Ihron Rensburg | |
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Vice-chancellor of University of Johannesburg | |
In office 1 January 2006 –31 December 2017 | |
Succeeded by | Tshilidzi Marwala |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Sizeka Rensburg |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Rhodes University Stanford University |
Profession | Professor |
Ihron Rensburg is a South African leader who served as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg. He completed his undergraduate degree from Rhodes University and a Ph.D. in International Development Education from Stanford University. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies. [1]
Rensburg is the Chairperson of both the South Africa UNESCO National Commission and the READ Foundation. [2] He was a Commissioner of South Africa's first National Planning Commission and chaired the working group on Social Protection and Human Capabilities. [3] In the 1980s he was the General Secretary of South Africa's (anti-apartheid) National Education Crisis Committee. [4]
Rensburg was instrumental in the merger of the former Rand Afrikaans University,the Technikon Witwatersrand,and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University to form UJ. This merger represented a significant move towards inclusivity and diversity in South Africa's higher education system. For which he was rewarded very well [5]
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