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Africa Business Radio — Institutional research is a broad category of work done at schools, colleges, and universities to inform campus decision-making and planning in areas such as admissions, financial aid, curriculum assessment, enrollment management, staffing, student life, finance, facilities, athletics, and alumni relations. Juan-Claude Lemmens, Ph.D., is the Head: Research and Innovation (Higher Education) at the Department for Education Innovation, University of Pretoria. He is co-developer of the Student Academic Readiness Survey, the First Year Experience Survey and the Career App.tizer. Juan-Claude has written two peer-reviewed articles, a chapter in a monograph and multiple technical reports in the areas of academic readiness, learning analytics, engagement, retention, and success. He is the current President of the Southern African Association for Institutional Research (SAAIR), coordinator of the South African Higher Education Learning Analytics (SAHELA) forum and Umalusi consultant to investigate the NSC and University success. Africa Business Radio

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