Prof Tsediso Michael Makoelle is the Vice Dean for Research and Full Professor at the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Kazakhstan.
He is also a visiting research fellow at the International Laboratory of the Social Integration Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.
A recipient of the recipients of the prestigious Nelson Mandela Scholarship to the United Kingdom (UK). He holds the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Inclusive Education from the University of Manchester, UK and a Doctor of Education (D Ed) in Education Management and Leadership from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Prof Makoelle’s span of teaching and research experience stretches for over 30 years with the focus being on secondary and higher education.
He has written and published extensively on the topics of inclusive education and educational leadership, management, governance, and administration for both national and international audiences and readership. Prof Makoelle has supervised many Master's and Ph.D. students. He is a member of several international research bodies. He is a reviewer of grants and funding applications for the South African National Research Foundation (NRF), reviewed papers for several international Scopus and Web of Science journals, and evaluated research theses for several universities in South Africa and abroad. He has also reviewed postgraduate courses and programs for many universities and serves on the editorial boards of several international Journals. He has collaborated with universities from the US, UK, Europe, Russia, and Africa.