SEED Executive Board
The TUM SEED Center Executive Board fosters a decentralized structure for the 2025–2029 period. It consists of the TUM SEED Center Director and Project Manager, together with the Scientific Directors of each partner university. All members contribute equally to the Executive Board, following the model of the United Nations.
While all collaborating partners inform and discuss matters related to the TUM SEED Center and its ongoing activities, the core partners – with greater resources, tasks, and responsibilities – also hold the right to vote on key decisions.
Partner University Scientific Directors
Burkina Faso
Prof. Dr. François Zougmore
Professor of Electronics-Instrumentation and Measurements
Scientific Director
BIT SEED Center
Email: francois.zougmore(at)bit.bf
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Ethiopia
Nigus Gabbiye Habtu (PhD)
Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Scientific Director
BDU SEED Center
Email: nigushabtu(at)gmail.com
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Ghana
Prof. Francis Kemausuor
Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Scientific Director
KNUST SEED Center
Email: fkemausuor.soe(at)knust.edu.gh
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India
Prof. Anand B. Rao
Professor of the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas
Scientific Director
IIT Bombay SEED Center
Email: a.b.rao(at)iitb.ac.id
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Indonesia
Prof. Dr. Ir. Suwarno Harjo, M.T.
Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
Scientific Director
ITB SEED Center
Email: suwarno(at)stei.itb.ac.id
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Kenya
Prof. Eng. Hiram Muriithi Ndiritu
Scientific Director
JKUAT SEED Center
Email: hndiritu(at)eng.jkuat.ac.ke
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Namibia
Prof. James Katende
Professor of Renewable Energy Systems
Scientific Director
NUST SEED Center
Email: jkatende(at)nust.na
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Peru
Prof. Jorge Alencastre
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Scientific Director
PUCP SEED Center
Email: jalenca(at)pucp.edu.pe
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South Africa
Prof. Cristina Trois
Professor of Environmental Engineering
Scientific Director
SU SEED Center
Email: cristinatrois(at)sun.ac.za
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Uganda
Prof. Eng. Dr. Dorothy Okello
Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Scientific Director
MAK SEED Center
TUM SEED Center Director
Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz
Professor of Corporate Sustainability
Director
TUM SEED Center
Email: frank.belz(at)tum.de
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TUM SEED Project Manager
