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Professor Geo Quinot

Professor

Biography

Geo Quinot is a Professor in the Department of Public Law. He teaches Administrative and Public Procurement. He is a recipient of Stellenbosch University’s Chancellor’s Medal, the annual award for the most outstanding final-year student at the university, which he received upon graduating with his LLB degree. Other noteworthy awards include the Rector’s Award for Community Interaction, which he received jointly with Professor Sandra Liebenberg in 2008; the CHE-HELTASA National Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award in 2012; and the Stellenbosch University Chancellor’s award for teaching in 2016. His research focuses on Administrative Law, with a particular interest in commercial conduct of the state, including public procurement as well as legal education. He is the founding director of the African Procurement Law Unit and an editor of the African Public Procurement Law Journal. From 2013 to 2015, Professor Quinot was also appointed as a university teaching fellow, with a focus on the development of a pedagogy of law in South Africa; in 2016, he completed the national Teaching Advancement at Universities (TAU) Fellowship programme.