CEMBA / CEMPA Programmes
The Commonwealth of Learning CEMBA / CEMPA Programmes benefit from the oversight and direction of two governing bodies: an Executive Governing Board and an Academic Board. Our goal is to design and deliver high quality learning and professional development opportunities for participating Partner Universities and their students.
Executive Governing Board
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
Professor Mahmood H. Butt, Vice-Chancellor
Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
Professor Dr. R.I.M. Aminur Rashid, Vice-Chancellor
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST), Ghana
Professor Kwasi Kwafo Adakwa, Ph.D, Vice-Chancellor
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
Professor Olugbemiro J. Jegede, Vice-Chancellor & CEO
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
Professor Nandani de Silva, Vice-Chancellor
University College of the Caribbean (UCC), Jamaica
Mr. Winston Adams, Executive Chairman & President
University of Guyana (UG)
Dr. James G. Rose, Vice-Chancellor
University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG)
Professor Ross A. Hynes, Vice-Chancellor
Wawasan Open University (WOU), Malaysia
Dato' Professor Emeritus Gajaraj Dhanarajan, Vice-Chancellor and CEO (formerly President, Commonwealth of Learning)
Academic Board
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
- Professor Majed Rashid, Head of Commonwealth Executive MBA/MPA Programme, Department of Business Administration
Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
- Professor Qazi Md. Galib Ahsan, Dean, School of Business
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
- Professor Kwasi Kwafo Adakwa, Ph.D, Vice-Chancellor
- Professor Edward Badu, Dean, Institute of Distance Learning
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
- Professor Onyemalechi Joseph (O.J.) Onwe, Dean of School of Business and Human Reousrces Management
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
- Professor Sudatta Ranasinghe, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dr. Ranjan M.J. George, Senior Lecturer in Management, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (on sabbatical until the end of 2009)
University College of the Caribbean (UCC), Jamaica
- Mrs. Charmaine Muirhead, MA, Programme Director, CEMBA/MPA Programmes
- Dr. Alison Cross. Ed. D. Vice President Academic & Student Affairs
University of Guyana (UG)
- Dr. Michael Scott, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Mr. Hector Edwards, Department of Business & Management Studies (Alternate)
University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG)
- Professor Albert Mellam, Executive Dean, School of Business Administration
- Professor Abdul Mannan, Executive Director, Open College (Alternate)
Wawasan Open University (WOU), Malaysia
- Dr. CHEE Kim Loy, Dean, School of Business and Administration
- Professor Madhulika Kaushik, Director, Centre for Graduate Studies