2nd USAf Higher Education Conference 2021, 6-8 October 2021
Speaker Index:
WEDNESDAY 06 OCTOBER 2021
THURSDAY 07 OCTOBER 2021
FRIDAY 08 OCTOBER 2021
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Dr Linda Meyer
Conference Leader – Universities South Africa (USAf)
Mr Ntokozo Bhengu
Conference Coordinator – Council on Higher Education (CHE)
Professor Sibongile Muthwa
Chairperson of Universities South Africa & Vice-Chancellor – Nelson Mandela University
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- Presentation: Session 5C_The Transformative, Responsive University in South Africa
Professor Ahmed Bawa
Chief Executive Officer – Universities South Africa
Dr Blade Nzimande
Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Professor Wim De Villiers
Rector and Vice-Chancellor – Stellenbosch University
Professor Ira Harkavy
Vice-Chancellor & Chair, International Consortium on Higher Education
Dr Hilligje van’t Land
Secretary-General, International Association of Universities (IAU) | Executive Director, International Universities Bureau
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- Presentation: The Engaged University and HE associations
- Publications:
Professor Tristan McCowan
Principal Investigator for the Transforming Universities for a Changing Climate Research Project.
Professor Laura Pereira
Stockholm Resilience Centre-Stockholm University | EXXARO CHAIR – University of the Witwatersrand
Professor Chris Nhlapo
Vice-Chancellor – Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Dr Thandi Lewin
Acting-Deputy Director General – University Branch – Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
Professor André Keet
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Engagement and Transformation – Nelson Mandela University
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- Presentation: Engagement and Transformation
Dr Sizwe Mabizela
Chairperson – USAf Teaching and Learning Strategy Group | Vice-Chancellor – Rhodes University
Professor Vasu Reddy
Dean of Humanities – University of Pretoria
Professor Lis Lange
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning – University of Cape Town
Ms Trudi van Wyk
Chief Director: Social Inclusion and Quality-Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
Professor Tyrone Pretorius
Rector & ViceChancellor – University of the Western Cape
Professor Puleng LenkaBula
Chairperson – USAf Transformation Strategy Group | Vice-Chancellor – University of South Africa
Dr Leslie van Rooi
Senior Director of Social Impact and Transformation – Stellenbosch University
Professor Langa Khumalo
Executive Director: South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) (DSI) – North-West University | Chairperson – USAf Community of Practice for African Languages (CoPAL)
Ms Lerato Mphahlele
Previous NEC Member –South African Union of Students (SAUS)
Mr George Mvalo
Director: Social Justice and Transformation – Vaal University of Technology & Chairperson – USAf Transformation Managers’ Forum (TMF)
Mr Siseko H Kumalo
PhD Candidate – University of Pretoria & Author
Professor Gerald Ouma
Member of the USAf Funding Strategy Group & Senior Director: Institutional Planning – University of Pretoria
Mr Buti Kgwaridi Manamela
Deputy Minister for Higher Education, Science & Innovation
Mr Hardy Maritz
Director: Group Finance – University of Cape Town
Mr Phumelelani Mshumi
President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) – University of the Western Cape
Professor Yunus Ballim
The University of the Witwatersrand | Previous Vice-Chancellor and Principal – Sol Plaatje University
Professor Tshilidzi Marwala
Member of the USAf World of Work Strategy Group & Vice-Chancellor – University of Johannesburg
Dr Nompumelelo Obokoh
Board Chairperson, National Research Foundation (NRF), Independent Science for Development Council Member, CGIAR
Mr Daan du Toit
Deputy Director-General – International Cooperation and Resources – Department of Science and Innovation
Dr Stanley Mpofu
Chairperson – Higher Education Information Technology South Africa (HEITSA) | Chief Information officer – University of the Witwatersrand
Mr Wayne Adams
Chief Executive Officer – Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA)
Professor Peter Mbati
Vice-Chancellor – Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Professor Thoko Mayekiso
Chairperson of the USAf Research and Innovation Strategy Group & Vice-Chancellor – University of Mpumalanga
Professor Fulufhelo Nelwamondo
Chief Executive Officer – National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF)
Professor Lynn Morris
Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation – University of the Witwatersrand
Dr Thandi Mgwebi
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation, and Internationalisation – Nelson Mandela University
Professor Themba Mosia
Chairperson – Council on Higher Education, University of Pretoria
Professor Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju
Director Research Management, University of Mpumalanga
Professor Salim Vally
Director: Centre for Education Rights & Transformation, University of Johannesburg
Ms Chantyl Mulder
CA (SA) | Executive Director – The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
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- Presentation: Professional Training
Dr Noluthando Toni
Director: Teaching Development– Nelson Mandela University
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- Presentation: Session 8A – 4: Student engagement for enhanced learning and teaching
Professor Francois Strydom
Senior Director: Academic Centre for Teaching and Learning – University of the Free State
Dr Saloschini Pillay
Manager: College of Health Sciences Student Support Services – University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr Sibusiso Chalufu
President – South African Association of Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP) | Executive Director: Student Life and Transformation – North-West University
Dr W.P Wahl
Researcher and Director: Student Affairs – University of the Free State
Professor Pamela Dube
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Student Development and Support – University of the Western Cape
Professor Lourens van Staden
Vice-Chancellor – Tshwane University of Technology
Professor Zeblon Vilakazi
Vice-Chancellor – University of the Witwatersrand
Mr Creswell du Preez
Higher Education Information Technology South Africa (HEITSA)
Professor Ron Watermeyer
Trustee of Engineers Against Poverty U.K, Adjunct Professor – University of the Witwatersrand, Chair of ISO TC 59 / SC18, Member of the Certification Board of FIDIC Credentialing Limited and a Director of Infrastructure Options (Pty)Ltd
Professor Heather Nel
Senior Director of Institutional Planning – Nelson Mandela University
Professor Alwyn Louw
Vice-Chancellor – Torrens University Australia
Ms Nompendulo Thobile Mkhatshwa
Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology
Professor Benjamin Anderson
Executive Chairman – The Da Vinci Institute
Mr Phila Sithole
Acting Head PC4IR PMO: Department of Communications & Digital Technologies
Mr Boeta Pretorius
Managing Director – Higher Education Information Technology South Africa (HEITSA) – North-West University
Professor Marcus Ramogale
Acting Vice-Chancellor – Mangosuthu University of Technology
Professor Corli Witthuhn
Vice-Rector: Research – University of the Free State
Professor Ronaldo Munck
Director of the Centre for Engaged Research – Dublin City University
Dr Nicola Barsdorf
Research Integrity Officer – University of Stellenbosch
Professor Stephanie Burton
Professor, Future Africa and Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences – University of Pretoria
Professor Jesika Singh
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Partnerships – University of Limpopo
Professor Sibusiso Moyo
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Engagement – Durban University of Technology
Professor Nthabiseng Ogude
Dean and Professor of Science Education – University of Pretoria
Professor Sarah Mosoetsa
Chief Executive Officer – National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)
Professor Tracy-Lynn Field
Research Chair Claude Leon Foundation – Earth Justice and Stewardship – Climate Change and the engaged university – University of the Witwatersrand
Professor Monique Marks
Head of the Urban Futures Centre (UFC) – Durban University of Technology
Professor Catherine A. Odora Hoppers
Professor Extraordinarius in Education | Former SARChI DST/NRF Research Chair in Development Education
Dr Rajesh Tandon
Founder President of Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) & UNESCO Co-Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Delhi, India, Reflect on democracy in India
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- Publications:
- Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy
- Open Science: Preparing For 2021 And Beyond
- COVID-19: Reconnecting Higher Education to Lifelong Learning
- The Power of Collaboration, Creativity and Art in Knowledge Mobilization: Reflections from International Work
- Commentary on the Progress Report on the Futures of Education
- Mobilizing Community and Academic Knowledge for Transformative Change: The Story of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education
- Decolonization of knowledge, epistemicide, participatory research and higher education
- Knowledge Democracy & Excellence in Engagement
Professor Nomalanga Mkhize
Head of Department-History And Political Studies – Nelson Mandela University
Ms Phelo Nocamagu Mathentamo
President Student Representative Council – Walter Sisulu University
Professor Raisuyah Bhagwan
Department of Community Health Studies – Durban University of Technology
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- Presentation: Community Engagement
Professor Viviane Lawack
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic & Professor of Law – University of the Western Cape
Professor Chris Brink
Professor Chris Brink served as Vice-Chancellor (President) of Newcastle University in the UK from 2007 till 2016, as Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University 2002-2007
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- Presentation: The Responsive University and the Crisis in South Africa
- Publications:
Dr Tebogo Rakgogo
President – National Institute for Humanities & Social Sciences Alumni Association (HSSAA) | Board Member – NLB & NLU at the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) – Tshwane University of Technology
Dr Bernadette Johnson
Director: Transformation and Employment Equity Office – University of the Witwatersrand
Professor Ruksana Osman
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor – University of the Witwatersrand
Dr Diane Parker
University of Pretoria – Former Deputy Director General University Branch – Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
Mr Duncan Greaves
Chief Executive Officer Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET)
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- Presentation: Challenges of Shared Digital Services
Professor Ernest Aryeetey
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Board Chair & Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana
Professor Eugene Cloete
Vice-Rector: Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies – Stellenbosch University
Professor Phuti E Ngoepe
SARChI Chair on Computational Modelling of Materials, Director of Materials Modelling Centre at the University of Limpopo and CSIR Fellow
Professor Sue Harrison
Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation – University of Cape Town
Professor Colin Thakur
InSETA Research Chair: Digitalisation & Director: NEMISA KZN e-Skills CoLab – Durban University of Technology
Professor Haroon Bhorat
Professor of Economics | Director: Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) – University of Cape Town
Professor Dimo Dimov
Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship – the University of Bath, UK | Co-founder of Kinetic Thinking
Ms Hameda Deedat
Acting Executive Director: National Labour and Economic Development Institute
Professor Mpine Makoe
Commonwealth of Learning Chair, University of South Africa
Professor Lesley Le Grange
Distinguished Professor of Education – Stellenbosch University & Member of the Council on Higher Education
Professor Vuyisile Msila
Director: Leadership in Higher Education – University of South Africa
Mr Luzuko Buku
Chairperson: Monitoring, Research and Advice Committee (MRAC) of the Council on Higher Education
Dr Vathiswa Papu-Zamxaka
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Engagement – Tshwane University of Technology
Professor Vhonani Netshandama
Director: Community Engagement – University of Venda
Professor Busisiwe Nkonki-Mandleni
Director: Community Engagement and Development (CEAD) – Mangosuthu University of Technology
Professor George de Lange
Director: Engagement Office – Nelson Mandela University
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- Presentation: Monitoring & Evaluation of The Univesity CE Role
- Publications:
- The engaged university and the specificity of place: The case of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Developing a University-Community Engagement Conceptual Framework and Typology
- Monitoring & Evaluation Timeline of the Nelson Mandela University’s Transformation towards an Engaged and Responsive University
Professor Eunice Seekoe
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching, Learning and Community Engagement- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Professor Denise Zinn
HELM ULDP Programme Leader – Nelson Mandela University
Dr Cyrill Walters
Post-Doctoral fellow in higher education studies – Stellenbosch University
Ms Phetha Mchunu
Chairperson: EDHE Studentpreneurs Community of Practice, with members of the EDHE Studentpreneurs Community of Practice
Mr Promise Nyalungu
EDHE Studentpreneur of the Year 2020 – graduate of the University of Venda – CEO & Founder: Struu Artzz Entertainment
Professor Deresh Ramjugernath
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching – Stellenbosch University