• PhD, Leadership Development, Cape Peninsula University of Technology/Sussex, 2016
• MA, Innovation & Change Management, York St John, 2012
• BEd, Educational Leadership, University of Johannesburg, 1992
• H Dip. Ed, Early Years and Primary Education, Northwest University, 1989

Dr. Nelius Jansen van Vuuren has over 30 years’ experience in education. Starting as a mathematics teacher, Dr. Jansen van Vuuren progressed into educational management, serving as a school principal and school development officer for various schools, while also advising organisations on development practice, ethics, and organisational leadership. He has also taught various MBA and education leadership courses for different universities. Dr. Jansen van Vuuren has also served as a school inspector and was tasked with staff development and leadership improvement practices in various countries. He has published various articles in the field of education and continues to conduct research on best practices in educator professional development. A member of the editorial board of an international journal in education, Dr. Jansen van Vuuren has also supervised masters and doctoral students from various institutions. He is a member of the Cambridge Council for the UAE.

Recent Publications

Jansen van Vuuren, N. (2017). The development needs of newly appointed senior school leaders in the Western Cape, South Africa. International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning, 6(2). http://www.ijmkl.si

Jansen van Vuuren, N., & Sayed, Y. (2017). The development needs of newly appointed senior school leaders in Abu Dhabi, UAE. International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development (IJACMSD), 3(1). http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=86218

Jansen van Vuuren, N. (2016). A comparative study of new senior school leader perceptions of development programs in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa (Published thesis). Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town. ICEEPSY 2022 Conference. (2022). Development needs of senior school leaders in Sharjah, UAE. International Conference on Education and Education Psychology.