Norah Clarkeâs career path in education and entrepreneurship has been characterised by building bridges between the public and private sector. She has been responsible for founding, conceptualising and growing the South African Department of Higher Education and Trainingâs Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Programme since 2017.
The EDHE Programme is aimed at developing student entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship in teaching learning and research, and developing entrepreneurial universities. As Director: Entrepreneurship, Norah heads up the EDHE Programme, which is managed through the representative organisation of the public universities in SA, Universities South Africa (USAf).
Norah holds a doctorate in the Psychology of Education and a Masterâs degree in Tertiary and Adult Education (cum laude) from the University of Johannesburg. She also attained a baccalaureus degree in Education and an honours degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Pretoria. She joined the University of Johannesburgâs Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Engineering Education. She was responsible for the postgraduate academic supervision of a number of Engineering Management Doctoral and Masterâs degree students, and has authored and co-authored a number of academic papers.
While employed at the University of Johannesburg, Norah played a leading role in commercialisation, technology incubation and start-up initiatives. While at the University of Johannesburgâs Technology Transfer Office, Norah was seconded to Resolution Circle, the universityâs technology commercialisation company, of which she was a founding member and Group Senior Manager: Training and Collaboration. Norah also established a technology business incubator at Resolution Circle.
As an entrepreneur, she conceptualised and co-founded a private primary school and two lifestyle start-ups. Norah is frequently invited to speak on the topics of the SA university entrepreneurship ecosystem, the work of EDHE and topics related to resilience. She also continues to serve on pitching and start-up evaluation panels.
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