Professor Adam Habib

Vice Chancellor, SOAS University of London

Professor Adam Habib is the Vice Chancellor (formerly Director) of SOAS University of London. Prior to this, he was the Principal and Vice Chancellor of University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg from 2013 – 2020. He has served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research at the University of Johannesburg, and Professor of Development at the University of Natal.

A Professor of Political Science, Habib has over 30 years of academic, research and administration expertise, spanning five universities and multiple local and international institutions. His professional involvement in institutions has always been defined by three distinct engagements: the contest of ideas, their translation into actionable initiatives, and the building of institutions.

Habib is the former chair of Universities South Africa, a body that represents vice-chancellors and higher education in the country, and co-founder of the African Research Universities Alliance, a network of research universities from different countries and historical backgrounds with a common vision – to enhance research and graduate training in Africa.

Habib’s contributions resulted in his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in addition to serving as a fellow of both the African Academy of Science and the Academy of Science of South Africa. He has also served on the Council of the United Nations University.

 

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