Prof. Hamza earned his B.Sc. in Science (Physics and Chemistry) from Ain Shams University, Egypt, in 1962. He specialized in Physic and obtained M.Sc. in 1967 and Ph.D. in 1972 from the same University.

Prof Hamza was hired at the University of Mansoura, he was a Professor of Physics at the Faculty of Science, University of Mansoura since 1981, Vice Dean (1986 - 1992), first Vice President for Community and Environmental Development (1992 – 1994), President of the University of Mansoura (1994 – 2001), Vice President (2005 – 2008) then President of the British University in Egypt (2008-2013).

Currently, he is a Professor Emeritus in Mansoura University. His research interests are in optical properties of fibers and interferometry. He established Interferometry and Fibre Optics laboratory in the Faculty of Science, Mansoura University.

He is a member of several scientific institutions, includingthe National Committee of Pure and Applied physics, the board of the Academy of Science and Technology (ASRT); elected the chair of Council of Basic Science Researches), the Board of National Institute of Standards NIS, and L’InstituteD’Egypt. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, C.Phys.F.InstP (London), Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, FRMS (Oxford). Prof. Hamza received several recognitions, including the Egyptian National Award in Physics in 1987, the State Prize of Merit in Basic Sciences in 1997 and Nile Prize in Advanced Technological Sciences in (2005). He was granted Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c) from the Technical University of Liberec, Czeck Republic in June 2000. 

He co-authored 159 publications including the book "Interferometry of Fibrous Materials" Published by Adam Hilger IOP Publishing Ltd., with over 1500 citations.

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Prof. Peerally obtained his M.Sc. in 1964 from the University of Osmania in India and PhD in 1968 from the University of Manchester in UK. 

In 1971 he took a position as lecturer at the University of Mauritius becoming Professor in 1983. His research interests include mycological biodiversity, mycological biotechnology, plant pathology, science and technology management and organization.

He has served as Head of School of Agriculture, Head of School of Science, and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Pro-vice Chancellor of the University of Mauritius.  He has been member of the Commission on the prerogative of Mercy, member of the council of food and agricultural research, member of the Board of Directors of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation and President of the University of Mauritius Academic Staff Association. He has been Chairman of the Road Development Authority in Mauritius. 

He is member of TWAS and has also served as Vice President of AAS. He has received national, regional and international awards and recognitions and has 84 publications (2008). 

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Prof Salih obtained his B.Sc. in 1969 and a PhD in 1972 from the Imperial College of Science and Technology University of London and a Diploma in Hydrology in 1974 from PadovaUniversity (Italy).

He then joined the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Khartoum (1973). His research interests include environmental sciences with an emphasis on water resources management in arid and semi-arid zones.

He is currently Profesor at the Department  of Civil Engineering of the University of Khartoum; Environmental Advisor of the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia); member of the Governing Councils of the University of Khartoum and Sudan University for Science and Technology; Guest Professor at the Institute of Hydrology and Environmental (IHE) Council of UNESCO’s IHP of UNESCO Paris (France) and member of the Governing Board of UNESCO-IHE Institute for water education of Delft (Netherlands).

He has served at UNESCO as Director and Representative of Teheran Cluster Office (covering Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkmenistan); Deputy Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of Paris; Programme Specialist in Environmental Sciences and Regional Hydrologist of Cairo; at the University of Khartoum as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of the Civil Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering.

He is a member of TWAS, International Association for Hydrological Sciences and several other professional societies. He has 84 publications and 26 technical reports.

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The Nobel Laureate Soyinka (born Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka) obtained his PhD from the University of Leeds. During 1958-1959 he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London. 

In 1960 he received a Rockefeller Bursary to return to Nigeria to study African Drama.  He also taught drama and literature at universities of Ibadan, Lagos and Ife.  Since 1975 he has been Professor of Comparative Literature.  

In  Nigeria, he established theatre companies like “the 1960 Masks” (1960) that presented his first major play a dance of the forests and the “Unife Guerilla theatre” (1978) that presented plays and sketches attacking corruption and political oppression in Nigeria. His research interests satirized the absurdities of his society with a gently humorous and affectionate spirit. He has served as lecturer, Head of the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Ife; Senior Lecturer at the University of Lagos; Director of the School of Drama and Head of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan.

He was fellow at Churchill College of Cambridge and became full Professor in 1988 at Cornell University. He has been imprisoned for criticizing fraud of the results after the elections in Western Nigeria and for conspiring to aid Biafra’s independence movement.

He has been the outspoken critics of the concept of negritude, defended the idea that the West should pay reparations for crimes committed in Africa and campaigned for Idi Amin’s overthrow. He has published his autobiographical work (Aké: The Years of childhood); Isara, a voyage around “essay”, created plays like Kongi’s harvest; the lion and the jewel; a requiem for a futurologist and beautification of area boy. He has national, international and worldwide recognition.

The Archbishop Tutu obtained first degree in 1954 from the univesity of South Africa and his M.Sc. in Theology in 1966 (UK). He then taught theology for 5 years at the School of Theology of the Anglican community of South Africa.

He has been the Bishop of Lesotho; the first Black African Dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral (Johannesburg), Secretary General of the South African Council of Churches and Archbishop of Cape Town. He has also Honorary Doctorates from a number of Universities in USA (Harvard University), UK (University of Kent) and Germany (Ruhr University).

He is currently Archbishop Emeritus and Chairman of the group of “The Elders” (a private initiative mobilizing the experience of Senior World leaders outside the conventional diplomatic process). His interests focus on democracy and just society; forgiveness and cooperation rather than revenge for past injustices; conflict resolution and peace promotion around the World.

He criticized the apartheid system; called for equal rights and common education, the repeal of the oppressive restrictions and the cessation of forced deportation from the “homelands” in South Africa. He was subjected to the crudeness of the apartheid Government but; advised for non violence resistance. He was Chair of the Commission “Truth and Reconciliation” for the peaceful settlement in South Africa appointed by the former President Nelson Mandela. He has published collections of his speeches like Crying in the Wilderness, Hope and Suffering and the Making of a Peaceful Revolution.

He was named by the US President Barack Obama to receive the Presidential Medal of freedom for his efforts to peace accomplishments.

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Ogunlade R. Davidson was Minister of Energy and Water Resources for two and a half years in the Sierra Leone Government. And Co-Chair of Steering Committee of the Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD). Internationally, he was Co-chair of Working Group 111 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and later become Vic-Chair for the African Region of IPCC. He is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and was Dean of Post-Graduate Studies, Director of Research. Also, he was Head of Department of Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering, and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the same university. He was also the Chairman of the Board of the Sierra Leone Environmental Protection Agency (SLEPA), and was Director of the Board of National Power Authority and member of the Transitional Management Committee of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services. 

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Prof. Jacob Assam Ayuk-Takem was  Board Chairperson of the National Institute of Cartography and former Minister of Scientific and Technical Research from 1992 to 1994. Prof. Ayuk-Takem’s life was marked by a multitude of achievements in cereal production research, especially maize. He gained national and international prominence as plant breeder and researcher in the processing of at least eight maize varieties in the country, especially those with improved protein contents. The maize could be grown in 90 days to give about three yields per year. He coordinated maize research in the Central African Sub-region for the Semi-Arid Food Grains Research and Development (SAFGRAD) project. Prof. Ayuk-Takem’s rich professional career also saw him as Director of the then Institute of Agronomic Research and as Adjunct Professor of Agriculture in the University of Maryland in the United States of America (USA). Born on December 23, 1944 in Besongabang in Mamfe Subdivision, Manyu Division of the South West Region, Prof. Ayuk-Takem’s academic itinerary ran through Besongabang, Bali and Bambili before higher education in agronomy in the Universities of Oregon and Illinois in the USA between 1966 and 1971. Between 1977 and 1982, he pursued studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where he obtained a Doctorate Degree in Agronomy with emphasis on maize breeding. In recognition of his work, he was winner of the best Ph.D. thesis in Agronomy in 1982 in Africa; a prize awarded by the Association of Faculties of Agriculture in Africa based in Rabat, Morocco. He was a widower and father of five.

Ayuk-Takem passed away at the University of Yaounde 1 Teaching Hospital on Monday, January 21, 2013 following a short illness.

Biography retrieved from http://www.cameroon-info.net/article/prof-ayuk-takem-is-no-more-he-died-on-monday-january-21-at-the-university-166158.html

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Prof Silou's academic background includes Dilpôme d’Ingénieur (Master in Chemistry), Paris, France, 1976; Diplôme de Doctorat d’Etat es Sciences (Post Doc in Chemistry), Montpellier, France, 1980-1984; Post-Doctoral training on Scientific and Technical Information (Patents), The Hague (EPO), Paris INPI, Munich (Institut Max Planck), Geneva (WIPO), 1979; Post-Doctoral training on Quantum Chemistry, University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 1979, 1983; Post-Doctoral training on Evaluation in Education, PRIMTAF Project, University of Montreal, Quebec, 1996.

Between 1976 and 1984, he worked as Assistant Lecturer at the  University of  Brazzaville, CONGO; 1984 - 1994: Lecturer, University Marien  Ngouabi, Brazzaville - Congo; and from 1994 to 2014, he has been a Professor in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Engineering, (CAMES) at the Universities of Brazzaville, Franceville, Kinshasa.

During these times, he has served in various positions including Head of Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Brazzaville, 1979 - 1982; Head of Industrial and Technological Sciences Section, Department of Education, University of Brazzaville, Congo. From 1984 - 1986, he was President of the Commission in charge of the Scientific Cultural Affairs, Faculty of Sciences, Brazzaville Congo and also from 1986 - 1996, President of the Commission of Scientific Evaluation, Faculty of Science, Brazzaville, Congo. He has also held many governmental positions in Congo where he has contributed immensely to the development of Science, Technology and Innovation. In 2002, he was the deputy in charge of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ministry of Higher Education and  Scientific Research.

Dr Terry obtained his M.Sc. in 1964 from the McGill University of Montreal (Canada) and PhD in 1970 from the University of Illinois (USA). He then joined the Department of Biology of Njala University College (Sierra Leone).

He has elucidated the ethiology and epidemiology of the cassava mosaic bacterial blight and anthracnose diseases of cassava and the virus diseases of sweet potatoes.

He developed effective management strategies for the diseases now used throughout the humid tropics. He has served at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as Plant Pathologist and Scientist, Assistant Director then  Director of the International Cooperation and Training Program; at the West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) as Director General and at the CGIAR International Agricultural Research and Science Centre as Director General of the Centre.

He is the founding member of the International Society of Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch (ISTRC-AB) and founding member of the Sierra Leone Agricultural Society. He has been Editor-in-Chief and Senior Editor of the Proceedings of the ISTRC-AB. He is member of the Nigeria Society for Plant Protection and member of the American Phytopathological Society. He has 45 publications

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Dr. Arungu-Olende obtained his PhD in Power Systems Engineering at the University of London (1968). He was the leading consultant of the “Monitoring and evaluation” section of a Project of Ministry of Roads and Public Works of Kenya focusing on the socio-economic impact and HIV/AIDS assessment.

He was also: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi, The African Academy of Sciences (The AAS) Secretary-General. He was UN member of Africa Region for the preparation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, and Technical Secretary on Energy at the UN.

His research interests include Energy and sustainable development, engineering systems design and analysis, Science and Technology policy studies and development, economics systems analysis and planning. He is a member of the Inter-Academy Council (Netherland), a Senior System Analyst (NASA), Visiting Scholar (USA), a fellow of the Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers.

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DHARAM PAL GHAI is a Diplomat, Official. Chief, Research Branch, World Employment Program(s), International Labour Organisation (Office). Society for International Development, Kenya. Ghai, Dharam Pal was born on June 29, 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya. Son of Bastiram and Vidya (Vati) Ghai. He attended the Queen's College, Oxford University, 5558, Bachelor of Arts Philosophy, Political & Economy, 1958-1959, B Philosophy Economy. Yale University, 1959-1961. Master of Arts Economy, Doctor of Philosophy Economy. He was Lecturer in economics Makerere University College, Kampala, Uganda, 1961-1965, a Visiting research fellow Economic Growth Center, Yale University, New Haven, 1965-1966, Senior research fellow Institute Development Studies, University Nairobi, 1966-1967 and director economic research, 1967-1974.

Ghai was also Chief world employment program International Labor Organization, Geneva, 1973-1974, chief technical secretariat, 1975-1976, chief research employment political branch, 1977-1987. Director United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, 1987-1997. Advisor International Institute Labour Studies, International Labor Organization, since 1999. Board directors Graduate Institute Development Studies, Geneva, French Institute of Science Research for Development Studies, Paris. Trustee Minority Rights Group, London. Senior economist Pearson Commission, Washington, 1968-1969.

His Interests include Development problems, international economics system. Swimming, tennis, photography, travel.

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Prof. Turner T. Isoun is a member of the ATPS Board and was the Minister of Science and Technology of the Federal Republic of Nigeria between October 200 and May 2007. During his tenure, he initiated policies that promoted both high-tech and low-tech science for development and specifically guided the NigerSat I (a land observation satellite) and NIGCOMSAT 1 (an advanced communication satellite) projects from development to launch.  Prof. Isoun holds a BSc (hons), D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), and PHD in Veterinay Medicine and Pathology from Michigan State University. His research findings have been recorded in over 50 scientific publicaitons and scholarly journals. His early career includes lecturing at the University of Nigeria and University of Ibadan where he taught at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Prof. Isoun is a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Sciences and the African Academy of Sciences. He has also served on the academy’s Executive Board and was the first Executive Editor of the pan-African science journal, Discovery and Innovaiton, a publication that promotes science and technology, applied and theoretical, academic and commercialized in Africa. Prof. Isoun is widely travelled in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, and is conversant with the physical, political, and S&T challenges of these continents. He has met and networked with many academics, policy makers and representatives of major international organizations in the course

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Political science intellectual who courted controversy “My life is one long debate.” African scholar Prof Ali Mazrui’s life and work confirmed this description. From the contentious 1986 nine-part documentary produced by the BBC, The Africans: A Triple Heritage on the impact of indigenous culture, Islam and Christianity to his criticism of African socialism as a western import to undermine Africa’s development that made him to be viewed as neo-colonialist. The Kenya-born scholar, who was described as passionate, eloquent and charismatic, was both revered and criticised for his work. His critics, however, couldn’t deny the influence Prof Mazrui had on African
politics, international political culture, political Islam and globalisation. His writing still resonates with current scholars and some has proven to be prophetic. For example, one of his 47 books, Islam: Between Globalisation and Counter Terrorism, which explains how terrorism was ensnaring religion, gives insight into the current global concern on terrorism. He spoke of the value of Africa’s complex and multi-layered identity and culture, inspiring Africans to confront their identity and unsettling some western scholars. Lynne Cheney, Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funded his 1986 documentary dismissed it as an “antiwestern diatribe” that blamed “all the moral, economic and technological problems of Africa on the west”. His courage in challenging authority at a time that the euphoria of independence saw most Africans hero worshipping their liberators or heroes proved that democracy is built on accommodating divergent views and voices. In the 1970’s he fled Uganda after publicly criticising its then President Idi Amin who had invited him to be his chief adviser on international affairs. Unfortunately this lost him opportunities to work in Kenya. Indeed his views on the need to recognise national heroes, without worshipping them embodied his work as did his other
philosophies:

• Africa’s triple heritage, where he argued that modern Africa could be described by its three main influences: the colonial and imperialist legacy of the AAS 10th General Assembly speaker profiles Special Lectures west, the spiritual and cultural influence of Islam spreading from the east, and Africa’s own indigenous legacy.
• The Paradoxes of Africa, where he outlined six paradoxes central to the understanding of Africa: 

1) Africa was the birthplace of man, but the last to be made habitable in a modern sense. 
2) Africans have been the most humiliated group of people in modern history.
3) Africa is westernising very quickly.
4) Africa possesses extreme natural wealth, but its people are very poor.
5) Africa is huge, yet very fragmented.
6) Africa is geographically central, but politically marginal.
• The Problem of Africa’s Dependency, where he stated that the relationship between the developed world and Africa would not be beneficial to the latter as long as Africa remained dependent on the developed world. He also argued for restitution for Africa and other colonised countries.
• Africa’s Greatest Resource, where he believed that Africa’s greatest resource was its people who, however, need to remember their heritage and exert their influence in western policy if they were to find a voice on the global arena.