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Victor Mbarika

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Professor
Victor Mbarika
President, Board of Trustees, ICT University
Personal details
Alma materAuburn University (PhD)
University of Illinois
OccupationFull and Endowed Professor of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Awards
Websitembarika.com

Victor Mbarika is a Cameroonian Information and Communication Technology expert and academic based in the United States of American. He is currently a professor of MIS and Stallings International Distinguished Scholar at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, United States.[2] He is the President of Board of Trustees of the ICT University.[3][4][5]

Education

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

Career and research

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Mbarika's research is focused on ICT implementation in Africa and has developed a theoretical framework for understanding ICTs in less developed countries and understanding 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.[6]

He is the founder of the International Center for Information Technology and Development (ICITD), East Carolina University, Greenville, which focuses on IT training and development in e-health, e-education and e-democracy in Sub Saharan Africa. [7] Mbarika is a five-time Fulbright-MCMC research grants recipient.[8]

He is facilitator of The ICT for Africa conference series (ICT4 Africa),[9] the ICT University Foundation[10] and Cameroon Youths for Jesus (CYJ).[11][12][13][14]

In 2020, Premium Times reported that a spokesperson for Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, governor of Kano State of Nigeria, claimed that Ganduje had received a letter from Mbarika indicating Ganduje's appointment as a visiting professor at East Carolina University. The university later released a statement confirming Mbarika as its faculty member but denied offering the appointment stating that Mbarika acted on his own because he is not an authorized official to make such an appointment.[15][16]

Honors and awards

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  • African Achievers Award (2023) in London, United Kingdom for his "Outstanding contribution to computer science and telecommunications" and his "Contribution to ICT Research and Education"[17][18][19]
  • President’s Lifetime Achievement Award by former U.S. President Joe Biden for his contributions to education and poverty alleviation.[20]
  • The TEH-BENG (Pillar of Society) title by the Meta Fons Union in Yaoundé, Cameroon for his contributions to ICT development in the region.[21][22][20]

Selected books

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  • 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.

References

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  1. ↑ "Victor Mbarika | The Drum Newspaper".
  2. ↑ "ECU names new Stallings Distinguished International Scholar". 10 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Personality of The Week: Prof Victor Mbarika: ICT University Founder, philanthropist". The Guardian Post. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  4. ↑ admins (2025-01-27). "ICT university founder, Prof. Victor Mbarika honored at Cameroon Heroes Impact Awards - Cameroon News Agency". cameroonnewsagency.com. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  5. ↑ "President, ICT University". Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "DIR Victor. W. A. Mbarika | Southern University and A&M College". www.subr.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  7. ↑ "NSF Award Search: Award#0644305 - CAREER: Information Technology Transfer to Developing Countries: An E-Medicine Model for Sub-Saharan Africa". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  8. ↑ Education, N. S. T. (2016-06-27). "Three get first Fulbright-MCMC grants". NST Online. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  9. ↑ "2008 ICT for Africa Conference Report". 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 January 2009.
  10. ↑ "ICT University Foundation – research | training | development". ictuniversityfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  11. ↑ "Cameroon Youths for Jesus". www.cyjonline.org. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  12. ↑ "US varsity donates e-library worth $240,000 to Ondo college". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  13. ↑ "U.S. ICT university donates N3m worth e-library facilities to KASU". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  14. ↑ "Nigeria: Kaduna State University To Receive Infrastructure From ICT University, USA". Africa Prime News. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  15. ↑ Kabir, Adejumo (December 10, 2020). "Controversial Appointment: American University apologises to Ganduje". Premium Times. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
  16. ↑ Kabir, Adejumo (4 December 2020). "American university denies appointing Ganduje visiting professor". Premium Times. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  17. ↑ AMABO, Eulalia (20 July 2023). "African Achievers Award, Prof. Victor Mbarika Conferred Distinction. The Cameroonian-born scholar was distinguished on July 14, 2023 in London for excellence in leadership". Cameroon Tribune n° 12898/9097. p. 3.
  18. ↑ "Southern's Victor Mbarika earns third lifetime achievement award for IT work in developing nations | The Drum Newspaper". Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  19. ↑ "Two Black Scholars Win Prestigious Awards". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  20. 1 2 "President Biden Honours ICT University Founder Prof. Mbarika with Lifetime Achievement Award". Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  21. ↑ "Meta Fons Confer 'Pillar of Society' Distinction on Prof. Victor Mbarika". Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  22. ↑ "Fon Chafah Confers Rare Traditional Title on Prof. Mbarika". The Guardian Post Cameroon. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
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