Herman van der Merwe
Executive Dean, North-West University, South Africa
Prof Herman van der Merwe is Dean of the Faculty Economic Sciences & IT at the North-West University: Vaal Triangle in Vanderbijlpark & CEO of an expert centre named CUTE (Centre for the Utilisation of Technology in Education).
As an international expert on the utilisation & management of technology in education he has been invited to act as keynote- or invited speaker and plays an active role on various national and international workgroups that do research in this field.
His current research focus is on mobile & handheld devices and Serious Games and the effective use of that in higher education and everyday life. He is Founder member and one of the directors of the International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn).
As a teacher, researcher, policy advocate & manager, he has been described as: ”A visionary whose fascination with technology has been informed by his commitment to serving the highest ideals of education.”