Dr Stanford Kasai

An accomplished academic professional with excellent verbal and written communication skills
and expertise in providing academic services to students of diverse socio-cultural backgrounds.
Keenly seeking suitable university academic and academic management roles with new challenges in which I can translate my experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities into value addition for the organisation and society in an environment where I can enrich and grow my knowledge. I have more than 20 years’ combined experience in lecturing and academic management and am adept in using blended learning strategies and flexible teaching methodologies.

Head of Postgraduate Studies
TSIBA Business School — Cape Town
Industry - University & Academy
October 2021 - current
The primary responsibilities:
As the Head of postgraduate studies I am mainly responsible for providing oversight, coordination and programmatic leadership to ensure the efficient operation of the postgraduate study programs.The duties include, but are not limited to:
Academic Program Management:
● Hold the integrity of the postgraduate studies curriculum in terms of content, standard and
relevance

Curriculum Design
● Design and update curriculum with due consideration for market requirements to ensure
market-led offerings
● Network with relevant stakeholders to develop appropriate and relevant curriculum
● Ensure that the curriculum meets quality assurance and regulatory requirements
Curriculum Delivery
● Lecture and ensure the delivery of quality programmes through monitoring and evaluation of
courses within subject stream
● Conduct regular analysis of trends and report on trends related to course delivery. The
analysis includes but is not limited to pass rates, throughput, etc.
● Teaching on assigned courses and engaging in tutoring to experience challenges in delivery
first-hand
Quality Assurance
● Ensuring compliance with all academic deadlines as communicated by the Academic Officer
and the Dean
● Ensuring compliance with all ad-hoc requests from Management to submit progress reports
on assigned courses
● Submission of one semester and/or one annual report per course including actual pass and
throughput results; a year-on-year analysis and recommendations for improvement on each
course

Doctorate in Business Sciences— University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg_January 2016 — July 2020
Postgraduate Certificate in Taxation— University of South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng_June 2013 — December 2014
Master's in Strategic Management— Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi_ August 2007 — October 2009
Bachelor's in Business Education— Solusi University, Bulawayo_August 2000 — September 2003