Leadership Education For Sustainability
Kagiso Trust in partnership with the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) and the University of Johannesburg, invites you to join us for the 3rd Leadership Conference on Leading Education for Sustainability.
Official Hashtag: #3rdLeadershipConference #LeadershipConference2023
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Prof Ramesh Sharma
Title of Presentation:
Embracing Innovation to Forge a More Just, Inclusive, and Representative Global Governance: Sustainable Development within the G21 Framework. Download here.
Biography:
Dr Ramesh Sharma is Director of Human Resource Development Centre and a faculty for Instructional Design and Chairperson of the Committee to facilitate adoption of MOOCs for SWAYAM (MOOCs platform of the Govt of India) at Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi, India. Previously, he has taught Educational Technology at Wawasan Open University, Malaysia. He is an expert in open and distance and technology mediated learning. He has been a Visiting Professor at Universidade do Estado da Bahia, UNEB, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Honorary Professor at the Instituto de educación superior Público Simón Bolívar, Lima, Peru; Visiting Professor at University of Fiji, Fiji; Commonwealth of Learning as Director of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, New Delhi; Regional Director of Indira Gandhi National Open University, India; and Director of Distance Education at University of Guyana, Guyana, South America.
Dr Ahmed Qablan
Title of Presentation: Leading Education for Sustainability at Schools. Download here.
Biography:
Ahmad Qablan is a professor of science education at college of education at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). He has more than 15 years’ experience working as a university professor and managing and designing professional development programs for educators both regionally and internationally (Jordan, Canada, and UAE). He conducted several research projects for UNESCO, UNICEF, EU, and USAID and published more than 70 academic publications.
Ms Mukateko Sithole
Title of Presentation:
Bridging the Gap: Utilizing School Food gardens as Third Space for repurposing learning. Download here.
Biography
Ms. Mukateko Sithole is currently working as a Deputy Chief Education Specialist for Monitoring of Standards. She is a member of the National Training Team (NTT) for Coding and Robotics. The NTT is responsible for Coding and Robotics training and orientation for Subject Advisors in the Province and the teachers for piloting schools, and monitoring, and supporting the implementation in schools. She was a Physical Sciences and Mathematics teacher, Departmental Head, Principal, and Senior Education Specialist for Natural Sciences and Technology in Capricorn North District (Limpopo Education), before joining monitoring of Monitoring of Standards Sub-Directorate under quality Promotions Directorate in the Province (Limpopo Education). Mukateko holds a master’s degree in education leadership and management. She is currently a doctoral fellow researching the: Teachers leading third space learning: School food garden as a conduit for education for sustainable livelihoods.
Dr Mkwizu
Title of Presentation:
Indigenous Knowledge and Curriculum Reform in Education for Sustainable Development. Download here.
Short biography:
Dr. Kezia H. Mkwizu, is a Tanzanian Scholar with a PhD in Tourism and her research interests focus on tourism but not limited to tourism. She has published journal articles, abstracts, conference papers and book chapters on various topics from tourism to education. She is a reviewer for international conferences and also for various international peer-reviewed journals. From 2013 to 2023, she voluntarily mentored PhD students locally in Tanzania and internationally from countries including Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda and USA. She has been an Editor for a published conference proceeding in 2022, and also a book in tourism titled “Contemporary Issues in Tourism: Implications for Eastern and Southern Africa” in 2023. In September 2023, she received the Emerald Awards 2023 Literati for Outstanding Reviewer. She is currently an Independent Researcher, Trainer and Consultant.
Dr Omotosho
Title of Presentation
Developing Enterprising Students in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: An Entrepreneurial Leadership Perspective. Download here.
Biography
Dr. Ademola Omotosho. currently serves as a research fellow at the Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa. He obtained both his Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Entrepreneurship Education from the University of Zululand in South Africa. His primary research interests encompass entrepreneurship education, women entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability in education, youth entrepreneurship, Enactus’ community development initiatives and business management. Dr. Omotosho has also authored numerous articles published in reputable journals.
Prof Uleanya
Title of Presentation: Africanizing the SDGs: A key factor for enhancing sustainability consciousness within South African Universities. Download here.
Biography
Chinaza Uleanya is an educationist, researcher and an associate professor in the Department of Education Leadership and Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Chinaza Uleanya has presented papers both in local and international conferences, as well as seminars and workshops. In 2018, he emerged as one of the winners of the emerging scholar award from Common Ground Research Network, and a scholarship from Southern African Association for Institutional Research (SAAIR). In 2019, as a postdoctoral fellow, he received an award of excellence from the University of Johannesburg for his research output. Likewise, in 2020, he received an award for his research output from the University of Zululand. As a researcher, Chinaza Uleanya holds collaboration with high regards. This has led him into collaborating with scholars from different fields of endeavour within and outside South Africa as well as the continent. One of his collaborations has led to a successful completion of a global research involving over 62 nations from 6 continents of the world. He currently sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Educational Studies, (JES) South Africa as a member. Also worthy of note, Chinaza Uleanya is an associate editor of Reading and Writing (R&W) Journal.
Ms Thina Mazonda
Title of Presentation: EC schools integrated approach project. Download here.
Biography
I am an agricultural specialist and work with Siyakhana Growth and Development as a project manager for their EC school projects. The project tackles food and nutrition security through an integrated approach. My role as a project manager is to foster relationship with local and provincial stakeholders who assist in building capacity and sustainability within the project.