Levi Nyagura
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Levi Nyagura | |
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| Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe | |
| In office January 2003 – 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Hill |
| Succeeded by | Paul Mapfumo |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Rhodesia (BS) University of London (BS) University of Zimbabwe (GradCE) University of South Africa (MS) Southern Illinois University (PhD) |
Levi Martin Nyagura is a Zimbabwean academic. He was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe in January 2003 and was subsequently reappointed for a second, third and a fourth term, the latter of which ended in mid 2018.[1][2]
Levi Nyagura holds a PhD in Mathematics from Southern Illinois University, USA. He has a background as a Mathematics lecturer; he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Special Honours in Mathematics from the University of Rhodesia, then graduated with a BSc degree in Mathematics and Physics from University of London, United Kingdom. He went on to complete a Graduate Certificate of Education at the University of Zimbabwe and later an MSc degree in Mathematics with the University of South Africa before doing his PhD in the United States.[3]
Awards
Nyagura was awarded The Zimbabwe Institute of Management Public Services Manager of the Year (2005), The Zimbabwe Institute of Management Harare Regional Public Services Manager of the Year (2012) and The Zimbabwe Institute of Management Public Services Manager of the Year (2012)[4]