Teaching & Learning

Professor Thea van der Westhuizen has been an educator since 2002, teaching in both South Africa and internationally. She is passionate about action and experiential learning and entrepreneurship education, and she integrates real-world projects into her curriculum. For example, while lecturing in the United Arab Emirates, she incorporated her Integrated Business Projects class with community events like the Al Gharbia Water Sports Festival and Abu Dhabi Triathlon to give students hands-on business experiencef. 

At UKZN, she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Management and Entrepreneurship, and supervises research at the master’s and doctoral levels. To date, she has successfully supervised 6 PhD and 9 Master’s students to completion, reflecting her dedication to mentorship and student success.