PhD Governance and Regional Integration Pan African University of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences |March 2023 – Present • Comprehensive coursework: Key modules studied include Human Rights, Gender and World Politics, Political Economy of Africa, Governance and Democracy in Africa, Pan-Africanism, Diplomacy and Communication Skills, Negotiation and Mediation Skills, Key issues in Africa’s integration, Capacity and Financing of Africa’s Regional Integration, amongst others. • Research Focus: Working on research centred around inclusive growth, governance and regional integration • Innovation and entrepreneurship: Participated in a 4 day innovation an entrepreneurship training where my team emerged first for the best business idea. • Community Service: Acted as secretary and report writer for school social events, notably the 2023 Africa Day and the 2023 Africa Integration Day, MSc. Development Economics and Policy University of Manchester, United Kingdom| September 2020 – September 2021 • Advanced Coursework: Modules studied include Development Macroeconomics, Introduction to Econometrics, Further Econometrics, Applied Development Economics Project, Poverty and Inequality, Anti-Poverty Transfers, Economic Analysis of the Public Sector, International Finance for Development. • Academic Excellence: Graduated with a distinction with a CGPA of 72.833% (UK Post-Graduate Classification), obtained a 65% mark in dissertation. • Research Contributions: Carried out research in areas including topics such as Inequality in Latin America, the effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth, the Role and Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty schemes and Government size. • Technical Proficiency: Developed a mastery of using Stata and R, utilized quantitative analytical tools like Difference in Difference for impact evaluation. • Econometric modelling: Mastered econometric modelling including OLS, Instrumental Variable Estimation, Heckman Correction, VAR, ARDL, Fixed Effects, Random Effect and Dynamic Panel modelling. • Presentation skills: Successfully conducted online presentation of assignments. • Scholarship: Was awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue this degree. BSc. Economics University of Buea, Cameroon | September 2016 – December 2019 • Academic Distinction: Graduated as the valedictorian of my class with a CGPA of 3.66/4 • Economic Expertise: Mastered a broad range of economic disciplines including Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, International Economics and International Trade, Business Statistics, Intermediate Statistics, Economic Planning, Development Economics, Monetary Economics, Operations Research, Project Management, Environmental Economics, Management, Marketing, Accounting, and Finance principles. • Peer Education: Provided academic support and tutorials to junior students. • Early Research: Wrote my first research project on the topic “The Effect of Government Expenditure on Economic Growth in Cameroon.” • Community Involvement: Member of the Economics Student Union Group. • Technical Proficiency: Achieved proficiency in statistical econometric software including SPSS, eViews, Stata and R-studio.