Distinguished Academics

Through the GES initiative, UJ seeks to appoint distinguished academics in various categories to generate research and nurture the next generation of academics. These top professors will help establish strategic networks for improved research excellence, while contributing to expanding the global footprint of UJ. The University has appointed the following distinguished academics:

• Distinguished Professors
• Distinguished Visiting Professors
• Professors of Practice
• Visiting Associate Professors
• Visiting Professors
• Senior Research Associate

GES 4.0 and GES 4.0 SI Appointments

Professors of Practice

Prof Arkebe Oqubay (CBE)
Prof Steven Cinelli (CBE)
Prof Shafika Isaacs (EDU)
Prof Beryl Leach (HUM)
Prof Edward Maloka (HUM)
Prof Omano Edigheji (HUM)
Prof Eldrid Jordaan (JBS)
Prof Kamal Patel (JBS)
Prof Leon Paul Ayo (JBS)
Prof Nonzukiso Siyotula (JBS)
Prof Rebone Gcabo (JBS)
Prof Steven Sidley (JBS)

Visiting Professors

Prof Joanna Chataway (CBE)
Prof Lee Keun (CBE)
Prof Nripendra Rana (CBE)
Prof Rasmus Lema (CBE)
Prof Manfred Milz (FADA)
Prof Adel Alimi (FEBE)
Prof Andreas Pitsillides (FEBE)
Prof Charles Mbohwa (FEBE)
Prof Chee W Lim (FEBE)
Prof Tao Liu (FEBE)
Prof Liz Gunner (HUM)
Prof Oyeronke Oyewumi (HUM)
Prof Xiaoming Li (HUM)
Prof Brett Summerell (SCI)

Visiting Associate Professors

Prof Antonio Andreoni (CBE)
Prof Sezer Bozkus Kahyaoglu (CBE)
Prof Staffan Löfving (FADA)
Prof Nicholas Chileshe (FEBE)
Prof Nicolin Govender (FEBE)
Prof Karen Frost-Arnold (HUM)

Visiting Senior Research Associates

Belinda Azenui (CBE)
Maty Konte (CBE)
Emmanuel Oke (FEBE)
Lekan Amusan (FEBE)
Titus Ebenezer Kwofie (FEBE)

Distinguished Visiting Professors

College of Business and Economics

Prof Alfredo Saad-Filho
Prof Arnoldus Bastiaan Bakker
Prof Augustin Kwasi Fosu
Prof Carol Lee Graham
Prof Edward Lorenz
Prof Evangelia Demerouti
Prof Frank Heinrich Riedel
Prof Fred Walumba
Prof Haywantee Ramkissoon
Prof Jarkko Juhani Saarinen
Prof Linda Hollebeek
Prof Michael Ewing
Prof Robin Nunkoo
Prof Samuel Fosso-Wamba
Prof Sascha Kraus
Prof Simplice Anutechia Asongu
Prof Stefano Ponte
Prof Tom Baum
Prof Ulrich Schmidt
Prof Wim Naude

Faculty of Education

Prof Carmel McNaught
Prof Catherine Elizabeth Snow
Prof Imanol Ordorika
Prof Jari Lavonen
Prof Joseph Krajcik
Prof Kerry Kennedy
Prof Ndri Therese Assie-Lumumba
Prof Pirjo Aunio
Prof Phillip Hallinger
Prof Terrence Lovat
Prof Timothy Teo
Prof Tony Onweugbuzie

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment

Prof Adrianus Johannes Vinck
Prof Albert Chan
Prof Changbin Brad Yu
Prof Chimay Anumba
Prof Chong Lin
Prof David John Edwards
Prof Jitao Sun
Prof Johan Heinrich Richter Enslin
Prof Miklas Sillanpaa
Prof Miklas Scholz
Prof Paul Tarisai Mativenga
Prof Pierluigi Siano
Prof Qing-Guo Wang
Prof Saifur Rahman
Prof Sondipon Mohamed Adhikari

Faculty of Health Sciences

Prof Lehana Thabane
Prof Michael Hamblin
Prof Stefan Baral
Prof Vanderlei S Bagnato

Faculty of Humanities 

Prof Akinwande Babatunde Soyinka
Prof Carol Boyce Davies
Prof Chris Brink
Prof Darrel Moelllendorf
Prof David Ewart George Boucher
Prof Jan Marie Fritz
Prof Olaf Dammann
Prof Sandy Oliver

Faculty of Law

Prof George Borges
Prof Justice Schaafsma
Prof Michael Gerhard Martinek

​Faculty of Science

Prof Abegaz Berhanu Molla
Prof Aldo Deandrea
Prof Andrey Bekker
Prof D Tomanek
Prof Frank Marken
Prof Friedrich Bickelhaupt
Prof Gibson Stephen Nyanhongo
Prof Gregory Weiss
Prof Jan Nordstrom
Prof Koop Lammertsma
Prof Sherali Zeadally

Prof Laurence Robb
Prof Peter Convey
Prof Sabu Thomas
Prof Tom Hjelm Andersen
Prof David Armstrong
Prof Mohammad Mehdi Rashidi
Prof Steve Suib
Prof Suprakas Sinha Ray
Prof Tarasakankar Pal

​Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Prof Anthony Bogues
Prof Anna Maria Antoinetta van den Oever