Description

This programme is designed to strengthen leadership capacity and advance digital transformation within higher education institutions across the SADC region. Delivered through a series of 10 two-hour virtual sessions, it focuses on the strategic role of executive leaders in managing technology-enabled business transformation. The programme addresses regional challenges and opportunities, emphasising practical management responsibilities and fostering collaboration within and across institutions. Participants will build a shared understanding of what digital transformation means in a university context, how to focus on business value, prioritise strategic opportunities, apply the discipline of investment return and integrate the human aspects of change into capability planning.

By the end of the programme, participants will be equipped to initiate, guide and manage digital transformation initiatives, create diverse institutional teams and prioritise transformation based on achievable quick wins. The approach is practical and reflective, encouraging consideration of local contexts and reinforcing that digital transformation is a continual journey rather than a one-off project. The programme also seeks to form a basis for further regional education and collaboration, enabling the growth of a strong network for knowledge sharing and adoption of best practices across the sector.

Schedule and Session Overview

 
Target Audience

The drivers of Dx, those who are impacted by the Dx and those who seek to advance Dx. This includes specialists and generalists, vertically and horizontally across HEIs.

Presenters: Abri Hoffman (SARUA); Gary Hardy (IT Winners)

Cost: SARUA members: USD500; Non-members: USD600