NISC (PTY) LTD
Mike Schramm is a former biologist, university lecturer, and published researcher. After a period in science teacher development, he transitioned to a publishing management role with an eminent schoolbook publishing company. Until 2023, Mike headed up NISC (Pty) Ltd, a specialist scholarly publisher in South Africa producing databases, books, and academic journals that showcase the best of African scholarship to a global research community. He continues to co-ordinate the company’s expanding scholarly book programme and is chairman of the board of directors. He is also a former director and chairman of African Journals Online (AJOL). He is the Executive Directive (designate) of the NISC Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation supported by NISC (Pty) Ltd that aims to bring new voices into the published literature and amplify the scholarship of the African continent.