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Dr Andre van Zyl
Director: Academic Development Centre
André van Zyl has a Masters Degree in Strategic management and a PhD in Higher Education. His main research focus is in the area of student success with specific focus on first year students. André was responsible fo
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André van Zyl has a Masters Degree in Strategic management and a PhD in Higher Education. His main research focus is in the area of student success with specific focus on first year students. André was responsible for initiating the First Year Experience initiative at UJ and he has spearheaded the setting up a National Resource Centre for the FYE in South Africa. The SANRC is now fully functional and housed on the APB campuses of the UJ. He has been working at UJ since 2004 and has worked as a Learning Development facilitator, FYE coordinator and since late 2012 as the Director of the Academic Development Centre at UJ.