KARA HERITAGE INSTITUTE - Pretoria

Prof. Motshekga came to Albert Ludwig's University at the end of 1981 from Harvard University where he obtained a Masters in Law (LLM) degree with distinctions in Human Rights Law, United Nations Law and Law and Development. Upon completion of his LLM degree, he was admitted as a visiting scholar in the African Studies Centre at Harvard University. Here Prof. Motshekga read African philosophy, ancient and medieval history and philosophy. On his arrival in Germany, Prof. Motshekga was appointed a visiting Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Albert Ludwig's University. During his stay at this University, Prof. Motshekga studied the history of philosophy from antiquity, philosophy, history of Ancient Ethiopia and Egypt as well as Hieroglyphica.