New face of Education
DEAN: Prof Thobeka Mda will head up the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences.
Monday, 18 June 2012
The CPUT community extends a warm welcome to Prof Thobeka Mda, who has taken up the position of Dean at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences.
The former Deputy Executive Director for Capacity Enhancement at the Human Sciences Research Council, Prof Mda comes highly qualified and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to CPUT.
WELCOMED: Prof Thobeka Mda chats to Wellington Campus Manager, Ben Turner.
Prof Mda is also no stranger to the higher education landscape having held the Dean position at the Faculty of Education at Unisa from 2000 to 2004.
Based at the Mowbray Campus, Prof Mda spent her first week at CPUT meeting with Education Faculty staff members at the various campuses.
Qualifying as a high school teacher 35 years ago, Prof Mda told Wellington Campus staff members that she is “a teacher” like the rest of them.
Prof Mda says she is also familiar with issues facing the education sector, from mergers of institutions to curriculum revamps.
“I do think that we’ve had similar histories in education,” she says.
Impressed with the picturesque Wellington Campus, Prof Mda says although the department is located a distance from the other sites, she will interact with staff members regularly and plans to get to know each one.
Prof Johan Anker, who heads up the Education Department at the Wellington Campus, committed his support along with that of the staff to the Dean.
“We are looking forward to working with Prof Mda,” he says.
By Candes Keating
Written by CPUT News
Email: news@cput.ac.za
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