
Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Buea | Convener and Conference Chair, Humboldt Kolleg 2026
Prof. Dr. Agbor Dieudonné Agbor is a mathematician, academic leader, and university administrator at the University of Buea, Cameroon. As Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, he provides academic and strategic leadership in higher education, research development, institutional advancement, and postgraduate training. As Convener and Conference Chair of the Humboldt Kolleg 2026, Prof. Agbor provides the intellectual and organisational leadership required to bring together researchers, academics, and institutional partners in advancing interdisciplinary dialogue and international scientific collaboration. His leadership reflects a commitment to building sustainable research networks, strengthening Africa's participation in global scientific discourse, and promoting partnerships that translate scholarly knowledge into solutions to pressing regional and global challenges. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Yaoundé I, specialising in classical and harmonic analysis, and has undertaken international research at Stockholm University, Sweden, and the University of Göttingen, Germany. A recipient of the Georg Forster Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, he has published in international mathematical journals and supervised master's and doctoral researchers. Through his academic leadership and international engagement, Prof. Agbor champions research excellence, institutional collaboration, and capacity-building as essential drivers of scientific advancement in Cameroon and beyond.