Professor Aloysius-Michaels Nnabugwu Okolie

Vice-Chancellor, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT)

Professor of Political Science, International Relations Scholar, University Administrator

Professor Aloysius-Michaels Nnabugwu Okolie is a Nigerian political scientist and university administrator whose academic career is centered on Political Science and International Relations. He holds a B.Sc. in Political Science/Administrative Studies, an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in International Relations, and is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. University records identify his research specialization as International Relations. Before becoming Vice-Chancellor of ESUT, Okolie served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and previously led the university's Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). He has also held professional and academic leadership positions, including President of the Nigerian Political Science Association and leadership roles within the academic community. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of ESUT effective April 4, 2022. Under his leadership, the university has emphasized academic excellence, research visibility, digital transformation, institutional partnerships, entrepreneurship and the strengthening of ESUT's historic science-and-technology identity.