The University of Johannesburg (UJ) proudly hosts a number of Research and Innovation/Ideation Chairs, the majority of these being the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI).
The SARChI Chairs initiative was established in 2006 by the then Department of Science and Technology (now Department of Science and Innovation) under the custodianship of the National Research Foundation (NRF). The programme was “designed to attract and retain excellence in research and innovation at South African public universities…”, and have a strong focus on the production of “high quality postgraduate students and research and innovation outputs”.
This initiative targets researchers with an established track record and regarded as experts in their respective fields. Since the launch of the initiative, the NRF has awarded more than 200 SARChI Chairs located at the majority of South Africa’s public universities.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) was awarded its first SARChI Chair in 2009 and as of January 2023, hosts a total of nineteen (19) SARChI Chairs spread across all its Faculties and College.
In addition, the University currently hosts 7 Research and Innovation/Ideation Chairs which include UNESCO Chairs, SETA Chairs and a NEDBANK Chair.
College of Business and Economics (CBE)
DHET/DST/NRF Chair in Entrepreneurship Education
Prof. Cecile Nieuwenhuizen
Department of Business Management
Email: cecilen@uj.ac.za
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DST/ NRF/ Newton Fund Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation, the 4th Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development
Prof. Erika Kraemer-Mbula
Department of Economics and Econometrics
Email: erikakm@uj.ac.za
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Education, Training, and Development Practices’ Research Chair
Prof. Tankiso Moloi
Department of Accountancy
Email: smoloi@uj.ac.za
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SARChI Chair in Industrial Development
Prof. Fiona Tregenna
Department of Economics and Econometrics
Email: ftregenna@uj.ac.za
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Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) 4IR Research Chair
Prof. Noleen Pisa
Department of Transport & Supply Chain Management
Email: noleenp@uj.ac.za
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Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&R SETA) Research Chair
Prof. Mercy Mpinganjira
School of Consumer Intelligence & Information Systems
Email: mmpinganjira@uj.ac.za
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Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA)
SARChI Chair in South African Art and Visual Culture
Prof. Brenda Schmahmann
Department of Visual Art
Email: brendas@uj.ac.za
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Faculty of Education
DHET /DST/ NRF Chair in Community and Worker Education
Prof. Salim Vally
Centre for Education Rights and Transformation
Email: svally@uj.ac.za
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SARChi Chair in Education and Care in Childhood
Prof. Jace Pillay
Department of Educational Psychology
Email: jacep@uj.ac.za
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SARChi Chair in Integrated Studies of Learning Language, Mathematics and Science in the Primary School
Prof. Elizabeth (Elbie) Henning
Department of Childhood Education
Email: ehenning@uj.ac.za
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SARChi Chair in Teaching and Learning in PSET
Prof. Shireen Motala
Department of Childhood Education
Email: smotala@uj.ac.za
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UNESCO/UNITWIN Chair in Values Education – Learning to Live together
Dr. Nazreen Dasoo
Department of Education and Curriculum Studies
Email: ndasoo@uj.ac.za
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Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE)
SARChI Chair in Blockchain for Efficient Supply Chain Management incorporating Seamless Cross-border Payments
Prof. Nnamdi Nwulu
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science
Email: nnwulu@uj.ac.za
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SARChI Chair in Green Hydrogen
Prof. Tien-Chien Jen
Department of Mechanical Engineering Science
Email: tjen@uj.ac.za
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SARChI Chair in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment
Prof. Clinton Aigbavboa – Interim Chair
Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
Email: caigbavboa@uj.ac.za
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Faculty of Health Sciences
SARChI Chair in Laser Applications in Health
Prof. Heidi Abrahamse
Department of Biomedical Technology
Email: habrahamse@uj.ac.za
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Faculty of Humanities
SARChI Chair in African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Prof. Chris Landsberg
Department of Politics and International Relations
Email: clandsberg@uj.ac.za
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SARChI Chair in Social Change
Prof. Ashwin Desai – Interim Chair
Department of Sociology
Email: agdesai@uj.ac.za
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SARChI Chair in Welfare and Social Development
Prof. Leila Patel
Department of Anthropology and Development Studies
Email: lpatel@uj.ac.za
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Faculty of Law
SARChI Chair in International Law
Prof. Hennie Strydom
Department of Public Law
Email: hstrydom@uj.ac.za
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Faculty of Science
SARChI Chair in GeoMetallurgy
Prof. Fanus Viljoen
Department of Geology
Email: fanusv@uj.ac.za
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SARChI Chair in Indigenous Plant Use
Prof. Ben-Erik Van Wyk
Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology
Email: bevanwyk@uj.ac.za
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SARChI Chair in Nanotechnology for Water
Prof. Philiswa Nomngongo
Department of Chemical Sciences
Email: pnnomngongo@uj.ac.za
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UNESCO Chair on Medical Geology
Prof. Hassina Mouri
Department of Geology
Email: hmouri@uj.ac.za
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Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS)
Nedbank Research and Innovation Chair
Prof. Terence van Zyl
Email: tvanzyl@uj.ac.za
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Johannesburg Business School (JBS)
FoodBev Manufacturing SETA Research Chair
Prof. Arnesh Telukdarie
Professor of Digital Business
Email: arnesht@uj.ac.za
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