Professor Angelo Nicolaides

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Humanities and Social Sciences

Department: Philosophy and Applied Ethics

Discipline: Ethics

Highest Qualification

DPhil, DTh, DCom, PhD

Contact details

Email: nicolaidesa@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 9026550

Campus: KwaDlangezwa, KZN

Research Interest Areas

Ethics, Governance, Stakeholder Management, Theology, Education, History, Biblical Studies, Tourism, Hospitality Management.

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Project with a School for the Disabled in KwaZulu Natal

Research Niche Area (FARNA): Rurality and Rural Development

Various articles published. Drove a Special Edition to be published in the OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Canada

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

Department is involved in a Community Engagement Project with a School for the Disabled in KwaZulu Natal.

Awards & Honors

Various research awards from HEIs e.g. Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award

Highly Commended Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence for article published.

Teaching Interest Areas

Ethics and Environment, Sustainability
Philosophical Ethics, Christian Ethics
Business Ethics, Governance
Medical Ethics, Stakeholder Management

Active Research Projects

Ongoing research in Ethical Practices towards Sustainability in Business, Education etc.

M/D Supervision completed (3 or 4 projects)

42 Masters (1 in pipeline)

8 Doctoral (3 in pipeline)

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

The implementation of environmental management towards sustainable universities and education for sustainable development as an ethical imperative, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 7 (4), 414-424 229 citations to date

Entrepreneurship-the role of higher education in South Africa, Educational research 2 (4), 1043-1050 122 citations

Innovative teaching and learning methodologies for higher education Institutions, Educational research 3 (8), 620-626 63 citations

Tourism Stakeholder Theory in practice: instrumental business grounds, fundamental normative demands or a descriptive application? African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 62 citations

Spirituality, Wellness tourism and quality of life, African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure 6 (1), 1-37 50 citations