Jonathan Youngleson
Chemistry & Microbiology graduate from U. of Witwatersrand with PhD in Molecular Microbiology from U. of Cape Town. Currently working at University of Pretoria as Head: Research Contacts & Innovation Support.
| Headline: | Educator |
| Website: | http://www.up.ac.za |
| Location: | Pretoria |
| Groups: | National Innovation Challenge 2009 University of Pretoria |
| Interested in: | Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | TUT Business School |
| Position: | Teaching experience |
| Time period: | January 2009 - Present |
| Description: | In 2009, I am teaching an semester elective in Technological Entrepreneurship & Innovation to 40+ MBA students at the TUT Business School, and continue with the supervision of several post-graduate (MBA, Masters and Doctoral) students in the TUT Business School. |
| Employer: | University of Pretoria: (Pretoria, South Africa) |
| Position: | Head - Research Contacts & Innovation Support |
| Time period: | October 2008 - Present |
| Description: | South African university of approximately 57,000 students, on six campuses and a number of other sites of operation such as the Pretoria Academic Hospital. In 1996, the University of Pretoria became the university with the highest research output in South Africa and has maintained this status since then. The University is ranked as one of the top 500 universities in the world and is one of only four universities in South Africa to have achieved this distinction. The academic programmes of the University are offered in nine faculties and a business school - Economic and Management Sciences; Education; Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology; Health Sciences; Humanities; Law; Natural and Agricultural Sciences; Theology; Veterinary Science; Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). The faculties comprise a total of 140 departments and 85 centres, institutes and bureaus. |
| Employer: | UNESCO |
| Position: | UNESCO Chair in Technological Entrepreneurship |
| Description: | For the present, I also remain the holder of the UNESCO Chair in Technological Entrepreneurship, which is presently under review by UNESCO to become a UNITWIN Chair, to be held between TUT and UP, Obefemi Awolowo University, Nigeria and dar es Salaam University, Tanzania, and a EU-based partner institution (University of Twente, The Netherlands). |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | • Publication of scientific research papers in international journals (available on request) |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | • IFCO Grant for capacity building in Technology Transfer, R2-million over 3 years (2005-2007)
• NRF Grant for the UNESCO Chair in Technological Entrepreneurship, R1,2-million over 3 years (2004-2007) • Innovation Fund Grant IT 6013 ‘ICT for power optimization’, R12,6-million over 3 years (2004-2007) • Eskom ETA Award for Energy Efficiency, Residential (Award by SA Govt./Eskom), (2001) • Spescom Certificate of merit for Outstanding Achievement: Innovation & Creativity Award (1990) |
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Innovation Gateway
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Sivuyise Ndzendze
Computer Science and Physics graduate from University of Transkei. Currently working as Acting Software Factory Manager/Systems Analyst at KTS/Eskom: BASC (Eskom Information Management).
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