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Prof. Amanda Lourens
PhD, University of Pretoria
Prof. Lourens is director: IDSC Consulting Pty (Ltd); a research fellow: Universities
South Africa (USAF); and extraordinary associate professor at North-West University
(Potchefstroom campus). She was previously, vice-rector: research and planning
at North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus); and a member of the National
Research Foundation THRIP Advisory Board; the USAF Research and Innovation
Strategy Group; and the Ministerial Committee for the Development of a National
Integrated Cyber-infrastructure System. She is a past president of the Southern
African Research and Innovation Management Association and the South African
Statistical Association; and past chairperson of the Southern African Association
for Institutional Research.
Prof. Relebohile Moletsane
PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Prof. Moletsane is professor and John Langalibalele Dube chairperson in rural
education, College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu-Natal. She is a member
of the UMALUSI Council and of the editorial committee and Board of the
Agenda
Feminist Media Project.
Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi
PhD, Leeds University, UK
Prof. Olukoshi is the former director: United Nations African Institute for Economic
Development and Planning and interim executive director: Africa Governance
Institute, both at Dakar and Senegal. He is professor of international economic
relations and former executive secretary: CODESRIA. He previously served as director
of research at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs; senior research fellow/
research programme co-ordinator at the Nordic Africa Institute; and was a senior
programme staff member at the South Centre in Geneva.
Prof. Lulama Qalinge
PhD, North-West University
Prof. Qalinge is a former professor and head of Department of SocialWork, University of
South Africa (UNISA); former acting dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
and director of the School of Social Sciences, North-West University, (Mafikeng
campus); former member of the institutional forum, North-West University. She is
a member of Board of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, serving on
the sustainable development subcommittee; and a member of Board of the HPCSA.
PART C: Governance