Erick Tambo de Gankam is a Cameroonian researcher resp. "scientivist" (using science to raise awareness on development issues and improve quality of live with a focus on civil society) as he define himself. He is the research coordinator at the Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences (incl. Climate Change) of the African Union and an Associate Academic Officer of the United Nations University[1] in Bonn, Germany leading the program on Pan African Cooperation and Educational Technologies (PACET) . He was named to the 2013 list of Most Influential Africans in Germany by African Heritage Magazine.[2]

Education

Tambo completed in 2006 his graduate studies in computer science at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. He also holds a PhD in computer science since 2010 from the FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany (Distance Learning Open University – Germany).

Interests

Tambo's interests include Information Technologies for Development (ICT4D), E-learning, migration, development and the African Diaspora.

Career and appointments

References

  1. ^ "Erick Rostand Gankam Tambo – United Nations University".
  2. ^ "Only One Kenyan Makes it To the List of 100 Most Influential Africans in Germany". Mkenya Ujermani. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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