University of Venda elected as chair of THENSA Entrepreneurship Educators Programme (TEEP) community of practice

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The Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) held a TEEP Pilot Train-the-Trainer Workshop from 27 to 31 January 2025 at Montecasino, Gauteng. The workshop concluded with establishing the TEEP Community of Practice (CoP), comprising 54 delegates from nine THENSA full-member institutions and the Namibia University of Science and Technology (as an associate member). During a post-workshop evaluation meeting held on 5 March 2025, the TEEP CoP leadership was selected. Professor Lawrence Diko Makia from the University of Venda was elected Chairperson, with Ms Dorinda Borg of the Durban University of Technology as Vice Chair.

 

Prof Lawrence Diko Makia 

In her congratulatory message, the TEEP Project Manager, Dr Norah Clarke, ex-pressed confidence in the newly elected Chairs to provide leadership and guid-ance to the TEEP CoP. “The entrepreneurship milestones achieved by the University of Venda and Prof Makia’s experiences as a member of various Entrepre-neurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) CoPs and his related entrepreneur-ial training will contribute positively towards the TEEP CoP mandate,” said Dr Clarke.
The TEEP CoP is established to serve the following purpose:

• Enhance entrepreneurship education by providing a platform for educators to exchange best practices, teaching methodologies, and resources, thereby improving curriculum effec-tiveness;
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration to foster a dynamic environment for ex-changing knowledge on emerging trends; and
• Support educator capacity development by integrating entrepreneurship into the class-room.
In her remarks, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning, Prof Lekalaka-la-Mokgele, extended heartfelt congratulations to Prof Makia on his election, acknowl-edging this as a remarkable achievement that reflects his dedication to entrepreneur-ship education. “Prof Makia’s leadership and expertise will undoubtedly strengthen the TEEP CoP and further drive the integration of entrepreneurship into higher education.

TEEP Pilot Train-the-Trainer Workshop Participants. (UNIVEN delegates: Prof N Chiliya, Prof Diko Ma-kia, Ms L Sibisi, and Dr V Baloyi join other participants for a group photo).

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