On 20 April 2026, Villa College awarded scholarships for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (PGCTHE) 2026 to fourteen members of its academic staff. The awards were conferred during the ceremony that also marked the National Research Fund: Emerging Research Grants (NRF-ERG) awarding and the launch of the Villa College Research Grant 2026.
The scholarships reflect the college's continued commitment to academic excellence and professional development.
The 2026 PGCTHE scholarship recipients are:
Dr. Nfor Nfor Nde Nyambi, Faculty of Shariah and Law
Dr. Mohammed Ashraf Balloor Abdulla, Business and Management Cluster, Qasim Ibrahim School of Business
Dr. Ashlin Nimo John Jayasink Rajakumari, Business and Management Cluster, Qasim Ibrahim School of Business
Dr. Mohamed Noordeen Mohamed Imtiyaz, Accounting and Finance Cluster, Qasim Ibrahim School of Business
Dr. Mohammad Shekaib Alam, Faculty of Shariah and Law
Rushani Dilsha Kumari Lewpe Bandarage, Centre for Foundation Studies and School of Hospitality, Tourism and Experiential Industries
Nikhil Vimala Muraleedharan, Business and Management Cluster, Qasim Ibrahim School of Business
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Business and Management Cluster, Qasim Ibrahim School of Business
Vinaya Sarah Vincent, Faculty of Educational Studies and School of Psychology and Counselling and VCare Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre
Fatima Afsar, Faculty of Educational Studies and School of Psychology and Counselling and VCare Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre
Kesia Elizabeth Jain, Faculty of Educational Studies and School of Psychology and Counselling and VCare Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre
Koneino Peseyie, Faculty of Health Sciences
Mohamed Wazeem Ibra Lebbe, Centre for Open and Distance Learning (CODL)
Mohd Arsh Shery, Faculty of Shariah and Law
Villa College congratulates the fourteen awardees and looks forward to their contributions to teaching and learning across the college.
