Deputy Executive Director, Research, Innovation, and Training, Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Namibia
Dr. Mundia Lisho
Dr. Mundia Lisho
Dr Mundia is a Namibian man, born in the Zambezi region, Republic of Namibia. He is the Deputy Executive Director responsible for Research, Innovation and Training in the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation (MHETI), Government of the Republic of Namibia. A seasoned executive, academician, entrepreneur and author. He has over 20 years of working experience, over 10 years of which is in education, research and training. He lectured, reviewed and developed international accredited degree programmes from NQF level 6 to 10, and worked for various industries ranging from consulting, higher education, utility, mining and local authority, making him highly relevant to the multidisciplinary research agenda. Dr Mundia served as the Director of Research and Innovation in MHETI. He served as one of the first Council Member of the Space Science under National Commission on Research Science and Technology. A former Committee Member of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure under the Namibia Statistics Agency, the Land Tribunal Board member under the Ministry of Land Reform, and an Advisory Board Member of the Southern African Innovation Support Programme. He currently serves as a Space Council Member of the African Space Agency under Africa Union Commission, a Advisory Board Member of the Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative under the Group on Earth Observations, a Trustee and Board Member of the Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC), an Advisory Board Member of the Multidisciplinary Research Center of the University of Namibia, a Chairperson of the National Research Symposiums (MHETI), a Chairperson of the National Steering Committee on Research Outputs and Journal Accreditations (MHETI), the Founder and Chairperson of the Namibia Geographical Information Technologies, and the World College of Science and Innovation Pty Ltd. Dr Mundia is a graduate of a Master of Management; a PhD in Geography; Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management; M.Sc. Geographical Information Science (GIS); and many other qualifications in GIS, land management and land measuring. He has published a number of journal, conference papers and books. He manages and facilitates a number of international projects on land, water, development, earth observation, geographical sciences, climate change, health sciences, among others, such as the project on: Addressing drought challenges in Southern Africa: review of drought mitigation policies, strategies and management plans. He is a reviewer of international journal articles and he supervises and examines research on Masters and PhD levels.
