Reflect and learn as a leader and change agent at your own institution
The sound of the late Tina Turner’s What’s love got to do with it enveloped the conference room. As the last few individuals took ...
Professionalising Student Affairs, Development and Support Services is the key to enhancing Student Success in higher education
The professionalisation of Student Affairs, Student Development and Support Services across the South African university sector is critical for improved student and all institutions’ ...
Universities South Africa’s Student-centredness Framework sparks questions regarding study respondents, operationalisation and measurement
In 2020 the Transformation Strategy Group (TSG) of Universities South Africa (USAf) initiated a research study to create a deeper understanding on how institutional ...
Embracing HELM’s Women in Leadership programme became a defining moment for alumni
With less than three years in operation and now in its third cohort, the Women in Leadership (WiL), a flagship of the Higher Education ...
African, Asian, and Australian deans’ standpoints on research impact seem to converge
The recent Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) Summit 2022 included a session where three universities’ deans from three different time zones discussed the ...
Organisational development in universities; A case study on CUT’s repositioning of its Welkom campus provides invaluable lessons
The Central University of Technology (CUT) in the Free State is changing the perceived stepchild status of its Welkom campus to an integral part ...
Good, rather than skilled human beings make better university leaders, Professor André Keet says
When good people get into executive leadership positions in universities, it erodes their goodness and their capacity for self-awareness flies out the window. Professor ...
Global university leaders exchange leadership attributes, challenges and opportunities
How can universities be a driving force for change in broader society and what role should their leaders play in our ever developing world? ...
Leadership in higher education is often about reaching out and listening to people
Professor Jonathan Jansen says one important lesson he has learnt from his leadership experience at all levels in higher education – is that you ...
How to develop and nurture academic leaders at our universities
Academic leadership is one of the most important foundations for success in our universities. However, leadership and management in academia presents its own challenges ...