Victor Mbarika

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Professor Victor Mbarika
President, Board of Trustees, ICT University
Personal details
Alma mater	Auburn University (PhD) University of Illinois
Occupation	Full and Endowed Professor of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Awards	KPMG Foundation Doctoral Scholar Fulbright recipient (2009), (2011), (2012), (2015), (2016) National Science Foundation career grant Lifetime Achievement Awards[1]
Website	mbarika.com

Victor Mbarika is an American professor from Cameroon. He is currently the Stallings International Distinguished Scholar and MIS professor at East Carolina University within the University of North Carolina System, in Greenville, North Carolina, USA.^[2] He is the President, Board of Trustees of the ICT University.^[3]

Education[]

Mbarika earned his Master's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from The University of Illinois at Chicago in 1997, and a Ph.D. degree in MIS from Auburn University in 2000.

Career and research[]

Mbarika's research is focused on ICT implementation in Africa, and has provided a theoretically informed framework for understanding ICTs in less developed countries. His work provides a base from which to begin to understand the contextual differences that dictate information systems research in less advantaged environments. He is founding editor-in-chief of The African Journal of Information Systems and senior board member for several academic journals internationally.^[4]

He is also the founder of the International Center for Information Technology and Development (ICITD), East Carolina University, Greenville, which focuses on advancing IT training and development in Sub Saharan Africa especially on e-health, e-education and e-democracy.^[5] with numerous research grants from National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, KPMG, Microsoft, Fulbright, Fulbright-MCMC,^[6] the Louisiana Board of Regents and several other private and public donors.

Other initiatives[]

Other initiatives facilitated by him include The ICT for Africa conference series (ICT4 Africa),^[7] African Journal of Information Systems (AJIS),^[8] The ICT University Foundation^[9] and Cameroon Youths for Jesus (CYJ).^[10]

Publications[]

Professor Mbarika has authored over 200 academic publications (books, book chapters, journals articles).^[11]

Selected books[]

• Ayo, C. K. and Mbarika, V. (Eds.). (2017). Sustainable ICT Adoption and Integration for Socio-Economic Development. IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Mbarika, V. and Adebayo, A. P. (2015). Information and Communication Technology for Secondary Schools. AGWECAMS Publishers.
• Kituyi G., Moya, M. and Mbarika, V. (2013). Computerized Accounting and Finance: Applications in Business. Makerere University Business School.
• Hinson, R., Boateng, R. and Mbarika, V. (Eds.). (2009). Electronic Commerce and Customer Management in Ghana. Accra, Ghana: Pro Write Publishing.
• Kizza, J.M., Muhirwe, J., Aisbett, J., Getao, K., Mbarika, V., Patel, D. and Rodrigues, A. J. (Eds.). (2007). Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development. Fountain Publishers: Kampala, Uganda.
• Sankar, C.S., Mbarika, V., & Raju, P.K. (2006). Use of Information Technologies in Businesses and Society: Learning Through Real-World Case Studies. Anderson, SC: Tavenner Publishers.
• Raju, P.K., Sankar, C. & Mbarika, V. (2005). POWERTEL Case Study: Coverage of a Larger Area versus Better Frequency Re-Use in Wireless Communications. Anderson, SC: Tavenner Publishers.
• Mbarika, V. (2001). Africa’s Least Developed Countries’ Teledensity Problems and Strategies. Yaounde, Cameroon: ME & Agwecam Publishers.

Charity donations[]

Through the ICT University foundation initiative, he has donated e-learning facilities to some universities in sub-Saharan Africa^[12][13][14] which is aimed to advance learning activities for economic and societal development.

Honors and awards[]

Mbarika is a recipient of three lifetime achievement awards,^[15][16] for his "Outstanding contribution to computer science and telecommunications" and his "Contribution to ICT Research and Education". He signed off a letter awarding a visiting professor to the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje who had been caught on camera accepting bribes. The East Carolina University released a statement on 4 November 2020 disavowing the appointment. #gcon He has also won the prestigious Fulbright grant to bring in and host scholars from developing nations at the ICITD.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• ICITD