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Prof. Mhango Corporate Governance

When he was setting up the Co-Chair of the WTO Research Marumoagae at the University of
structures that would govern Chair in International Trade Law the Witwatersrand.
the groundbreaking, historical also housed in the Faculty of Law
Metropolitan Research Chair in and Dr. Regina Kulehile, Head Like all my colleagues, I have
Pension Law Studies, Professor of Department of Public Law. felt seen and mentored as an
Mhango championed the The Advisory Board supervises academic by Professor Mhango
creation and constitution of an Professor Mhango and the rest and I have felt that he is totally
Advisory Board that would govern of the Secretariat thus ensuring invested in my progression as
the workings of the Research accountability and a responsive an academic. Prof Mhango
Chair. The Advisory Board is ecosystem. Professor Mhango possesses the distinct ability
composed of the Chairperson, would not have wanted to of pulling diverse threads
Mr. Seenyane Nthejane, Head operate any other way. I am together in order to deliver stellar
of Life Business at Metropolitan fortunate to be the Metropolitan results: policy, legal, academic
Lesotho, Professor Beatrice Research Fellow in Pension Law conventions, empathy, firmness
Ekanjume, former Pro Vice and to be co-supervised, in my and a laser sharp focus on
Chancellor of the NUL, Associate PhD in Pension Law, by Professor deliverables.
Motlamelle Kapa who is also the Mhango and Professor Clement

In his four-year tenure he has accomplished many feats including:

*The development and championing of the FOL’s first ever Strategic Plan (2019 – 2024) nestled beautifully
and synergistically under the University’s Strategic Plan. Prof. Mhango’s report observes that various
stakeholders made inputs to the development of the Strategic Plan thus,

“There were many other colleagues who gave
their input. I remember Justice Makara spoke
passionately about entrepreneurship, we
also had Prof Mahao, y and a representative
from the Attorney General’s office. Prof
Mahao helped us reflect on the institutional
goals and how to achieve them. Remember,
he was fresh from the Vice Chancellor’s office
at that time. The point being made is that the
Plan was a product of input from colleagues
internal and external to the Faculty.”

Soliciting the views of stakeholders, internally and
externally, is the mark of a true leader, and Prof. Mhango
excelled at this.

*The creation of Faculty Committees including the
Research Committee, Quality Assurance Committee,
Postgraduate Studies Committee, the Undergraduate
Studies Committee and the Fundraising Committee.
All these Committees are now institutionalised and are
populated by the FOL Staff.

*Increasing the enrolment of postgraduate programmes
and the creation of new areas of specialisation from the
Postgraduate Diploma level to the PhD level. The LLM
enrolments have seen a staggering increase from 9
students in 2019/2020 to 51 in 2022/2023. The 7 PhD
candidates represent internationalization at its best
with some hailing from Zimbabwe, Botswana, South
Africa and the Czech Republic.

*The creation of a NUL Research Chair Policy and In this photo: Professor Mtendeweka Mhango (Left)
the institution of a record-breaking three Research Advocate Mothepa Ndumo (Right)

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