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HONORARY DOCTORATE: Prof John Volmink

Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded honorary doctorates to five exceptional individuals at its December graduation on Monday, 13 December 2021. Prof Marlene van Niekerk, Judge Frederick Brand, Dr Marlene le Roux, Nicky Newton-King, and Prof John Volmink were honoured for their significant contributions to society in the areas of law, the performing arts, literature, business and education. They received their degrees at a small physical ceremony for doctoral graduates from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Theology and Law held at the Endler Hall in the Konservatorium on the Stellenbosch campus. Prof John Volmink ​The degree Doctor of Education (DEd) honoris causa, was awarded to Prof John Volmink for his visionary and innovative leadership in steering curriculum reform in the South African education sector; for his commitment to excellence and the core intellectual dimensions of education, namely knowledge creation and teaching and learning; and for his ongoing commitment to improve the quality of and access to education in Africa. Volmink said it is a profound honour to receive this honorary doctorate from SU. “I am proud that as of today I can be counted among the alumni of this great institution and the elite within the Faculty of Education whose leadership and intellectual contribution I greatly respect." He emphasised the importance of education and added that “our future will be determined by the extent to which we attend to the professional preparation and retention of those entrusted with the education of our children." Through his exceptional leadership skills, Volmink has made an outstanding contribution to education in South Africa. The impact of his contribution is felt at all levels of the South African education industry, from schooling through to higher education and the broader South African society. Volmink, who is the chairperson of Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, started his career as a high school teacher and later held various teaching and management positions at local and international universities. In addition to his proven leadership in higher education, Volmink has made significant contributions to education, in particular, to curriculum reform, the advancement of mathematics education and the quality assurance of schooling in post-apartheid South Africa. Every post-apartheid minister of education has requested him to play a leading role in the transformation of education in South Africa. He has also demonstrated a deep commitment to development in Africa, through chairing and establishing numerous non-profit organisations. The largest of these is the education organisation MIET Africa that operates in the Southern African Development Community region. The organisation works with vulnerable youth, and through its programmes aim at developing the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes, to enable them to become active and responsible citizens.