Africa-Press – Eswatini. The University of South Africa has appointed a female Liswati as UNISA vice principal teaching and learning, community engagement and student support.
Professor Zodwa Motsa said the post was equivalent to deputy vice chancellor, a heart of the academic project of the university.
Born in Lushikishini Mankayane, she gave an account of what her job entailed. She said it was a position for academic projects where she would oversee the executives deans on the academic spectrums.
She said she was humbled to be appointed since March, into a position that had a huge task ahead and an overwhelming responsibility.
“I am humbled because I never imagined that I could be honoured like this. I also believe that things happen for a reason and I was made for such a time. I am a granddaughter of Luhlendlweni and Lushikishini Royal Kraals.
I am also a Christian, a firm believer in God and of the opinion that what he puts in my hands, he will walk me through,” she said.
She stated that her studying and being educated in Eswatini had her receiving the best and top of education. She said that in turn it prepared her for the position.
Motsa said her experience in higher education management since 2006 would come in hand and it equipped her to have the requisite experience she needed for the position.
Professor Motsa added that this included eight years in Ethiopia managing the UNISA Centre. She said, she was grateful to be offered one of the best positions in the education sector.
Moreover, she said her office worked on the curriculum, knowledge taught, research done, quality assurance programs and degrees to that they were fit for purpose and regulatory framework of the country.
“On community engagement, we do projects in the communities so that it flitters and impact the communities and vice versa.
She said they also looked into landscaping the business sector for the SADC continent and beyond,” Motsa added.
Further, Motsa said student support related to making sure that content fitted the 21st Century in matters of relevance, forward looking and accommodating to the digital space. She added that they transform the content so that it also spoke to Africa because the colonial systems were inherited.
She also stated that under the open distance learning institution, students came from all four corners of the world and accessing them could be hard, therefore, all must be made to feel equal regardless of their background. “Student support also considers complaints and frustrations experienced by the students.
We are guided by the SADC protocol of higher education as we are linked to other countries,” she concluded.
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