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Head of Institute

Professor Lukas Muntingh
Qualifications: MA (SU), PhD (UWC)
Position: Director and Associate Professor

SARChI Chair

Qualifications: LLB (Utrecht), LLM (UWC), LLD (Utrecht)
Position: Professor and acting-SARChI Chair in Multlevel Government, Law and Development

Academic Staff

Prof Henk Kummeling
Qualifications:
 LLB, LLD (Radboud, Nijmegen)

Xavier Philippe
Qualifications: LLB, LLM, LLM PhD (Aix-Marseille)

Associate Professor Zemelak Ayitenew Ayele 
Qualifications:
LLB (Addis Ababa), LLM, LLD (UWC)

Tino Lorizzo
Qualifications: 
LLB (Bologna), LLM, PhD (UCT)

Associate Professor Stephen Berrisford
Qualifications:
 BA LLB, M City & Regional Planning (UCT), MPhil (Cambridge)

Professor Nico Steytler - NRF B-rated Researcher (2022-27)
Qualifications: 
BA LLB (SU), LLM (London), PhD (UKZN), Dr H.C. (Fribourg) Post-Doctoral
Position: ex-SARChI Chair in Multlevel Government, Law and Development

Dr Michelle Maziwisa
Qualifications: 
LLB (NMMU), LLM (UCT), LLD (UWC)
Position: Researcher

Professor Lukas Muntingh
Qualifications: MA (SU), PhD (UWC)
Position: Project Head

Dr Jean Redpath
Qualifications:
 BSc, LLB (UCT), PhD (UWC), Attorney of the High Court of SA
Position: Senior Researcher

Janelle Mangwanda
Qualifications: 
B Political Science (UP), BA Hons (UP), MA (UP)
Position: Researcher

Kristen Petersen
Qualifications: 
LLB (UWC), LLM (UCT), Attorney of the High Court of SA
Position: Researcher

Associate Professor Derek Powell
Qualifications: 
BA (Law), LLB, LLM (UCT), LLM (Duke University), LLD (UWC)
Position: Project Head

Professor Benyam Dawit Mezmur
Qualifications: LLB (Addis Ababa), LLM (UP), LLD (UWC)
Position: Project Head

Professor Usang Maria Assim
Qualifications: LLB (Nigeria), LLM (UP), LLD (UWC)
Position: Associate Professor 

Professor Usang Maria Assim was profiled in UWC's Women in Academia & Leadership Magazine (Issue 3), CLICK HERE to read about her COVID-19 lockdown experience.

Professor Tinashe Chigwata
Qualifications:
 LLB (Zimbabwe), LLM, PhD (UWC)
Position: Project Head

Professor Jaap de Visser - NRF B-rated Researcher (2022-27)
Qualifications:
 LLB (Utrecht), LLM (UWC), LLD (Utrecht)
Position: Professor

Thabile Chonco
Qualifications: LLB (Wits), LLM (UWC)
Position: Researcher

Professor Ebenezer Durojaye - NRF C-rated Researcher (2023-28)
Qualifications:
 LLB (Lagos), LLM, LLD (UFS)
Position: Project Head

Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi
Qualifications: 
LLB (Makerere), LLM (UP)
Position: Researcher:

Samantha Waterhouse
Qualification:
MPhil (UCT)
Position: Project Head

Motlatsi Komote
Qualification: 
LLB (UJ)
Position: Researcher

Vivienne Mentor-Lalu
Qualification:
 BA (UWC)
Position: Researcher

Administrative Staff

Ms Debbie Gordon
Position:
Coordinator - Institute Operations & Projects

Sadieka Najaar
Qualification: 
ADM (UWC)
Position: Finance Manager

Ms Kirsty Wakefield, BA Hons (UWC)
Position:
 Bookkeeper

Ms Keathélia Sapto
Position: Coordinator - Communications and SERP administrator
Email: ksapto@uwc.ac.za

Ms Valma Hendricks
Qualification: 
BA Hons (UWC)
Position: ACSL administrator

Ms Crystal Nitsckie
Position:
ACJR and CRP administrator

Ms Laura Wellen
Position:
WDI administrator

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