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Ronel Retief

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Institutional Registrar at Stellenbosch University
📍 City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Dr. Ronel Retief is the Institutional Registrar at Stellenbosch University, where she is a key member of the executive management team. An alumna with a PhD from the university, she has deep expertise in academic governance and has led major institutional projects. She also co-authored the "Registrars Handbook. "

Beyond her professional achievements, Ronel has a passion for literature, stemming from her doctoral research on Afrikaans women poets. She is an avid traveler and hiker, enjoys the outdoors, and is deeply interested in leadership development, having completed programs at Oxford and Harvard.

Interesting fact: Ronel is a trailblazer, being the first woman to be appointed as Registrar in the history of Stellenbosch University.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Institutional Registrar
Location
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Higher Education Governance
As Registrar, she is secretary to the Council and Senate, has led revisions of the university's Statute, and ensures legal and policy compliance.
Women in Leadership
As the first female Registrar at SU, she actively participates as a presenter in the HERS-SA Academy, which promotes women in higher education leadership.
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Career

Work history

1-2017
Institutional Registrar
Stellenbosch University
2003 - 2016
Deputy Registrar
Stellenbosch University
3-1998 - 7-2003
Co-ordinator: Research Funding (Social Sciences and Humanities)
Stellenbosch University
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Registrar | Stellenbosch University. Featured in Stellenbosch University – Official Website
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Ronel Retief | About | Stellenbosch University. Featured in Stellenbosch University – Researcher Profiles
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Stellenbosch University
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