Henriette Rosalyn Hay-Swemmer holds a BA and HED from the University of Stellenbosch, Bed (Honours), and Med (Cum Laude) from the University of the Free State, and a PhD from Vista University. She is currently the Educor Group: Chief Academic Officer who has 45 000 students, 32 campuses in South Africa, a College in London and is setting up 10 campuses in Africa. The Group has implemented online platforms, virtual classrooms, and blended learning which is of high quality, and she overseeing these exciting projects. Professor Hay-Swemmer has established herself as a prolific researcher in higher education, participating with distinction in numerous national and international research projects on teaching and learning, quality assurance, and higher education leadership and management. Professor Hay-Swemmer has contributed towards expanding theoretical frameworks in the field of higher education as well as enriching research models used in higher education research. Her research on postgraduate supervision practices and underlying theoretical understandings has contributed towards a better understanding of postgraduate supervisory practices and pedagogies within the South African context. An executive member and Vice-President of the South African Association for Research and Development in Higher Education (SAARDHE) and of the Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of SA (HELTASA), she is also a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), has supervised 22 PhD students and numerous Master Degree students, published more than 100 articles and chapters in books and serves on the Board of Directors of the Golden Key Honours Society. She held the positions of Dean: Academic Development; Dean: Research; DVC: Academic (which included the Research Portfolio and DVC: Open Learning and Innovative Higher Education). Professor Hay-Swemmer prides herself on quality and strives for excellence in education.
