College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2023 36 DHET-NRF SARCHI ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION Several staff members have been promoted in recognition of their hard work and dedication. Prof Thea Tselepis was promoted to Vice-Dean: Teaching and Learning in the College of Business and Economics. Our staff have also received numerous recognitions and awards. For instance, Prof C Nieuwenhuizen was awarded third place in the Entrepreneurial Female Leader for the Triple E Entrepreneurial Universities Award (Africa). The SARChI Team was awarded third place in the International Entrepreneurial Team Triple E Award. Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen serves as a Board member of the International Board of the Krakow School of Business and a member of various journals’ editorial boards. Prof Natanya Meyer and Prof Chris Schachtebeck were invited to host two workshops at the Social Sciences International Research Conference in Durban, South Africa. Prof Chris Schachtebeck was invited to the NRF panel on the incentive programme for rated and unrated researchers and was also appointed to the editorial board of the South African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. Prof Natanya Meyer was appointed for 2023 as coauthor of the South African Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and as an associate editor for the Review of Managerial Science journal. Prof Kraus (DVP) is listed as one of Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers for the second year. Prof Meyer (with co-authors) received the best paper award at the ACIEK conference in Spain (June 2023). OVERVIEW Throughout 2023, the SARChI Entrepreneurship Education (SARChI EE) has continued our objectives on three interlinked and overlapping elements: 1) Research, 2) Entrepreneurship education, and 3) Training and capacity-building. The research was undertaken and published in highly rated journals by the core team and collaborators from South African and international universities (USA, Italy, Poland, Nigeria), research institutions, and our postgraduate students. Although consisting of only three core team members, the Chair has achieved 20.77 research unit outputs with the contribution of several visiting scholars. Our focus areas within the broad field of entrepreneurship development are post-school entrepreneurship education and training, the scholarship of teaching and learning, entrepreneurial ecosystems, entrepreneurship and innovation, and the role of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The team has published 16 chapters in various textbooks. We remained involved in developing entrepreneurship programmes and modules at the non-formal, graduate, and postgraduate levels. We also developed teaching material and published textbooks and chapters on entrepreneurship at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. TALENT MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING Staff training, development, and well-being initiatives Prof Thea Tselepis has been instrumental in developing emerging researchers through the Researchers Unite platform. We have implemented various initiatives such as managing work-stress sessions, online courses (including Project Management, Microsoft Office training, and Digital Marketing training), time management sessions, and mental health awareness sessions. These initiatives aim to equip our staff with the necessary skills and knowledge and ensure their well-being in the workplace. Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen Chair
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