Dr Melanie Lourens 26 years in South African Higher Education in the field of Human Resource Management. Research specialization is in HRIS, Knowledge Management and Talent Management.Currently Deputy Dean of Faculty of Management Sciences at DUT.Qualifications: PHD in Management Sciones: HRM (DUT); MPhil in Leadership, Performance and Change (UF); MTech: HIRM (TN); PGD: Coaching and Mentoring (UCT); PGD; Entrepreneurial Studies (US); PGD; Statistical Analysis (UP); PD: Project Management (U8); PGD: Adult Education (Unisa); BToch: LRM (TSA); BTech: HRM (TN); BTech: T&D (TSA); BTech: Quality (Unisa); NHD: PSE (MLSTE ND: HRM (TN).