Redefining Education and Development

Prof Kaitano Dube is an established researcher and scholar at Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijkpark, South Africa, under the Faculty of Human Science. Currently Acting as a Research Professor, Prof Dube has distinguished himself as a leading scholar in tourism, aviation, climate change, sustainability, and curriculum. A C2 National Research Foundation of South Africa, Prof Dube enjoys international recognition as a leader in his field as a Visiting Professor at the prestigious Emirates Aviation University, Dubai, UAE and the leading Chandigarh University in India. Professor Dube enjoys relations with several universities in South Africa and supervises post-graduate Students at the University of South Africa and Durban University of Technology. Regionally, Professor Dube supervises students at Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) in Zimbabwe. He enjoys warm relations with several universities and has mentored upcoming academics, including 5 Post Doctoral Fellows. He has edited and co-published nine international books, over 57 journal articles, and over 50 book chapters within a short period, which have been highly cited.

• 1 Redefining Education and Development.- 2 Challenges and Opportunities Facing Higher Education in South Africa.- 3 Reflection on the Structural Development of Engineering Programmes in South African Higher Education Institutions.- 4 Development of an Academic Environment Model.- 5 Identification of Best Performing Students Using Machine Learning Algorithms.- 6 Challenges to eLearning and Teaching during COVID-19 in South Africa.- 7 Integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education.- 8 COVID-19's impact on Students’ Digital Identity and Academic Success at South African Higher Education Institutions.- 9 Attitudes and Perceptions of HEI Students Regarding Attendance and Performance for Practical-heavy IT Modules Post-COVID-19.- 10 The Emergency of Chatbots and Student Learning Dilemma.- 11 Developing Character Strengths to Foster the Well-being of First-Year University Students.- 12 Bridging the Student Entrepreneurship Intentions and Venturing Gap.- 13 Education Issues Post COVID-19.