Fundani Management
Dr Xena Cupido
Position: Director
Office: 2nd floor, Library building, Bellville campus
Email: cupidox@cput.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD in Education [University of the Western Cape]
ORCiD ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7343-2467
Biography
Dr Xena Cupido holds the position of Director at the Fundani Centre for Higher Education Development, at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Her scholarly pursuits centre around the critical domain of student engagement and success, with a specific focus on participatory learning, holistic student engagement, and designing for social justice. Dr Cupido has also demonstrated a growing interest in the integration of digital technologies as an instrumental pedagogical tool to optimize the process of learning and teaching. Xena has actively engaged in projects focused on learning and teaching, student academic development, and the fundamental pursuit of social justice within the realm of higher education. Her focus extends to co-creating curriculum frameworks, implementing participatory student engagement practices, promoting access, and effectively addressing youth needs to enhance overall success. On a national level Dr Cupido has established collaborations through involvement with the Siyaphumelela Network and the TAU Fellowship which advances teaching at the university. These associations are centred on bolstering institutional capacities to provide holistic support for students.
