College of Business and Economics Annual Report 2017 22 STAFF EXCHANGES • Prof Kelvin Bwalya of the Department of Information and Knowledge Management, was appointed to the National Committee of Experts of the Higher Education Authority in Zambia. This committee is mandated to shape the direction of tertiary education in Zambia and to coordinate quality assurance implementation to ensure that the country’s Higher Education offering is competitive. • Prof Roberts-Lombard (Department of Marketing Management) was appointed as a visiting professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria in Portugal. He completed his first two-week visit to the Institute during May 2017. • In May 2017, Ms Seugnet Bronkhorst accompanied three MCom Business Management students to the Krakow University of Economics on a study visit. This initiative forms part of the Department of Business Management’s Memorandum of Understanding with the Krakow University of Economics. • In October 2017, the Department of Business Management hosted Dr Krzysztof Machaczka from the Krakow University of Economics in Poland for guest lectures as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with that institution. • Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuzen and Prof Geoff Goldman visited the University of Gdansk (Poland) in September 2017, with an eye to possible cooperation with that institution. • Visiting Prof Sergio Fernandez visited the School of Public Management and Governance in February 2017 to do collaborative research on service delivery issues in the South African public sector. He co-published three articles in 2017. • Prof Christelle Auriacombe facilitated two research and publication workshops in Rwanda (March and August 2017) and played a pivotal role in supporting several research initiatives for researchers in Africa. The workshops contributed to six collaborative accredited publications as outcome of the workshop. • Prof Amit Sharma from Penn State University, Centre for Food and Hospitality Research, United States, was a Visiting Professor at STH during 2017 to work with Dr Hema Kesa (together with the Institute Paul Bocuse (France) on food nutrition in schools. Dr Krzysztof Machaczka Prof Kelvin Bwalya Prof Geoff Goldman Prof Amit Sharma Prof Sergio Fernandez Dr Hema Kesa Prof Roberts-Lombard Ms Seugnet Bronkhorst Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuzen Prof Christelle Auriacombe
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