College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2021 47 The Chair expanded its core team in 2021, by appointing three new members at UJ: Lerato Mofokeng (Senior Administrator), Nabila NoorMahomed (Projects Coordinator), and Professor Rebecca Hanlin (Senior Researcher). Prof Rebecca Hanlin has over 20 years of experience working and researching in Africa, especially Kenya and Tanzania. Her work sits at the intersection of innovation and sustainable development. Research interests include inclusive innovation and the development of technological capabilities in Africa, strengthening scientific research capacity, and applying innovation systems concepts in emerging economies. Prof Hanlin has worked in health innovation and, more recently, renewable energies (solar, wind and biogas). She has been a key driver of AfricaLics (African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems), the largest network in the continent supporting African scholars, especially early career researchers, to produce research in the field of innovation studies that is at the global frontier and is relevant to resolving developmental challenges of African communities. In 2021, the Chair welcomed three new doctoral students, Busisiwe Ntuli, Yaw Adu-Gyamfi and Tebogo Ramaoka, and one postdoctoral research fellow, Dr Marc Guei. This raised our doctoral student population to 12 at UJ, and 15 in total across the three partner institutions. The Chair has a vibrant network of 17 visiting scholars (including visiting professors, professors of practice and research associates) – please see our website for a full list of members. In 2021, we appointed four prestigious visiting scholars under the Global Stature and Excellence track dedicated to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (GES 4.0) at UJ: Distinguished Visiting Professor Edward Lorenz, Visiting Professor Keun Lee, Visiting Professor Rasmus Lema, as well as Senior Research Associate Dr Maty Konte. These scholars play a leading role in supporting the Chair’s research outputs and capacity building on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We also appointed Visiting Associate Professor Rob Byrne, Visiting Associate Professor Lucy Baker, Professor of Practice Shawn Cunningham, and Senior Research Associate Dr Bertha Vallejo. Ms Robyn Williams and Dr Larry Onyango have become active researchers in several of our projects. CAPACITY BUILDING The Chair aims to increase its postgraduate cohort and advance its contribution to the field. In 2021, it opened two new postgraduate programmes offered at UJ: • MPhil with specialisation in Innovation and Development • DPhil with Specialisation in Innovation and Development These new interdisciplinary programmes are currently open for admissions. They are the first of their kind to be offered at any South African higher education institution (and the DPhil is the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa) and is set to deliver cutting-edge research that will inform innovation policy and the scholarly field of innovation and development. The programme will train the next generation of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to further study and promote innovation relevant to their communities. Prof Keun Lee Dr Maty Konte Prof Rasmus Lema Prof Edward Lorenz Prof Rebecca Hanlin
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