COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORS (COIA)


Members of the Global Humanistic University's Ambassador Council


Established in 2025, the GHU Ambassadors Council comprises trusted advisors who have held leadership positions in academia, policy and
diplomacy, business and finance, IT, science, heritage and other fields around the world. These professors are dedicated to strengthening the
international development and connections of the GHU and institutions worldwide and actively participate in promoting the university marketing,
strategy, and the affordability of studies to help students in impoverished regions. Through its activities, leadership, and advocacy, the Council
has become a vital resource for GHU members, students, and the board. The Council of International Ambassadors represents the GHU and its
members are expected to demonstrate a strong respect for ethics and a focus on innovation. Their efforts have advanced international education
and enriched the GHU Annual Conference, including through initiatives such as the GHU Ambassador Leadership in Internationalization
Award,
first presented in 2025.

President of Ambassadors Council

Prof.h.c. Ellis Lorenzo Webster, B.S., M.S., M.D.

President, Rt. Prime Minister, Prof.h.c. Ellis Lorenzo Webster, B.S., M.S., M.D. is an innovator, a perfectionist, and a trailblazer to the great benefit of the country of Anguilla, its people, its businesses, and its schools. On every road he has traveled, he has demonstrated compassion and resolve, wisdom and understanding, as well as integrity and commitment. Ellis Webster, was born 1963, is an Anguillan politician and physician. He is the former Prime Minister of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. He graduated in biology at the University of the Virgin Islands, then graduated from Yale University School of Medicine, and specialized in Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Iowa. Around the year 2000, he returned from Florida to Anguilla. As President of the CoIA and an Honorary Professor at the GHU, the Rt. Prime Minister Ellis Webster understands the need to attract students to Anguilla and to the high quality study opportunities offered by the GHU. Students who will then graduate and have the opportunity to pursue a career similar to his own.

Members of Ambassadors Council 

Senator h. c. Hon. Consul Prof. Dr. Georg Bouché MBA

Prof. Dr. Georg Bouché is a Professor of Marketing at IU International University in Stuttgart, Germany, where he also develops and oversees Master’s and Bachelor’s programs in both English and German. In addition, he holds guest professorships at institutions such as Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Mexico and Université Catholique de l'Ouest in France, among others.

His academic career spans over two decades and includes teaching and supervisory roles at more than 25 universities worldwide, from Europe and Africa to Asia and the Americas reflecting his broad international reach and dedication to cross-border education. He is particularly active in MBA programs and doctoral-level instruction.

A native of Germany with German, British, and Gambian citizenship, Prof. Bouché holds a Doctorate Degree from Liverpool John Moores University in the UK, where his research focused on international marketing strategy. He also earned a European MBA from the University of Birmingham and FUNDESEM Business School in Spain, as well as an International BBA from European University Viadrina and partner institutions in Spain and Poland.

Alongside his academic pursuits, Prof. Bouché is a seasoned international consultant and entrepreneur. As Managing Partner of Bouché & Jakob GbR, he has advised companies in diverse industries on entering the German-speaking markets. He has also held executive roles in the private sector, including as International Sales Director for Proline Systems GmbH.

Prof. Bouché currently serves as Honorary Consul of the Republic of The Gambia in Germany and is a Senator h.c. with the European Economic Senate. He is the founder of the nonprofit Help in Progress e.V., which supports over 2,000 children in Gambia through educational initiatives. A frequent speaker at global conferences, he is the author of several publications on marketing, digital transformation, and international business.

PROF. KOWO SOLOMON AKPOVIRORO Ph.D

Prof. Kowo Solomon Akpoviroro holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Kwara State University, an MSc in Business Administration from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), and a BSc in Economics from Delta State University (DELSU). His academic journey reflects a commitment to excellence and expertise in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Human Resources, Strategic Management, and International Business. Prof. Kowo was a Chief Lecturer at Ogun State Institute of Technology, Nigeria. Presently, He is a Professor of Business Administration and PhD Student Advisor at Global Humanistic University, Curaçao South America. He was appointed the Dean of Research & Planning at Graham International University in January 2025. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Slovakia and a Research Fellow at the American Research Center in Sofia, Bulgaria. His extensive teaching and mentoring experience include supervising over 600 undergraduate and postgraduate theses and dissertations, showcasing his dedication to student development. 


Prof. Kowo’s scholarly impact is equally impressive. He has authored 80 publications in respected journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, amassing over 670 citations. His research spans Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, HRM, International Business, Strategic Management and Leadership, reflecting his diverse expertise and contributions to academia. In addition to his academic pursuits, Prof. Kowo is a trained business analyst and advisor with a strong focus on entrepreneurship and international business. He is an International Expert and Academic Leader for Accreditation Agency Curaçao (AAC) and a member of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Community of Practice at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). Prof. Kowo is the President and Founder of Excel International Learning Academy and Excel International Business School. He has also played a pivotal role in global academia, serving as a facilitator, examiner, and visiting researcher. In 2022, he was an International Visiting Professor/Researcher at the University of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Slovakia, further solidifying his international reputation.

Josephus Henricus Maria Remmé, Dr Drs Drs

Prof. Remmé is an accomplished faculty member from The Netherlands. Het has been teaching for many years at renowned business schools, such as Nyenrode, Insead and Maastricht School of Management.

Prof Remmé earned two master degrees from the University of Amsterdam in History and Philosophy, and then received his PhD in Philosophy from Maastricht University. He has taught in his own country and in many countries elsewhere, such as China, Peru, Tanzania, Cairo and Saudi Arabia; to name only a few. He taught courses in strategy, business ethics, HRM, and culture.  His courses focus on the human dimension of business processes.

Next to teaching, Prof Remmé has a long track record as a supervisor, assisting students in their research projects and in their development as researchers and professionals.

Prof Remmé focuses his research on the topics of stakeholder management and of integrity/corruption, and he has publishes in those fields. He has served on the boards of Transparency International/ Netherlands and of Society or Organizational Learning/ Netherlands.

Next to teaching and research, Prof Remmé works as a consultant. In the past he has done projects for companies such as Shell, Unilever, CSM, mainly in the fields of strategy and of management development.

Professor Muhammed Kürşad Özlen

Professor Muhammed Kürşad ÖZLEN has Mathematics degree at undergraduate and Master levels and Ph.D. from Business Faculty/International Burch University, Sarajevo. He has published many (a total of 54 scholarly works) articles, books and book chapters in different prestigious journals. 

His areas of interests include Knowledge Management, Supply Chain Management, and Management Information Systems. 

He has also served as a consultant for businesses in different international settings. Currently, he is a Professor in Global Humanistic University.

Prof. Dr. Bashar Khoury

Dr. Bashar Khoury is a junior professor at Global Humanistic University, advising undergraduate and postgraduate students in business, supply chain, logistics, and procurement. In 2024, he was also a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Religions and Denominations. He holds a PhD in humanitarian construction logistics from Selinus University of Sciences and Literature (Bologna, Italy), an advanced diploma in humanitarian logistics from The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT, UK), and a bachelor’s in international transport & logistics from Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (Alexandria, Egypt). He is an International Expert for Accreditation Agency Curaçao (AAC). He has published 15 articles, research papers, and book chapters in prestigious journals indexed in Scopus, international conferences, and academic institutions worldwide. Additionally, he worked as a research assistant at the HUMLOG Institute analyzing modalities of delivering aid in conflict zones. Next to research, he has been working as an academic reviewer, having reviewed many research papers and articles for researchers and journals in terms of SCM, humanitarian logistics, and business management. Alongside his academic pursuits, he has been working in complex humanitarian operations since 2013. He also held executive roles in international companies in container terminals management, freight forwarding, and express courier between 2006 and 2013.

Prof. Dr. Elisabetta Prencipe

Prof. Prencipe is a known Italian physicist who graduated from the University La Sapienza in Rome (IT) in 2004 and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Ferrara (IT) in 2008. During her doctorate, she spent a year at the LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA), collaborating with American colleagues on the high-energy-physics experiment BaBar (SLAC, USA). This experience shaped her life and her future. From that moment, her career as a scientist increased enormously. Prof. Prencipe's career has been marked by her unwavering passion for science, a dedication that has led her to numerous collaborations with Universities and Research centers worldwide: Italy, France, Japan, China, and USA. Her impressive portfolio of 789 works, 600 of which were published in high-ranking international journals, and her frequent participation in international conferences and workshops all reflect this passion. She has worked on data analysis and tracking algorithms, and held various management roles, such as skim-software coordinator in BaBar, diversity officer of the Belle II collaboration (Japan), a publication committee member, convenor of physics working groups, organizer of conferences and physics summer schools, and a reviewer of high-ranking physics journals. In 2017 she was awarded a DFG research grant in Germany, to lead her own research group in a unique combined BaBar/Belle project. Since 2023 she is University Professor at the GHU. Recently, Prof. Prencipe became interested in Econophysics and intensified her activities as a lecturer and student advisory. She is currently a lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management for Mathematics, Statistical Methods, and Research Methods, leading also the School of Physics and the Cosmos at the online Graham International University as a project director.

University Professor. Tom Johannes Kauko

Tom Kauko was born 7 January 1969, in Helsinki, Finland. He obtained an MSc (Land Surveying) from Helsinki University of Technology in 1994, and a PhD (Geography) from Utrecht University in 2002. After that, he worked for OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies, Delft University of Technology; the Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU; Oxford Brookes University; University of Portsmouth; and Liverpool John Moores University. He was awarded the title University Professor for the Global Humanistic University in January 2025. He has almost 100 scientific publications and he has presented in more than 100 academic meetings. Currently he lives in Budapest where he holds a day job for a multinational company specializing in welding machinery.

Prof. Maurizio d’Amato, FRICS, REV

Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, Technical University Politecnico di Bari, Italy, where he teaches real estate investment and valuation. He worked for several banks (Bank of Rome, Bank of Salento, Micos - Mediobanca) in real estate finance before entering a Ph.D program in Planning, specializing in Valuation methods. He received research grants from the Italian Council of Research (CNR) for projects undertaken at the University of Florida in 1997, 1998 and at the University of Alicante Spain in September 2000, where he also served as a faculty member. He has been Scientific Director of the Real Estate Center of the Italian Association of Real Estate Counselors (AICI). He has also been professor of Real Estate Finance at Faculty of Economics "Federico Caffè", University of Rome III, professor of Real Estate Appraisal at SAA School of Business Administration University of Turin. He also served as professor of Real Estate Appraisal at the School of Engineering of online University UNINETTUNO. He has been professor in summer school on real estate valuation at University La Coruna in Spain, in winter school at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Visiting professor at University Warmia and Mazury in Poland. He was appointed Fellow Member of Royal Institution Chartered Surveyors in June 2004 and Recognised European Valuer in May 2012. He has been the Technical Expert of the first ISO 17024 Scheme for the certification of Italian property valuers on behalf of RvA. He is honorary member of e-valuations, the Italian association of property valuers, and he has been a member of the expert committee of the Italian Code of Property Valuation.


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