NEED Steering Board

Mr Alfred van Kent

 

 

 

Country

Namibia

Current Position                 

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation

Educational Background

Business Administration, Experimental Nuclear Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry & Computer Science

Degree

Ph.D. Theoretical Nuclear Physics (University of Namibia); Masters of Business Administration (Management College of Southern Africa, South Africa)

Focus

Policy and Government (Research, Science and Technology Policy, Biotechnology Policy); Mining and Energy; Environmental Management

Former Assignments/Professional ExperiencesDirector: Research, Science and Technology (Department of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology;  Ministry of Education, Namibia); Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education; Chief Development Planner/Conservation Scientist; Ministry of Environment and Tourism