ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE
The Academic Senate is the ultimate academic authority of the institution. The Academic Senate has oversight of (i) the academic mission and strategy, and (ii) the standards, planning, and delivery of the educational provision of the institution. The detailed mandate and responsibilities are included in the Terms of Reference.
Through Academic Committees reporting to it, the Senate maintains oversight of academic standards and quality assurance, teaching, learning and assessment, curriculum development, as well as research and scholarship activities.
Provost
Nhlanhla Thwala started his career in 1986 as a high school teacher in his native Eswatini after completing a BA in History and English plus a Diploma in Education. In 1990 he completed an MA in Linguistics at Syracuse University. In 1994 he completed a PhD in formal Linguistics from the University of California in Los Angeles. His post PhD career started in Indiana University, Bloomington where he was a Visiting Scholar and Coordinator of the African Language Program. He then spent 16 years at Wits University, Johannesburg in various capacities including serving as the founding Head of the School of Literature, Language and Media, Director of the Wits Language School, Researcher at SOAS while on Sabbatical at Wits. In 2014 he left Wits and first joined Advtech (one the largest JSE listed private education companies in South Africa) as Head of the Institute of Independent Education (IIE). He then joined Pearson South Africa as Managing Director of CTI Education Group (a higher education company acquired by Pearson in 2013). In that time he also served as the Academic Director of Pearson Institute of Higher Education. He also had Summer Teaching roles at Yale University, Boston University, and Ohio State University. In 1998 he started at Wits as Lecturer and rose to Senior Lecturer in 1999 before his appointment as Head of the School of Literature Language and Media in 2001.
Academic Director
Stephen Naicken is responsible for the successful delivery of its academic programmes. He also teaches on the institution’s Computing programme. Prior to joining the ALC, he was Research Fellow at Sussex University where his work on Delay-tolerant networking led to a University-spin off startup in sports technology (acquired). His research interests include digital transformation in education and innovative applications of distributed systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Informatics from Sussex University.
ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE
The Academic Senate is the ultimate academic authority of the institution with powers delegated by the Vice-Chancellor. The Academic Senate has oversight of (i) the academic mission and strategy, and (ii) the planning and delivery of the educational provision of the institution. The detailed mandate and responsibilities are included in the Terms of Reference.
Nhlanhla Thwala
Provost
Fay Hodza
Academic Director and Chair of the Curriculum Committee
Mimi Mutoni
Director of Student Life and Chair of the Disciplinary Committee
Anca Prisacariu
Director of Quality Assurance and Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee
Nji Mbitaownu
Chair of the Academic Integrity Committee
Gareth Howells
Executive Director MBA
Tofik Saad
Faculty Leadership Core
Stanley Mukasa
Faculty Entrepreneurship
Theresa Lisita
Faculty International Business and Trade
Chara Itoka
Faculty Global Challenges
Oluwaseun David Adepoju
Chair of the Research Ethics Committee
Patrick D. Ruti
Faculty Computer Science
Ruwayne Kock
Faculty MBA
Nusone Euphemia Perkins
Student Representatives Council
Lucie Kabatesi
Government and External Relations
Elyse S. Ishimirwe
Registrar’s Office
Through the standing committees reporting to it, the Academic Senate maintains oversight of academic standards and quality, teaching, learning and assessment, curriculum development, as well as research and scholarship activities.
Provost
Nhlanhla Thwala started his career in 1986 as a high school teacher in his native Eswatini after completing a BA in History and English plus a Diploma in Education. In 1990 he completed an MA in Linguistics at Syracuse University. In 1994 he completed a PhD in formal Linguistics from the University of California in Los Angeles. His post PhD career started in Indiana University, Bloomington where he was a Visiting Scholar and Coordinator of the African Language Program. He then spent 16 years at Wits University, Johannesburg in various capacities including serving as the founding Head of the School of Literature, Language and Media, Director of the Wits Language School, Researcher at SOAS while on Sabbatical at Wits. In 2014 he left Wits and first joined Advtech (one the largest JSE listed private education companies in South Africa) as Head of the Institute of Independent Education (IIE). He then joined Pearson South Africa as Managing Director of CTI Education Group (a higher education company acquired by Pearson in 2013). In that time he also served as the Academic Director of Pearson Institute of Higher Education. He also had Summer Teaching roles at Yale University, Boston University, and Ohio State University. In 1998 he started at Wits as Lecturer and rose to Senior Lecturer in 1999 before his appointment as Head of the School of Literature Language and Media in 2001.
Academic Director
Dr. Fay Hodza is a transformative higher education leader and educator who joins ALU with over twenty years of academic experience. He is a human and community development expert with research interests in gender and sexuality, systemic community engagement, higher education, drug policy reform, human security, and sustainable development in Southern Africa. He also has interests in the political economy of the oil and gas industry in the SADC region. Fay believes that deeper regional socio-political and economic integration is inextricably linked to sustainable peace, stability and the overall development of the SADC region and the African continent at large.