The sixth HERS-SA ACADEMY took place from 21-27 September 2008
at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Waterfront, Cape Town.
This year 6 countries were represented. A total of 75 delegates including 56 from all over South Africa plus 19 from Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and the USA, gathered together to share experiences, hear from experts in the field and learn from each other. A total of 37 speakers and facilitators generously shared their experience and knowledge and thus provided a broad platform for the delegates to engage with challenges in the sector and interact with role models.
Prof Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga,
Vice-Chancellor,
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Prof Mariëtte Lowes,
Vice-Rector: Academic
North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa
Carnegie Corporation of New York funded delegates from Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania & Uganda
Delegates from the United States of America
Dr Judith White
President & Executive Director: HERS, USA
HERS-SA EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY FOR WOMEN STUDENT LEADERS
took place from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July 2008 in Simonstown, Western Cape. This exciting opportunity was for:
Third year or postgraduate, women students at South African universities
Women students who are playing, or wish to play, a leadership role in their student and professional careers
Young women who wish to develop their leadership skills
Young women who wish to explore the higher education environment as a possible career path.
"CONSCIOUS STRATEGIES WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN"
This three-day workshop which took place in May 2008 was co-designed by HERS-SA and USB-Executive Development, University of Stellenbosch Business School. The workshop was delivered as a series of work sessions aimed at making women more aware of issues affecting their careers. They also had the opportunity to reflect on their personal career and life choices, to develop strategies for their future success and to align their personal development with the strategy of their company.
left to right:
Professor Eon Smit, Director of USB; Dr Sarah Riordan HERS-SA; Khanyi Dlomo, dinner guest speaker; Frik Landman, Executive Head of USB-ED
"INSTITUTIONAL CULTURES AND HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP: WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?" CONFERENCE
This international conference took place in Cape Town on 27 & 28 March 2008 and focused on the shortage of women in higher education
leadership in
Southern Africa
. The Conference,which was a joint initiative of the
Department of Education (DoE), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), Higher
Education South Africa (HESA) and HERS-SA, addressed issues of inclusion,
institutional culture and the development of leadership potential.
Amongst those attending were (left to right):
Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor
Prof Julian Smith, University of Stellenbosch;
Ms Nasima Badsha, Cape Higher Education Corsortium & Advisor to the Minister of Education
Prof Denise Zinn, University of Fort Hare;
Dr Anita Maurtin-Cairncross, University of the Western Cape
Dr Lis Lange, Council for Higher Education (CHE);
Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor;
Prof Rachel Gumbi, University of Zululand
Prof Magda Fourie, University of Stellenbosch
Dr Theunis Eloff, Higher Education South Africa;
Dr Lis Lange, Council for Higher Education;
Dr Molapo Qhobela (Department of Education)
CONGRATULATIONS!
to the following HERS-SA Board Members on obtaining their PhDs in December 2007:
DR LESLEY SHACKLETON: "Negotiating institutional transformation: a case study of gender-based change in a South African university"
DR SARAH RIORDAN: "Career psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academic in South Africa"
