Letlhokwa George Mpedi | |
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![]() Mpedi in September 2023 | |
Vice-chancellor of University of Johannesburg | |
Assumed office 1 March 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tshilidzi Marwala |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Bessy Mpedi (née Kgobe) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Daniel Pule Mpedi and Josephine Hambile Mpedi [1] |
Alma mater | Vista University University of Johannesburg |
Profession | Professor |
Awards | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) award |
Letlhokwa George Mpedi is a South African academic,who is Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg,as of March 2023,succeeding Professor Tshilidzi Marwala. [2] [3] [4]
Letlhokwa George Mpedi was born and brought up in a small village in Hammanskraal,a region in northern Gauteng province,South Africa. [5]
Attending Vista University,Mpedi completed his BJuris degree (1996) and LLB degree (1998),and he went on to earn his Doctor of Laws qualification from Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg). [5] He twice received the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) award (in 2000 and 2001),to conduct research in Germany,and in 2003 he took a post-doctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Society in Munich. [6]
He served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Law at the University of Johannesburg, [7] where he was the first black law dean and one of only a few in South Africa. [8] He sits on the board of governors of the International Association of Law Schools. [9]
His official inauguration as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg took place on 10 March 2023. [10]
Mpedi contributes regularly to South African newspapers,including the Daily Maverick , [11] as well as having written many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. [12] He is also the author of the 2023 book From the Baobab to the Mosquito:Rethinking Leadership Through African Sayings. [13] [14]
Awards that Mpedi has received include in 2023 an honorary doctorate from Caucasus University in Tbilisi,Georgia. [15] [16]
Mpedi is married to Bessy (née Kgobe) and they have a son. [12]