Dr. Robert Baker Appointed Provost

Dr. Robert Baker has been appointed Provost of AKU. The Provost is the Chief Academic Officer of the University, reporting directly to the President.

Dr. Baker joined AKU as Professor and Director of the Institute for Educational Development in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed Director General, Planning with the responsibility to initiate a planning office at the University. Prior to joining AKU, he worked in South and South East Asian countries as a consultant and team leader on the design and evaluation of national social sector programmes with various international agencies. He has held faculty and management positions at universities in Australia and Canada.

Dr. Baker completed his undergraduate study at the University of Melbourne and Masters and PhD degrees in Sociology of Education at the University of Toronto.