26th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
20-23 AUGUST 2024
Nelisiwe is an interdisciplinary researcher in Public Health and specialises as a monitoring and evaluation practitioner. She is currently a Manager of Research Uptake at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). In addition, she provides support to full-time international students
Prof Aldo Stroebel is the inaugural Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Innovation and Internationalisation at the University of Mpumalanga, and former Executive Director at the National Research Foundation (NRF). He serves as Board Member of South Africa’s Water Research Commission, and previously served on the Board of the Agricultural Research Council, and as South Africa’s National Contact
Judy Sikuza is a mom, Mount Kilimanjaro Summiteer and Chief Executive Officer of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. A leadership and organisation development specialist, she believes in the power of education and leadership to liberate and create more humane futures. Judy is a non-executive Board Director of Oxford University Press South Africa, and chairs the Board’s
Vivian Shannon-Ramsey is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Global Learning Visit Program (GLVP) within the Department of Social Work at Bowie State University. She also serves as a member of the Study Abroad Advisor Committee to advocate for efficient administrative practices and support student and faculty scholarship opportunities. She has worked in higher
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Makeba T. Green is a professor and chair of the department of Social Work at, Bowie State University and proud alumnus. Dr. Green received her PhD from the School of Social Work at Clark Atlanta University, (Atlanta, GA), Master’s of Social Work (MSW) from Howard University (Washington, DC) and a Bachelor’s of Social Work (BSW)
Nolusindiso Kayi is the Senior Manager: Strategic Research Projects at SAQA. She joined SAQA from Universities South Africa (USAf) where she was Senior Manager Student Success. Prior to that, she was the Director: University Research Support and Policy Development at the Department (Ministry) of Higher Education and Training (South Africa).
Thembani Nosipho Hoho is a Research Assistant in the Office for International Affairs. She forms part of the Scholarships, Marketing and Web Content portfolio within the Office for International Affairs.
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Atlehang Bokaba is a Research Assistant in the Research portfolio and in the Director’s office of the Office for International Affairs at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She is also a Research Assistant for the Female Voices on COIL project.
Tafadzwa Ruzive is an internationalisation practitioner with experience in higher education finance and administration. He cut his teeth in internationalisation at the then NMMU International Office, assisting with finance and administration.
Growing up in the creatively diverse neighbourhood of Heidedal, Bloemfontein – located in the Free State – I was surrounded by a plethora of languages, traditions, cultures, and perspectives. Exposure to such diversity at a young age ignited a curiosity in me to further explore my surroundings, laying the foundation for future explorations into the
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