CEMBA/CEMPA Governance

The Commonwealth of Learning CEMBA / CEMPA Programme benefits 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 Institutions and their students.

Executive Governing Board

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan
Professor Dr Shaid Siddiqui, Vice-Chancellor

Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
Professor Dr M.A. Mannan, Vice-Chancellor

Botswana Open University (BOU)
formerly Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning (BOCODOL)
Dr Daniel Tau, Executive Director of BOCODOL

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Vice-Chancellor

National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, Vice-Chancellor

Open University of Mauritius (OUM)
Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, Director-General

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
Professor Anbahan Ariadurai, Vice Chancellor

University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Jamaica
Dr Winston Adams, Executive Chairman & President

University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI)
Professor J. A. Roy Bodden, JP, President

University of Guyana (UG)
Professor Ivelaw Griffith, Vice Chancellor & Principal

Wawasan Open University (WOU), Malaysia
Professor Dato’ Dr HO Sinn Chye, Vice Chancellor and CEO

Academic Board

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan

  • Professor Syed Hasan Raza, Chariman, Department of Business Administration

Bangladesh Open University (BOU)

  • Mr Mostafa Azad Kamal, Associate Professor, School of Business

Botswana Open University (BOU)
formerly Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning (BOCODOL)

  • Professor S. Tichapondwa Modesto (DLitt et Phil), Dean, School of Business and Management Studies

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST), Ghana

  • Professor I. K. Dontwi, Dean, Institute for Distance Learning

National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

  • Dr Samaila Mande, Senior Lecturer, School of Management Sciences

Open University of Mauritius (OUM)

  • Mrs A Tirvassen
  • Ms Teenah Jutton

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)

  • Dr L.P.S. Gamini, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Department of Management Studies

University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Jamaica

  • Dr Bernadette Warner, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Internationalization and Online Programs UCC
  • Ms Dianne Boyd, Director, CEMBA/CEMPA Graduate Programmes

University of Guyana (UG)

  • Professor Michael Scott, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Engagement

Wawasan Open University (WOU), Malaysia

  • Mr Prakash Arumugam, Senior Lecturer, School of Business and Administration