SPU Faculty of Education

Public Lecture: Educating in Times of Turmoil, Displacement and Transformation

You are invited to attend a public lecture hosted by the Faculty of Education Research and Ethics Committee.

The lecture will be delivered by Prof Bekithemba Dube, Full Professor of Curriculum Studies and Director of the Centre for Diversity in Higher Education Research at the Central University of Technology.
Topic: Educating in times of turmoil, displacement and transformation: Does education have a solution?
Prof Dube is an internationally recognised scholar whose work focuses on curriculum, politics, religion and educational transformation. He has published more than 200 accredited journal articles and book chapters and has received numerous awards for excellence in research, teaching and engaged scholarship.
Date: Thursday, 18 June 2026
Time: 15:00–17:00
Venue: Auditorium A, Education Building
Online: Join via Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/31828311020472?p=wdrbsTsUGFBgmbGjfC
Meeting ID: 318 283 110 204 72
Passcode: iF9Ce38x

THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION and CARIER, WELCOMES Dr Oluwasesen Popoola

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Oluwasesen Popoola, who joined the Centre on 4 June 2026 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

Dr. Popoola is a Special Needs Educator, Sign Language Consultant, Deaf Education Expert, Advocate for Rural Advancement, and Ambassador for Persons with Special Needs. He currently serves as a Lecturer at Lagos State University of Education, Nigeria. His research interests include, but are not limited to:

Inclusive Classroom Environments and Gender Intersectionality
Workplace Adaptation and Socio-Economic Inclusion
Deaf Education and Hearing Impairment.

Through his scholarly work and professional engagement, Dr. Popoola has demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing inclusive education and improving opportunities for persons with disabilities and underserved communities. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Popoola to the Faculty of Education and CARIER, and we look forward to his contributions during his research fellowship. We wish him a productive, impactful, and rewarding tenure with us.

Welcome, Dr. Popoola!

SPU TO HOST 40TH SASHT CONFERENCE MARKING 50 YEARS SINCE THE 1976 SOWETO UPRISING

SPU’s Faculty of Education will host the 40th Annual Conference of the South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) from 30 September to 2 October 2026 in Kimberley.

Held under the theme, “Teaching, Learning, and Remembering the 1976 Soweto Uprising 50 Years,” the conference will bring together history educators, researchers, curriculum specialists, heritage practitioners, schoolteachers and postgraduate students to reflect on the legacy and continued significance of the 1976 Soweto Uprising. The conference also invites critical engagement with questions of memory, language, youth activism, education and the teaching of history in contemporary South Africa. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ffEogq

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