Professor Scarlett Cornelissen was appointed the Interim Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies at the end of 2009.
She is a P-rated researcher and has academic qualifications from both South African and international institutions: BSocSc (Cape Town); MA (Stellenbosch), PhD (Glasgow), and currently holds a Professorship in the Department of Political Science at Stellenbosch University where her teaching specializations include: International Relations; Foreign Policy Analysis; Political Theory and the Political Economy of Japan. In 2009 she was awarded the National Research Foundation President’s Award for her research.
Professor Cornelissen’s research interests include: new territorialities of development and governance in Africa; African international relations; South African foreign policy; Japan-Africa relations; sport mega-events and geopolitics
Sanne Mars-van der Lugt is an Analyst for the Centre for Chinese Studies. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) in 2006. During her MA in Culture Organisation and Management at the same institute she specialised in Chinese culture. She conducted research for her Master’s thesis in Xi’an (China). Having completed her MA in 2007 she moved to China to set up a consultancy business in order to study Chinese business culture.
Matthew McDonald is an Analyst at the Centre for Chinese Studies. He received his Bachelors degree in International Studies (cum laude) from Stellenbosch University in 2006 and his Honours degree in Political Science (cum laude) from the same institution in 2007.
Meryl Burgess is a Research Intern for the Centre for Chinese Studies. She obtained a Bachelors degree in International Studies from Stellenbosch University in 2008 and is currently studying towards her Honours degree in Political Science at the same institution. Prior to joining the CCS, Meryl worked as a student assistant in the Department of Political Science at Stellenbosch and participated in various campus societies and community-outreach programmes.
Gys Hough is a Research Intern for the Centre for Chinese Studies. He obtained his BA Policy and Value Studies degree (2008) and his MPhil in Political Management from Stellenbosch University in 2010. Apart from his studies Gys also took part in various campus activities through his role as House Committee member at Huis Visser in 2007/2008 and various other university related jobs.
Elizabeth Schickerling obtained her Bachelors degree in International Studies from Stellenbosch University at the end of 2009 and is currently studying towards her Honours degree in Political Science. In 2009, Elizabeth was part of a group of Stellenbosch Mandarin students who attended the Remin University of China’s Summer School, where she and her colleagues spent three and a half weeks in Beijing taking courses in Mandarin and Chinese Politics. Elizabeth has a true passion for China and Africa relations and intends to continue studying and working in that field after she completes her honours.
Bronwyn Grobler is the Office Administrator at the Centre for Chinese Studies. She has extensive experience in Administration and Company Management gained through both the private and public sectors. Bronwyn is an active Life Coach, and specializes in Life Skills & Consciousness Coaching aimed at Teenagers, Students and Young Professionals.
Issue 54 – August 2010 
