Professor Motlatsi Molati
Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Professor Motlatsi Molati is the Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor. His substantive post is the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology – a position he assumed in January 2025.
He obtained Bachelor of Science (Mathematics & Physics) from the National University of Lesotho (NUL) in 1998 and pursued further studies in Applied Mathematics at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS); he obtained Bachelor of Science Honours (2001), Master of Science (2003) and PhD (2010).
He joined NUL in August 2003 as an Assistant Lecturer and is currently a Full Professor (of Applied Mathematics). He has taught courses in all years of undergraduate level as well as at Honours and masters levels. He supervises postgraduate students and he is also an external examiner. He served four two-year term as Head of Department (HoD) of Mathematics & Computer Science (MACS). He also served as Senate representative in the 14th Council of the NUL.
During his tenure as HoD, he took the lead in resuscitating BSc Hon (Mathematics) and kick-starting MSc (Mathematics) programmes. The inaugural masters graduate (in the 2020 graduation) was under his supervision. He was part of the team that was tasked by the Senate to address clashes in the teaching time-table and this resulted in MACS developing the time-table generating tool which is currently being used. Around the same time MACS developed the Learning Management System (aka THUTO).
He has been to many regional and international Mathematics conferences, in particular, the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) which he has been attending since 2006. He has held short-term research fellowships at NWU, WITS (in South Africa) and Kyushu University (in Japan). He received the TWAS Young Scientist National Award in 2011 and his PhD thesis was awarded the Rand Merchant Bank Gold Medal in 2010.
Overview of the Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor is University’s Academic Head who reports to the Vice-Chancellor and assumes the Vice-Chancellor’s responsibilities in his absence. The Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is charged with helping University achieve excellence across all areas of the academic enterprise through oversight of undergraduate teaching and learning; graduate mentoring; faculty development, and the development of innovative academic initiatives. The office is responsible for the administration, coordination, and development of general policies and functions applicable to all academic programmes.
Other responsibilities of the office include: overseeing the development of academic strategic plans across academic units; ensuring continuing professional development of the academic teaching and research staff through professional development opportunities both on and off campus as well as designing strategies and mechanisms to create a research culture, providing strategic direction to institutional research initiatives.
Services
The services rendered by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s office include chairing various academic and institutional committees as well as selection panels. The committees for which the Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s office provides chairmanship include the Academic Planning Committee, Space Allocation and Vacation Courses Committee, Library Board, Computer Steering Committee, Academic Planning Committee, Localization and Training Board, Sabbatical and Study Leave Committee, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, Bookshop Committee, and Research and Conferences Committee.
Staff
Ms. Likeleko Mvelase — Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s Secretary
Tel: +266 22340601 / 52213000 Ext: 3338
Direct: +266 22340319 / 52217201
Mrs. ‘Mamakhetha Moranye — Senior Assistant Registrar (Pro-Vice-Chancellor)
Contacts:
Prof. Motlatsi Molati
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
P.O. Roma, 180.
Lesotho.
Tel: +266 22340601 Ext: 7205
Direct: +266 22340319
Fax: +266 22340702
E-mail: pvc@nul.ls
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