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Dr.

Ademola Olumuyiwa

Omotosho is an accomplished scholar and educator with several years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership across Africa. He is the Convener and Lead Investigator of a multi-country research initiative, Strengthening Sustainability Intelligence, Futures Literacy and Transformative Governance in Global South Universities to Advance UNESCO's Higher Education Agenda, which brings together leading scholars from Africa, Europe, Australia, and North America to strengthen institutional capacities for sustainability, future-oriented governance, and higher education transformation through cross-regional collaboration. His research interests include entrepreneurship education, education for sustainable development, sustainability intelligence, transformative governance, global education policy and education leadership.

Dr. Omotosho has published in leading international journals, serves as a Reviewing Editor with a Springer Nature journal and as a consulting editor candidate for the Routledge Journal of Environmental Education, and is a recipient of the QS Reimagine Education Award from the United Kingdom.

Centennial Postdoctoral Research Fellow - University of the Witwatersrand - Johannesburg, South Africa

(2025-01)

Department of Education Leadership & Policy

• Leading funded research projects and publishing in high-impact journals
• Mentoring early-career colleagues
• Supervising master's and doctoral students
• Teaching on postgraduate taught and research programmes
• Acting as internal and external examiner for postgraduate research
• Participating in professional organisations and conferences
• Reviewing manuscripts for academic journals
• Collaborating with colleagues within the institution and with colleagues at other universities and research organisations
• Engaging in interdisciplinary research and partnerships with other disciplines
• Providing expertise and insights to government agencies and participating in policy discussions

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Central University of Technology, Free State - Free State, South Africa

(2023-01 - 2024-12)

Department of Social Science Education

• Conducting original research projects across various areas of higher education
• Publishing findings in academic journals, books, and other scholarly outlets
• Applying for research grants and managing funded projects
• Reviewing manuscripts for academic journals
• Collaborating with colleagues within the institution and with those at other universities and research organisations

Research Supervisor - Management College of South Africa - Durban, KZN, South Africa

(2022-01 - 2025-12)

• Supervising Honours students' research work across various aspects of education
• Reviewing student manuscripts for publication
• Collaborating with colleagues within the institution and with colleagues from other universities and research organisations

Maths Educator - Educare Academy - Empangeni, KZN, South Africa

(2021-01 - 2021-12)

• Teaching Mathematics and Economics & Management Science
• Supervising study periods
• Supervising soccer teams

PhD - Entrepreneurship Education - University of Zululand (2022-01 - 2022-12)

PhD - Entrepreneurship Education - University of Zululand (2019-01 - 2019-12)

B.Sc. (Ed) - Economics with Education - Ondo State University (1999-01 - 1999-12)

PGD - Business Management - Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (2001-01 - 2001-12)