Prof Hilda Israel is the Dean of the Faculty of Education. As a Fulbright Scholar at Baylor University, Texas, she completed the Master of Science in Education and Doctor of Education.
She was one of six South African women chosen to complete the Higher Education Research Service (HERS) Programme for Women Managers in Higher Education (Philadelphia, USA).
Prof Israel has delivered research papers at national and international conferences on Teaching Methodologies, Multilingualism, Africanisation of the Curriculum, Sociolinguistics, Educational Assessment, Translation & Interpreting as Educational Tools, and Cross-Disciplinary Studies. She has successfully managed international projects on Applied Language Studies, including the training of translators in African Languages.