Uchendu Chigbu, an associate professor of land administration at NUST Namibia, is a well-rounded educator with a strong background in land tenure governance across academia and industry. He boasts a PhD and an MSc from Technical University Munich, an MA from the University of Reading, and a BSc from Abia State University. Chigbu is a skilled and experienced consultant, implementer, researcher, and innovator of responsible land tenure governance.

Chigbu has held various leadership roles over the years, such as a member of the steering committee at Global Land Tool Network, co-chair of the Working Group Commission 8.1 (Rural-urban dependency) at FIG - International Federation of Surveyors, and co-chair of the International Training/Research Cluster at Global Land Tool Network, among others. He was also a former program coordinator and research scientist at Technische Universität München, where he worked as a university lecturer and program assistant. Furthermore, Chigbu has industry experience as a probationary surveyor and valuer at Ebiye Kpun & Co, a health-safety-environment officer at Okmas Nigeria (Shell projects), and a lands officer (intern) at Shell.

As a scholar of humanity, land, and governance, Uchendu Chigbu is an invaluable asset to any organization that values responsible land tenure governance. His teaching, research, and consulting expertise combined with his industry experience make him an all-rounded professional.