Professional Background

Mr Lehlohonolo Gibson Mokoena is a Lecturer in the Department of Tourism and Event Management at the Central University of Technology, Free State, where he has worked for approximately a decade.

He completed a BTech in Tourism Management at CUT and was recognised as the Best BTech Tourism Management Student in 2009. He subsequently obtained a Master's degree in Tourism Management and a second Master's degree in Development Studies from the University of the Free State.

Mr Mokoena is currently pursuing a PhD in Tourism Management at North-West University. He has also completed a Strategic Management course through the University of Cape Town and tourism industry short courses, including Galileo.

His academic interests include sustainable and community-based tourism development, and he is currently co-supervising two Master's students. He has published in accredited journals, co-authored book chapters and presented at national and international conferences. He also has a strong interest in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and is a recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Teaching.

Areas of Expertise

• • Development Studies
• • Sustainable Tourism Development
• • Community-Based Tourism
• • Participatory Action Research (PAR)
• • Tourism Development
• • Destination Management
• • Travel Agency Operations
• • Tourism Marketing
• • Cultural Studies
• • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)