The Institute’s Executive Management Council (EMC)

The Institute’s Executive Management Council (EMC) includes the heads of the AIIKS Nodes.  Each Node has its own Management Team responsible for implementation of the decisions of the EMC pertaining to matters and programmes of the Institute at the Node. Currently the EMC includes the following:

Prof. Nelson Ijumba

Coordinator

African Institute in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIIKS Hub), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Prof. Hassan Kaya

Director

DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (CIKS), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (AIIKS Hub & Secretariat)

Dr. Mayashree Chinsamy

Research Manager

DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (CIKS), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (AIIKS Hub & Secretariat)

Prof. Aldin Mutembei

Chair

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Professorial Chair in Kiswahili, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dr. Joseph Otieno

Director

Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania

Dr. Paulo Erasto Kazyoba

Coordinator

Department of Traditional Medicine Research, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania

Prof. Juliao Monjane

Coordinator

Faculty of Science (FS), Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique

Prof. Beth Kaplin

Director

Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (CoEB), University of Rwanda, Rwanda

Dr. Jean-Pierre Munyamupundu

Head

Huye Biotechnology Laboratory (HBL), University of Rwanda, Rwanda

Prof. Aggee Shyaka Mugabe

Director

The Centre for Conflict Management (CCM), University of Rwanda, Rwanda

Prof. Inza Kone

Director

The Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS), Côte d'Ivoire

Prof. Kienon-Kabore Timpoko Hélène

Head

PAMECHID (ARCHEOLOGY HERITAGE, MEMORY, CULTURE, HISTORY, IDENTITIES) of SCALL, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny Côte d'Ivoire

Prof. Cheikh Mouhamadou Mbacké LO

Director

Agence Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique Appliquée (ANRSA), Senegal

Mr Ernest Ngom

Head of Partnerships & International Cooperation

Agence Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique Appliquée (ANRSA), Senegal

Dr. Casim Umba Tolo

Director

APharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Centre (PHARMBIOTRAC), Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Uganda

Prof. Archileo N. Kaaya

Coordinator

Department of Food Technology and Nutrition (DFTN), Makerere University (MU), Uganda

Dr. Moses Chundu

Executive Director

Africa Leadership and Management Academy, affiliate college of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe

Dr. Pindai M Sithole

Programmes Coordinator

African Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA); affiliate college of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe

Dr. Iwanette Du Preez

Coordinator

Multi-disciplinary Research Centre (MRC), University of Namibia, Namibia

Dr. James Nyirenda

Coordinator

School of Natural Sciences (SNS), University of Zambia, Zambia

Dr. Ronald Tombe

AIIKS Node Coordinator

Kisii University, Kenya

Prof. Anakalo Shitandi

Registrar

Research & Extension, Kisii University, Kenya

Dr. Doris Löhr

Academic Coordinator / Internationalization & Public Engagement

Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, University of Bayreuth, Germany