Mandy Hlengwa

Mandy Hlengwa serves as Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) at Rhodes University's Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Learning (CHERTL), additionally managing the Nurturing Emerging Scholars Programme and Rhodes Mentoring Programme for early-career academics.

Her research specializes in:

• Curriculum development with emphasis on disciplinary knowledge-teaching/learning integration
• Structural support systems for emerging academics through institutional mentoring frameworks

Recent publications analyze South African academic staffing models (nGAP), institutional teacher development approaches, and student experience research methodologies, revealing consistent focus on systemic improvements in higher education pedagogy and academic workforce cultivation.

Through coordinated programmes, Dr. Hlengwa provides comprehensive professional development for new academics, addressing both teaching excellence and research capacity building within Rhodes University's framework.