Office of the Executive Dean

A respected scholar in Educational Sociology and Education Policy Studies, Prof Runhare holds a PhD in Education Policy Studies from the University of Pretoria and brings extensive leadership experience across the basic and higher education sectors. His career spans roles as a high school principal, national chief examiner, university head of department, deputy dean, dean, and director.

Prof Runhare has also held influential positions in teaching, learning, and research at the national and international levels. He has served with the Council on Higher Education (CHE) in the evaluation of education programmes, contributed to the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Expert Reference Group on gender and socio-cultural inclusion in global climate change, and worked with UNICEF as lead consultant and author on a country report evaluating gender issues in education. His scholarship on equity in education includes journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, an edited book, and a UNICEF technical report.

He has supervised numerous postgraduate students to completion and secured research grants from both national and international funding bodies.

Designation: Acting Executive Dean
Qualifications: Cert. in Personnel & Training Management (IPM,  Zimbabwe); C.E, B.ED, M.ED, (UZ); PhD (Pretoria); Certificate in Higher Education Management (UNIVEN)
Phone: +27 15 962 8318 /+27 15 784 3585
Email Address: tawanda.runhare@univen.ac.za
Office: FF 20, New Education Building
Office: 34, Humanities and Social Science Building