Ben van Heerden Receives 2010 National Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award

Published on July 31, 2022

Ben van Heerden, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., M.Med.
Professor and Director, Centre for Health Sciences Education
Stellenbosch University
Tygerberg, South Africa

Congratulations to Ben van Heerden (PHIL 2006), who is a 2010 recipient of a National Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award. Dr. van Heerden is one of four awardees selected from educators at public higher education institutions across South Africa. The Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of South Africa (HELTASA), in collaboration with the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), presented the awards at the annual HELTASA conference, held November 23-25 in Tzaneen, South Africa.

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