Sizwe Mkwanazi, DPhil.

Scholar in Entrepreneurship Education, Cooperatives and Sustainability

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

Currently a Rhodes Scholar based in the UK at Oxford. A founder of Youth For Action the rural development and youth empowerment foundation. He studied a National Certificate in Office Administration at Gert Sibande FET College Standerton Mpumalanga and Graduated in 2011 July 29. During college days he served in the SRC as a Director for Academic Affairs. He is currently a second year student at the University of Johannesburg studying Entrepreneurship during recess he tutors Arts and Culture, and isiZulu from Grade 4 to 8, Marketing Team leader for UJ observer at Soweto Campus and acting as the President of SIFE UJ. Completed a MTech Degree as a Mandela Rhodes Scholar (2015) at the University of Johannesburg. Specialties: -Teaching/tutoring -Team leadership -Youth development and motivation -Presentations -Excellence oriented

Experience

  • University of Johannesburg (13 yrs 6 mos)
    • Lecturer
      Jan 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 6 mos

      Lecturing Business Management Lead lecturer on the Global Sustainability Immersion Module Researcher on Entrepreneurship Education, Cooperatives and Sustainability

    • Junior Lecturer
      Feb 2015 - Oct 2018 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Facilitating teaching and learning for Introduction to Business Management. Doing research and community engagement work in the area of Sewing Co-operatives.

    • Junior Lecturer
      Feb 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Facilitating teaching and learning for Introduction to Business Management. Doing research and community engagement work as a Co-faculty Advisor in Enactus UJ

  • Treasurer & Associate CEO at Africa Cooperatives Institute of South Africa
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Student at Department of Education, University of Oxford
    Oct 2018 - Sep 2025 · 7 yrs

  • ISF Fellow 2023 at Schmidt Futures
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr

  • Rhodes Scholar/ MSc Candiate at Oxford Brookes Business School
    Sep 2017 - Apr 2023 · 5 yrs 8 mos