The South African Chair Initiative Entrepreneurship Education (SARChI EE) was awarded to the University of Johannesburg in 2019. The center aims to build human capacity and create knowledge on post-school entrepreneurship education. The core team consists of three dynamic female professors that promote creative problem-solving methodologies and creates knowledge to empower others. SARChI EE's footprint goes beyond national borders. With the incorporation of a Head (knowledge creation), Hands (action-oriented) and Heart (empathy) model in all projects, the center has become a leading hub in Entrepreneurship Education.

Key achievements of SARChI EE include:
• The first center of its kind in Africa that promotes research on EE, teaching and developing new programs to enhance systemic integration in institutions;
• Ten international visiting professors and one Postdoctoral Research Fellow assisting in creating knowledge;
• Team members review national and international programs, research and best practices that involve entrepreneurial mindsets;
• Team members actively mentor students and staff;
• The center has developed and promoted various toolkits and publications on entrepreneurship education;
• The team incorporates Alumni in forums for students to enhance the application of knowledge;
• The team leader has been awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa in Entrepreneurship at a Polish university;
• Another is a co-author in the South African Global Entrepreneurship Monitor;
• Another core member is a qualified coach and a provocateur for change;
• The team offers leadership in incorporating a humanist philosophy to enhance the awareness of entrepreneurial possibilities that goes beyond the start-up narrative.

Natanya Meyer
Associate Professor and core team member of the chair
SARChI Entrepreneurship Education and Department of Business Management,  University of Johannesburg



Cecile Nieuwenhuizen
Full Professor and Chair
DHET-NRF SARChI Entrepreneurship Education,  University of Johannesburg



Thea Tselepis
Associate Professor and core team member of the chair
SARChI Entrepreneurship Education and Department of Business Management,  University of Johannesburg



Khethukuthula Gumede
Research Assistant
SARChI Entrepreneurship Education,  University of Johannesburg

Acknowledgement to the South African Department of Higher Education and the South African National Research Foundation for funding of projects. A special word of thanks to the University of Johannesburg for its continuous support in our endeavours. In addition, we want to thank the team at EDHE for their contribution to entrepreneurship development in the South African higher education sphere. Thank you, to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), for the platform they provide to conduct research on entrepreneurship, which has been valuable in shaping the global entrepreneurship landscape and important policy implications throughout the years.