Prof Austin Nosike, a leading economist and management scholar has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of James Hope University, Lekki-Lagos, Nigeria.
According to an official statement by the Board of Trustees of the University dated August 8, 2025, the Board, in the exercise of its powers conferred by the Universities Act considered the submission of the Joint Governing Council, Senate, Search Team and approved the appointment of Prof Nosike as substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution.
Nosike has three decades of experience in higher education and human capacity building ie teaching, research and consulting experiences in both private and public institutions across Africa, America, Europe and Asia.
He brings to James Hope University several years of experience as a distinguished scholar and astute administrator committed to championing academic excellence and international best practices in higher education and human capital development.
James Hope University is a fully accredited and recognized university born out of the philanthropic endeavors of Jim Ovia, Foundation. In 2021, James Hope University was officially granted its license to operate by the the National Universities Commission (NUC).
Prof Nosike began his career as a Journalist, human rights activist and public relations professional. His experience in management consultancy is broad, deep and current having worked with Ace Consultancy Services; Afro-Euro Consult and Peak Consultancy Services where he facilitated several human capital development initiatives including Senior Executive Courses, In-house Training Programs, Recruitment Exercises and Corporate Auditing.
Prof Nosike has organized over 100 international conferences, seminars and workshops across the globe. He maintains consulting status with several governments, international agencies and NGOs and has worked on a number of research projects and human capacity-building initiatives centered on globalization, corporate governance, development management, business environment, public/social policy, finance, consumer behaviour, industrial relations, environmental management, human ecology, project management, corporate re-engineering, peace, security and human rights.
Prior to this appointment, Prof Nosike has held senior management positions at International University of Equator, Bujumbura-Burundi; University of Kigali, Kigali-Rwanda; Metropolitan International University(MIU); Copperstone University, Kitwe-Zambia; and Ugandan Pentecostal University, Fort Portal amongst others. He was Visiting Professor of Finance and Management at Kigali Independent University(ULK); Visiting Scholar of Globalization and Development at Universidad de Basque Country, Gipuzkoa-Spain; President, Development Africa Consortium, a leading international consulting and research institution and President, African Academy of Economics.
enhance more opportunities for innovation, research, collaborations, and a strong emphasis on community outreach.
Born on March 23, 1972, Prof Nosike graduated with Distinction from Anambra State College of Education, Awka and received BSc(Hons) Upper Second Class degree from University of Nigeria in 1993 before graduate studies at Centre for Social Studies(CSS), Warsaw-Poland; University of Lancaster, United Kingdom; Central European University(CEU), Budapest-Hungary and International Institute for Human Rights, Strasbourg-France. He holds Master’s degree in Project Management from Universidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia(UCAM), Murcia-Spain; PhD Economics(Distinction) from Universidad Central de Nicaragua; MSc Accounting and Finance and Doctor of Business Administration(DBA) from Universidad Azteca, Chalco-Mexico. Prof Nosike, a Christian of catholic faith has visited over 30 countries. He speaks two international languages (Spanish and English) and is married with children.
