Bio of Professor Tefetso Mothibe

SHORT BIO

Professor Tefetso Henry Mothibe (PhD) is a retired Associate Professor of History in the Department of Historical Studies at the National University of Lesotho(NUL) where he has taught, researched and published extensively on pre-colonial, colonial and post-independence Lesotho and Zimbabwe . He is also an Associate Senior Research Fellow of St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford

He is the 6th Vice Chancellor of the NUL and also the founding Director of the Moshoeshoe I Institute of Peace and Leadership which was established in 2018.

He has a wide and long experience in Higher Education as Head of Department, Dean of the Faculty, Acting Pro-Vice Chancellor and Vice Chancellor and a member of the university Councils of NUL and Copperbelt University, Zambia.  He has also served as a Board member of the International Association of Universities and UNESCO Executive Board.