Academic prowess ‘no longer enough’ for university leadership

Technological know-how and compassion key in the post-Covid era, leaders say

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November 3, 2020

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December 12, 2022

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AIT president Eden Woon and University of Namibia vice-chancellor Kenneth Matengu

Eden Woon and Kenneth Matengu

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