support programmes for students enrolled for Accounting Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) at a University of Technology, Academic Learning in English offered for Bachelor of Education

Heloise Emdon directs teams to develop program plans based on monitoring and evaluation. Heloise has 20 years of experience in international development programming, working as a sector specialist focusing on inclusive economies, especially in Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Development.

Dr Katie Bryant has spent more than 15 years working in the field of writing studies, coordinating writing centres in both Canada and South Africa, and helping academics and university students on both the African and North American continent develop their abilities to learn and write for their various disciplines of study. She is currently

Mohamed Shahid Mathee is a senior lecturer in the Department of Religion Studies at the University of Johannesburg. He graduated from Al-Azhar University in Egypt with a BA/Honours in Islamic law and Modern Civil Law. He obtained a Masters from the Department of Religious Studies, University of Cape Town and a PhD in Historical Studies

Michelle Stewart is President of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) and Director Internationalisation (Humanities & Social Sciences) at the University of Strathclyde. She has worked in higher education for over twenty five years. Michelle has a strong commitment to partnership development and student mobility. At the University of Strathclyde she established overseas links

James Otieno Jowi is the Principal Education Officer at the East African Community (EAC) where he coordinates the development and implementation of regional education programs. He is also currently the Acting Executive Secretary of the East African Kiswahili Commission.As Principal Education Officer at EAC, he is responsible for Harmonization of Education Systems of EAC, Mutual

Prof P (Puleng) LenkaBula, Principal and Vice Chancellor , University of South Africa (UNISA) Prof Puleng LenkaBula is a trained Feminist Ethicist with a PhD in Social Ethics (2006/7). She is the new Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Africa since January 2021 and the first woman Vice Chancellor in the 148