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{{Infobox person , honorific_prefix = Dr. , name = Cecilia Nembou , image = Cecilia Nembou - NAIDOC Week (cropped).png , birth_date = , birth_place = , death_date = , death_place = , nationality =
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
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University of Papua New Guinea The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...
,
University of Sussex The University of Sussex is a public university, public research university, research university located in Falmer, East Sussex, England. It lies mostly within the city boundaries of Brighton and Hove. Its large campus site is surrounded by the ...
, Canberra College of Advanced Education,
University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...
, occupation = , years_active = , known_for = , notable_works = Cecilia Nembou is an educator and women's rights advocate from
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
.


Background

Nembou trained as a mathematician, receiving a BSc in Mathematics from the
University of Papua New Guinea The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...
(1975), MSc in Operations Research from the
University of Sussex The University of Sussex is a public university, public research university, research university located in Falmer, East Sussex, England. It lies mostly within the city boundaries of Brighton and Hove. Its large campus site is surrounded by the ...
(1978), and PGDip in Statistics from Canberra College of Advanced Education (1983). In 1992 she received her PhD in Operations Research from the
University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...
.{{Cite news, url=http://www.spc.int/70-inspiring-pacific-women/dr-cecilia-nembou/, title=Dr Cecilia Nembou, date=31 July 2017, work=Pacific Community, access-date=10 November 2017, language=en-US{{Cite web, url=https://www.advance.org/dr-cecilia-nembou/, title=Dr Cecilia Nembou, website=Advance, language=en-US, access-date=11 November 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509065413/http://advance.org/dr-cecilia-nembou/, archive-date=9 May 2015, url-status=dead


Career

In January 2016 she was appointed president and vice-chancellor of
Divine Word University Divine Word University is a national Catholic university in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the newest tertiary institutions in the country. It was established as a university by an Act of Parliament in 1996. The university is ecumenical and coedu ...
, making her the first female vice-chancellor for a university in Papua New Guinea. She has worked as an academic and higher education administrator for over forty years. Prior to her appointment at Divine Word University she held positions at the University of Wollongong in Dubai and
University of Papua New Guinea The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...
. She spent two years at the University of Wollongong as Academic Registrar and Assistant Professor in Mathematics. She spent twenty five years at the University of Papua New Guinea, her positions included Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department, Executive Dean of School of Natural and Physical Sciences, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor. Nembou is a former board member of Coalition for Change Papua New Guinea,{{Cite web, url=http://cfcpng.org/board/dr-cecilia-nembou/, title=Dr Cecilia Nembou, website=Coalition for Change Papua New Guinea, language=en-US, access-date=11 November 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112022037/http://cfcpng.org/board/dr-cecilia-nembou/, archive-date=12 November 2017, url-status=dead an advocacy group that campaigns against gender based violence. She has also lobbied for the criminalisation of domestic violence in Papua New Guinea and for the adoption of the Family Protection Act. {{S-start {{s-aca {{Succession box , title =
Vice-Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...
of the
Divine Word University Divine Word University is a national Catholic university in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the newest tertiary institutions in the country. It was established as a university by an Act of Parliament in 1996. The university is ecumenical and coedu ...
, years = 20 January 2016–present , before = Father Jan Czuba , after = {{S-end


References

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