Prof. Gerrit van der Waldt

Prof Gerrit van der Waldt is a research professor in public governance, attached to North-West University (NWU). He is a National Research Foundation-rated researcher and is the author and co-author of 52 textbooks, 157 scholarly articles, and 95 internal handbooks for institutions nationally and internationally, such as the Swedish Institute of Public Administration (SIPU), the Rwanda Local Government Association (RALGA), the Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam), and the African Cities Network. He represented South Africa in the design of the African Union’s African Peer Review Mechanism and supervised 66 Master's and PhD studies to date. According to the World Scientist and University Ranking Index (2025), he is ranked 3rd on the African continent in the field of Public Management/Administration.