Charles Egbu

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Professor

Charles Egbu
NationalityNigeria
Academic background
Alma materSalford University, Leeds Metropolitan University, Kitson College of Technology[citation needed]
Websitehttp://www.charlesegbu.com

Charles Egbu is an academic from Nigeria in the field of construction management, who has worked in higher education in the United Kingdom for over 25 years.[1] He will be the next vice chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom,[2] becoming the first black person in such a role in any UK university.[3]

Early life and education[]

Egbu comes from Abatete, in the Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State of Nigeria.[4]

He obtained his first degree in quantity surveying at Leeds Metropolitan University with first class honours. His doctorate in construction project management was obtained from the University of Salford.[5][6] He obtained an advanced diploma in research award supervision from Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds, UK.[7]

Career[]

Egbu was the pro-vice-chancellor at the University of East London and Dean of the school of Built Environment and Architecture at London South Bank University. He was previously at the University of Salford, Glasgow Caledonian University and University College London.[2][8][9]

He was director, trustee and chairman of the professional standards and knowledge committee of the Association for Project Management (APM).[10] In May 2017 he was admitted to the Worshipful Company of Constructors and earned the Freedom of the City of London.[11] He was the president of the Chartered Institute of Building CIOB for 2019-2020.[12] He was a governor,[13] and member of the London Design and Engineering UTC.[13]

He has been appointed vice-chancellor of Leeds Trinity University and will take up office in November 2020.[14]

Research[]

He has lectured nationally and internationally in areas of sustainable development, construction economics, resilient Communities, knowledge management in complex environment, construction project management, and contract procurement.[15] He has attracted more than £25M of research and enterprise income from numerous research funding bodies, and published 12 books and over 300 published academic works in journals, and conferences proceedings.[16][17][18]

Personal life[]

He is married with children.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Egbu, Charles O. (2008), "Knowledge Management for Improved Construction e-Business Performance", e-Business in Construction, Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 222–234, doi:10.1002/9781444302462.ch13, ISBN 978-1-4443-0246-2
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Buhari lauds Charles Egbu over appointment as VC of UK varsity". TheCable. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. ^ E, Dibango (2020-07-16). "Prof. Charles Egbu emerges First Black Vice Chancellor of A British University". FlashInfoNg. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. ^ RefinedNG (2020-07-20). "PROFESSOR CHARLES EGBU". Refined NG. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  5. ^ "Nigeria's Prof. Charles Egbu appointed 1st black VC of British varsity". apanews.net.
  6. ^ "Prof. Charles Egbu » Network – World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD)".
  7. ^ Dosunmu, Adewale (17 July 2020). "Who is Professor Charles Egbu?".
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Buhari salutes Professor Charles Egbu, Nigerian named VC in UK". Vanguard News. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  9. ^ "UK varsity appoints Nigerian professor as Vice Chancellor". 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  10. ^ "Professor Charles Egbu". CIOB. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  11. ^ Ikpeama, Ngozi (2020-07-16). "Anambra-born Charles Egbu becomes first black Vice Chancellor in UK". Freedom Online. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  12. ^ "Meet the president Charles Egbu". CIOB. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "London Design & Engineering UTC". www.ldeutc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  14. ^ "New Vice-Chancellor appointed by Leeds Trinity University - 2020 - Archive - News - Leeds Trinity University". www.leedstrinity.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  15. ^ ITREALMS. "Prof. Charles Egbu becomes first black VC in UK - ITREALMS". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  16. ^ RefinedNG (2020-07-20). "PROFESSOR CHARLES EGBU". Refined NG. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  17. ^ editor (2020-07-17). "UK Varsity Appoints Nigerian Professor as Vice Chancellor". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2020-08-07.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "UEL announces appointments to executive board - University of East London (UEL)". www.uel.ac.uk.
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