Qualifications

• Colonel Gladys Machinga is the Chairperson of the Department of Peace and Security Studies. She brings over two decades of experience in defence
• national security
• conflict prevention
• and international peacekeeping. Her academic and professional qualifications include: • PhD (in progress): Fourth Industrial Revolution
• data colonialism
• and data sovereignty in the Global South – University of South Africa • Master of Science in International Studies – Zimbabwe National Defence University • Master of Public Administration – University of Zimbabwe • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy – University of South Africa • Diploma in Defence and Security Studies – University of Zimbabwe • National Defence Course – Zimbabwe National Defence University • Negotiation
• Mediation and Conflict Management – Institute of Peace
• Leadership and Governance
• Africa University • Certificate in Gender-Based Budgeting – UN Women HQ (New York) • UN Certificate in Strategic Communication on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) She has served as a Peacekeeping Affairs Officer with the United Nations Department of Peace Operations
• including UN missions in South Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda and the Middle East. Colonel Machinga is also a member of the Gender Technical Committee under the Elsie Initiative Fund at UN Women
• where she provides expert advice on policies and strategies to enhance women’s participation in peace operations. An alumna of the University of South Africa (UNISA)
• she is committed to advancing knowledge in international relations and peace and security studies
• with a focus on strengthening cooperation
• building resilience
• and enhancing security at all levels.