CHEC Board
Professor Elelwani Ramugondo
Professor Elelwani Ramugondo is Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for Transformation, Student Affairs and Social Responsiveness at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She obtained all her qualifications from UCT. As a newly qualified occupational therapist, she established the first Occupational Therapy Department at Tshilidzini Special School, Limpopo Province. Elelwani's work at UCT over the past twenty-three years has focussed on leading with integrity, recognising this to be pivotal in advancing transformation and excellence as interdependent and interlinked concepts.
Nico Koopman
Nico Koopman is Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel at Stellenbosch University, and is a professor of Public Theology and Ethics. He was Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University. He was founding member and chairperson of the Global Network for Public Theology and is a fellow of the Institute for Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey.
Professor Rishi Balkaran
Professor Rishi Balkaran joined the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in January 2019 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the higher education sector. He was subsequently appointed Chairperson of the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC), which coordinates collaboration among CPUT, Stellenbosch University, the University of Cape Town, and the University of the Western Cape.
Professor Matete Madiba
Professor Matete Madiba is a South African academic and higher education leader currently serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Student Development and Support at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Her appointment as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at UWC took effect on 1 February 2023. Her research interests span higher education development, curriculum development, student success, student governance and leadership, the use of technology in learning, and higher education transformation and decolonisation.