Herman van Niekerk, PhD

Associate Dean

College of Doctoral Studies

About van Niekerk

Dr. Herman van Niekerk originally hails from South Africa and relocated to the United States in July 2015. He currently serves as the Associate Dean for the Doctor of Business Administration and Doctor of Management programs in the College of Doctoral Studies. 

His past professional experience included military duty as well as serving as a diplomat at the United Nations in New York. In the early 2000s, he was the country director for an European business school with campuses in South African and Nigeria. 

My beliefs about teaching are strongly influenced by a learning philosophy shaped by fundamental educational principles encompassing cognitive functioning, adult learning theory and curriculum design and assessment.

Herman van Niekerk
Associate Dean

My beliefs about teaching are strongly influenced by a learning philosophy shaped by fundamental educational principles encompassing cognitive functioning, adult learning theory and curriculum design and assessment.

From 2003-2015, Dr. van Niekerk was a partner/owner in a consulting company implementing knowledge management systems and advising businesses on the optimization of organizational information assets to increase their competitiveness.  

  • PhD, Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management, Stellenbosch University, 2001-2004
  • MEd, Educational Philosophy, Free State University, 1985 
  • BEd, Free State University, 1983
  • BA and HED, Free State University, 1979 

My beliefs about teaching are strongly influenced by a learning philosophy shaped by fundamental educational principles encompassing cognitive functioning, adult learning theory and curriculum design and assessment.

Herman van Niekerk
Associate Dean

My beliefs about teaching are strongly influenced by a learning philosophy shaped by fundamental educational principles encompassing cognitive functioning, adult learning theory and curriculum design and assessment.