PROFESSOR JEAN-EMMANUEL PONDI

BIOGRAPHY OF PROFESSOR JEAN-EMMANUEL PONDI

Professor Jean-Emmanuel PONDI is a specialist in political science and international relations. He is a former Director of the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC) from 1999-2006 and upon his appointment as the Vice-chancellor of the ICT University, he also doubles as Vice-Rector in charge of Teaching, Professionalisation and ICT Development in the University of Yaounde II. He had also served before as the Vice-rector of the University of Yaounde I in charge of Research, Cooperation, and Relations with the Business World from 2017 – 2020 and as Secretary-General of the same university from 2006-2017.

Jean-Emmanuel Pondi was born on 26 November 1958 in Nkongsamba, Cameroon, and obtained his Bac B in 1977 in Lyon, France. He obtained his first degree, B.A in Economics and Political Science and awarded Cum Laude "with distinction" from the State University of New York at Buffalo, N.Y. (USA). He is also a graduate of Cambridge University (Pembroke College, 1983), The London School of Economics (1981), where he obtained a Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in International Relations and a Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Political Economics respectively. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science, with a specialization in International Relations from the Pennsylvania State University in 1986 where he was awarded the mark of "Superior". He is the author or editor of 23 books and 85 scientific articles published in renowned and peer-reviewed journals such as The Cambridge review of international affairs, Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS review (School of Advanced International Studies), and the Cameroon review of international studies.

He has a long experience in teaching international relations in general, and African international relations in particular. He is a full professor at IRIC and has been a visiting fellow/visiting professor in several African, European, American, and Asian Universities, including, among others, the University of Nairobi, the University of Cambridge, The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C., and the Chinese Diplomatic Institute in Beijing. In addition, Professor PONDI is the Dean of the College of Social Sciences of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences.

• He is a Holder of the Léopold Sédar Senghor Professorship of Cameroon since 2019. • He served as Secretary-General of the University of Yaounde I with the rank of Vice-Rector from 2006-2017. • He has been a full Professor of Political Science and International Relations at IRIC since 2005 and has been delivering lectures in IRIC since 1986 as a lecturer, the same year he obtained his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University, USA. • He was Secretary-General of the University of Yaoundé II With the rank of Vice-Rector from 2005-2006. • He is a former Director of the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC) from 1999-2006. • He worked as Associate Professor of Political Science at the Catholic Institute of Yaoundé, part of the Catholic University of Central Africa, and Senior Lecturer of International Relations in the same institution from 1992 - 1995. • He also worked as Secretary-General of IRIC from 1993 –1999 with the rank of Chief of Service; Visiting British Council Teaching and Research Fellow of the Cambridge University Centre of International Studies; and Visiting Chevening Scholar of Pembroke College, Cambridge from September 1993 - September 1994. • He was Chevening Scholar at Cambridge University twice in November 1988 and during the academic year 1992-1993. • He did his post-doctoral training at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D. C., under Professor William Zartman from January to July 1986.

Professor Jean-Emmanuel Pondi has a Facebook page that currently has 29 700 subscribers, as well as a YouTube Channel which features many of his major conferences given in Africa and around the world. So far, he has given more than 750 conferences altogether. Professor Jean-Emmanuel Pondi is a well-known Professor of International relations and Political Science in Cameroon and around the world, a household name that is known for his intellectual intriguing books and publications. He has written vastly on African international relations and is known for his Pan-African views on the political history and growth path for the emergence and development of Africa within the context of international politics and diplomacy.

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His official Website is https://www.jepondi.com/ http://www.cameroon-info.net/article/cameroun-relations-internationales-le-professeur-jean-emmanuel-pondi-explique-pourquoi-lafrique-demeure-405060.html https://ictuniversity.org/management-team/ https://ictuniversity.org/2022/01/06/cameroon-ict-university-prof-pondi-inducted-vice-chancellor/ https://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/article.html/44583/en.html/ict-university- https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3APondi%2C+Jean-Emmanuel%2C&qt=hot_author

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