MrsSybil Smit
Senior Lecturer
School Of Accountancy
- Senior LecturerSchool Of Accountancy
- 0218083473 (Work)
- Stellenbosch University, School of Accountancy, Room 3065 Van der Sterr building, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 7600, South Africa
OVERVIEW
I started as a part-time lecturer in February 2005 and was appointed as a full-time lecturer in April 2006.
I am passionate about teaching, learning and assessment, as well as transformation.
From 2015 to 2022 I was the senior project manager for the Stellenbosch Thuthuka program. During my time as Thuthuka project manager, and thereafter, I have made a significant contribution to transformation in the accountancy profession and have been involved in the initiation several of the School’s support programmes for at risk students (including Thuthuka, ILP, Structured tutorials, Summer and Winter Schools, etc).
I serve in various committees at School, Faculty as well as Institutional level, and volunteer to present at the Teacher's Enrichment Programme.
I am the module coordinator for Financial Accounting 178, the coordinator for the open day, the coordinator for the conversion and the module coordinator for Portfolio of Evidence 378. I am also the co-program leader for the BAcc undergraduate program.
I was awarded a SU Teaching Fellowship from 2025- 2027. I am planning to use this opportunity for renewal of the Financial Accounting 178 module, aiming to incorporate the CA of the Future competencies, and to help ease the transition from school to University for first year BAcc and BAccLLB students.
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY GROUPS MEMBERSHIP
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- LecturerStellenbosch University, School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Feb 2005 - 30 Jun 2025
- Senior LecturerStellenbosch University, School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Jul 2025
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Article clerkKPMG (South Africa) Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2000
- Financial controllerBHP Billiton (Samancor Chrome), Johannesburg, South Africa1 Jan 2001 - 31 Jul 2001
- AccountantSCAS (Sport for Christ Action South Africa), Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Aug 2001 - 31 Jan 2005
DEGREES
- BCom (Accounting)University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 1996
- BCom Hons (Accounting)University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa1 Jan 1997 - 31 Dec 1997
- MAcc (Computer Auditing)Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Feb 2007 - 31 Dec 2009
- PGDip (Higher Education Teaching and Learning)Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Feb 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
LANGUAGES
- AfrikaansCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
AVAILABILITY
- Teaching provision
- Mentoring (long-term)
- Mentoring (short-term)
AFRICAN UNION 2063 GOALS
- 2 Well Educated Citizens and Skills revolution underpinned by Science, Technology and Innovation
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 4 Quality Education
- 10 Reduced Inequalities