ProfJako Volschenk
Associate Professor
Stellenbosch Business School
- Associate ProfessorStellenbosch Business School
OVERVIEW
Jako is a Professor of Strategy & Sustainability and Head of Learning & Teaching at Stellenbosch Business School, with more than two decades in higher education, and over a decade in senior academic leadership.
He has served as MBA Programme Lead and now oversee academic strategy, accreditation alignment (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA), curriculum innovation and faculty development. He also regularly serve as a member of accreditation teams in developing countries.
He has consistently maintained a research trajectory of paper in Q1 journals, and also serve on editorial boards. I have supervised more than 140 Masters students, and several PhD students.
His teaching focuses on strategy and sustainability as separate, as well as aligned, topics. Apart from his teaching at Stellenbosch Business School, he also teach at multiple international institutions, including the University of Mannheim in Germany and the University of Clermont Auvergne in France.
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY GROUPS MEMBERSHIP
MEDIA
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate Professor: Strategy & SustainabilityStellenbosch Business School, South Africa1 Jan 2023
- Senior Lecturer: Strategy & SustainabilityStellenbosch Business School, South Africa1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2022
- LecturerStellenbosch Business School, South Africa1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2015
- ResearcherAfrica Centre for Investment Analysis, Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa1 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2005
DEGREES
- PhDStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Jan 2014 - 12 Dec 2016
- MBA (Cum Laude)Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Jan 2000 - 12 Dec 2002
- BScStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Jan 1992 - 12 Dec 1995
CERTIFICATIONS
- Higher Education DiplomaStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Jan 1996 - 12 Dec 1996
LANGUAGES
- AfrikaansCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
AFRICAN UNION 2063 GOALS
- 6 Blue/ ocean economy for accelerated economic growth
- 7 Environmentally sustainable and climate resilient economies and communities
- 1 A High Standard of Living, Quality of Life and Well Being for All Citizens
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 13 Climate Action
- 15 Life on Land
- 14 Life Below Water
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 10 Reduced Inequalities