Dr Adefolakemi Gabriel Ajobiewe is one of the fast-growing scientists in Africa. She hails from Ilaje local government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. She is from a kingship clan called Etikan under Ropeda ruling house of Ilaje she is therefore referred to as Princess Adefolakemi.
Research is one aspect of academics which is beginning to take its full shape with the advent of digital technology, internet facilities, and the renewed drive for growth and development in all sectors of the economy. It is against this backdrop that the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) was established in Dubai UAE, to facilitate research in the field of agriculture.
Santie Botha is the chancellor of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth – at 48, the youngest chancellor in South Africa – and serves on the board of Tiger Brands Limited and Famous Brands. She is a South African marketing pioneer who played a role in the success of the 2010 World Cup as head of marketing at FIFA sponsor MTN.
Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman is a professor at the College of Business Administration at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She made history not only as UP’s Centennial president but also as its first woman president. Aside from having been chancellor of the UP Diliman campus (1991-1993 and 1999-2004), Dr Roman’s experience in university administration includes former positions as vice chancellor for administration, secretary of the university and of the Board of Regents, vice president for administration, and member of the Board of Regents representing the faculty. She also holds important positions in several foundations, most notably as president of the UP Diliman Foundation, Inc.
Prof. Jacqueline Oduol is a well-known Kenyan gender expert. She is also specialized in child protection and children’s rights, leadership, peacebuilding and conflict resolution. She has played key roles in developing gender policies to increase women’s participation in development activities in Kenya and was among the first members of the National Gender and Equality Commission when it was set up in 2003.
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet is the Robert I. Williams Term Professor of History and director of the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a scholar of modern Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and the Persian Gulf, having published extensively on these topics.
Korean born Haejoang Cho, also known as Haejoang Cho Han; Han being her mother’s family name is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Cultural Anthropology at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
