Associate Professor Kasturi Behari-Leak

Associate Professor Kasturi Behari-Leak is the Dean of the Centre for Higher Education Development at the University of Cape Town.   

Associate Professor Behari-Leak has a long history in education, with 32 years spent in the education space, of which 17 have been in higher education. Assoc Prof Behari-Leak’s relationship with the University of Cape Town (UCT) spans over a decade. She holds the position of Director: Academic Staff and Professional Development Unit and is convenor of the Master’s Higher Education Studies stream.  

She is the past president of the Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa and leads its PhD University Staff Doctoral Programme. She is the current president of the International Consortium for Educational Development, a clear indication of her commitment to the development of higher education globally.   

Associate Professor Behari-Leak holds a PhD in Higher Education Studies with a focus on critical professional development. Her experience ranges across educational and organisational leadership, higher education transformation, social inclusion, and educational change, decolonial practice, curriculum development and pedagogical innovation. She has been invited as a keynote speaker to innumerable national and international events and has presented at over 32 conferences globally. In addition, she has published numerous peer‐reviewed research articles and chapters in books.  

PA – Bianca Brandt (bianca.brandt) 

Recent publications:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kasturi_Behari-Leak2/publications