Taddy Blecher

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Taddy Blecher (* 1967 in Johannesburg ) is a South African university professor and education activist.

Life

Taddy Blecher was born in Johannesburg in 1967. In 1999 he co-founded the CIDA City Campus University Johannesburg. In this, the students are charged much lower tuition fees than is common across the country. He has also founded other educational institutions. Thanks to his work, more than 600,000 South Africans have been trained in courses. He was awarded two honorary doctorates for his commitment.

Awards

  • Skoll Foundation Prize of $ 1 Million for Social Entrepreneurship
  • Global Leader of Tomorrow Award, World Economic Forum
  • Young Global Leader Award, World Economic Forum
  • Managerial Leadership Award, Black Management Forum
  • Gemilut Chesed Award, King David Foundation

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Taddy Blecher believes in dreams. (No longer available online.) City of Johannesburg, June 7, 2005, archived from the original on July 3, 2014 ; accessed on June 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.joburg.org.za
  2. ↑ Taddy Blecher. architectsofpeace.org, accessed on June 3, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Taddy Blecher. maharishiinstitute.org, accessed June 3, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Blecher, Taddy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African university professor and education activist
DATE OF BIRTH 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg , South Africa