Prof. Ishmael Bobby Mphangwe Kosamu
PhD. (Netherlands), MSc. (Netherlands), BSc. (Malawi), Dip. Lab. Tech. (Malawi)
Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, Private Bag 303, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Telephone: +265 1 870 411; Fax: +265 1 870 578
Mobile numbers: +265 888 654 552 / +265 998 481 848
Email 1: ikosamu@mubas.ac.mw



Academic Qualifications

Awarding Institution Period of Study Award Year of Award
Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands September 2010 –September 2014 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Science 2017
UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education, Delft,
The Netherlands. 2002 – 2004 Master of Science in Environmental Science and Technology. 2004
University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, Blantyre, Malawi. 1997 – 1998 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Technology (with credit). 1999
University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, Blantyre, Malawi. 1993 – 1996 Diploma in Laboratory Technology (with credit). 1997


PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
1.A Full Professor in Environmental Management with twenty (21) years of dedicated academic leadership and scholarship at a fully accredited and internationally recognised University (including over eight years at Associate Professor level) as well as responsible, exceptional and effective teaching (including mentoring several staff members on research and academic publications, resource mobilisation and utilisation, networking, sitting on various academic committees, postgraduate thesis supervision and examination, scholarly journal and Book Chapter publications (PLUS several articles in conference proceedings), outreach activities and consultancies - 9th August 1999 to date.
2.A strategic leader who has a proven track record to effectively guide academic and administrative matters in a fashion that conforms to the transformative nature of MUBAS
3.A champion of change who has been actively involved in the metamorphosis of The Polytechnic (under University of Malawi) into MUBAS; by among many things taking leadership roles in the development of policies, processes and structures of the new university.
4.A natural mentor with extraordinary skills to inculcate a culture of innovative scholarship among staff members for transformative professional growth in their respective disciplines;
5.An leader in compliance of the academy with statutory and regulatory requirements.
6.An effective, tough but fair, and result-oriented supervisor of staff performance management assessment in their office to ensure responsibility and accountability for maximized productivity.
7.A marketer who has vast experience in promoting collaboration between the academy and the industry through consultancies and need driven outreach activities embedded in nationally and internationally-relevant policies;
8.An experienced leader in the development of marketing strategies to increase the visibility and availability of an institution to both the local and international community; and
9.An accomplished researcher, consultantt and public engagement expert who has mobilised numerous resources for the university.
10.A locally-known and internationally recognised networker who has assisted the university in establishing beneficial networks for both staff and students.
11.An experienced leader in ensuring that academic programmes of the university are relevant but also adhering to standards used by the National Council for Higher Education to assess the quality of universities;
12.A proactive tracker of variables and criteria used for continental and global rankings that form the recipe for academic structures, systems, processes and procedures in a university
13.An experienced chair of subcommittees of university administrative structures sushi Senate and other academic adhoc committees that the university constitutes from time to time;
14.A seasoned academic with high levels of familiarity with national, regional, and global policies that shape higher education
15.A proven leader, human resources manager and decision-maker with abilities to resolve conflicts, identify and enhance talent, internationalise academic practices, develop as well as review curricula and attract international students into university programmes.
16.An excellent communicator, mentor and motivator with high levels of personal integrity.

LIST OF PROFESSIONAL REFEREES:

1. Prof. Geert de Snoo,
Director, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Professor of Conservation Biology, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 50
6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Tel: +31 317 473 400
Email: g.r.desnoo@science.leidenuniv.nl

2. Prof. Wapulumuka Mulwafu,
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Mzuzu University, Private Bag 201, Luwinga, Mzuzu, Malawi.
Cell: +265 888 872 359
Email:wmulwafu@gmail.com

3. Dr. Harry Gombachika,
The Chief Executive Officer,
Malawi Telecommunications Limited, P.O. Box 537,
Blantyre, Malawi.
Cell: +265 888 340 992
Email: hgombachika@gmail.com