Governing Body
Dr. Gopal Thapa
Nepal
Board Member
Dr. Gopal Thapa is a prominent Associate Professor of Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He holds Ph D in Marketing from Dr. K N Modi University, Jaipur, India. Dr. Thapa has more than 21 years of experience in the field of teaching, training, research and consultancy. He has been serving as a member secretary of marketing subject committee in Tribhuvan University since 2010. He is the author of the famous book, “Dictionary of Marketing” which has endorsed by Father of Modern Marketing Philip Kotler. Dr. Thapa is also the founder chairman of Dhurba Bahadur Thapa Memorial Trust, Kathmandu. He has published a lot of research articles in international journals. At present, he is BBA Program Director at Nepal Commerce Campus, Tribhuvan University. Dr. Thapa is three times nominee of AMA higher education marketer of the year individual award by American Marketing Association.
Dr. Rufus Olanrewaju ADEBISI
Nigeria
Board Member
Dr. Rufus Olanrewaju ADEBISI is a graduate of Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo and Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, where he bagged Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and Bachelor in Education (Bed), Master in Education (Med), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Special Education respectively. He is currently teaching at his Alma-Mata, in the Department of Education for Learners with Communication and Behaviour Disorders, Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria. His research interests are in Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders and trace elements/micronutrients in managing disabilities. He is a researcher, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Editor and manuscript Reviewer, currently serving as member of Editorial Boards in many national and international Journals. He has attended conferences and published several articles in National and International Journals.
Dr. Febwin Escanilla Villaceran
Philippines
Board Member
Dr. Febwin Escanilla Villaceran has more than 15 years of experience in teaching and managing tertiary schools both private and public institutions. Also, with deep experience in teaching and handling student affairs position. He has expertise in curriculum development both in tertiary and graduate programs to the discipline of engineering (BSEcE and BSCpE / Ms/Master of Engineering), Information Technology (BSIT / IM), Business Management (BSBA/MBA), Public Administration (BSPA/MPA) and Law subjects. He has exposed to CHED Accreditation and Inspection (documentary and other requirement) and RQUAT (Regional Quality Assessment Team) inspection for program recognition, monitoring and standard evaluation. He is also the Member of the Technical Working Group (TWG) that creates, plan and implement K12 program under the Department of Education. He exposed in teaching both in undergraduate and graduate programs handling major subjects in engineering, mathematics, business, law and military science. He well exposed in contracts of school projects, negotiation and other institution dealings. Knowledgeable in MOAs and MOUs. Exposed in LGUs, Non-NGOs and community negotiations. He is also engaged in project studies and feasibilities to different organizations and classification. Also, conduct seminars to both industry and academe. The positions, he handled in the academe are School Administrator, College Deans both in Engineering and Information Technology, Director in Engineering for State University and present Research Director. He has also more than 14 years of experience in broadcast media industry handling the position of Research and Development Head, Transmission Engineering Head and Network Monitoring Head. More than 10 years of experience in Sales and Operation to the business of IT solutions and enterprise with the position of Vice President and Assistant Vice President. He has obtained post education in the fields of Technology, Law and Engineering from reputable schools of the Philippines.
Dr. Shanmugam Mohan
Oman
Board Member
Dr. Shanmugam Mohan as an eminent lawyer, started his profession as a Civil Lawyer in Dindigul District courts, Tamilnadu, and passionate on the Criminal side as well. Besides, he continued his legal profession at Madras High court Judicature of Madurai Bench in Writ, Civil, and Criminal sides too. Also, he worked as a Guest Law lecturer in Madurai Government Law College. Though he worked as an Advocacy / Legal advisor in Hammed Al Habsi legal firm, Muscat, Oman, due to lack of the Arabic knowledge he shuffled as an Administrator to his existing employer on 10/03/2010. Whilst working as an employee in his existing employer, he published his first law research article on 10/10/2015; also his subsequently article published on 05/12/2018 in Facility management of Hard Service. Meanwhile, due to elevating a good deal interest in Facility Management, he was on track to prolong his research its. In the interim, despite learning the technical perception and steer his technical associates, he yet again started his in-depth explore in the chiller albeit he received the lot of discouragement, and he took merely one year to study about the chiller. Finally, he published the Manuscript on March -19. Over time, he found that the hard services workforces faced hurdles to execute the PPM tasks; hence over again he started his explore in the Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) tasks and published his manuscripts on 08/08/2018. Also, an account of evading the accidents during /in effecting hard service tasks in his operational premises, he cautiously evaluated the entire accident reports and conversed with HSC officer, and attended several workshops for scripting his next manuscript. But he faced various setbacks whilst writing the manuscripts due to sort of hi-tech facts, however, back-up of his colloquies he conquered the hurdles. Finally, the manuscript published on 04/12/2019. Meanwhile, he become an international review board member, reviewer and Associate editor to various ISSN magazines, and as a Research Associate in BK school, Bangladesh. He published 02 Nos short research manuscripts in its Website as well. His latest Manuscript accepted and archived to publish on forthcoming December (2020) month Issues by ISMESH, eLSSN, 2580-0981-Indonesia. As a PhD Honorary degree holder along with Masters in Communicative English and Law, he has been conducting his further research in “the Empowerment of the Almighty God through human being”- Neurotheology perspective view.
Mr. Mathias Ngong Njoya
Cameroon
Board Member
Mr. Mathias Ngong Njoya is a social activist and very passionate about the fight against drugs abuse. Due to the increasing rise in drugs abuse amongst youths, he was motivated to start an organization called Youths Against Drug Abuse Foundation (YADAF) International In September 2019. To help educate youths about the dangers of abusing drugs and also to equip and empower them with leadership and advocating skills so they can become active participants in the sustainable development of their communities. He was nominated for a social media award for the best advocate for SDG 3 by Digital Citizenship and SDGs Project (DigCit SDG) Cameroon. Mathias is currently a second-year Public Health student with the University of the People, a tuition free online University. He is a member of numerous national and international organizations such as YALI Network, Global Youth Network (GYN), International Society of Substance Use Professional (ISSUP), etc. He was one of the 500 young people selected amongst thousands of applications to attend the 2019 YALI Impact Symposium in Yaoundé on the 19th of November 2019 and one of the 150 young Leaders selected for the YALI Alumni Impact E-Mentoring Program organise by the U.S Embassy in August 2020. Mathias was selected a Fellow with the Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership Centre (YALI RLC) Cohort 14, World Literacy Foundation Ambassador for the 2020 and a Climate Reality Leadership Corps 2020 Fellow.