Prof. Perpetua Iheoma Ememe

Perpetua Iheoma Ememe is a Professor of Peace Education and Community Development Social Work Education in the Department of Adult Education, University of Lagos.

She joined the Department of Adult Education in 2010 and has held many administrative roles in different capacities in the University. For instance, she has been a member of the University of Lagos Senate from 2022 to date, a three-time elected Senate Member, and a Member of the Board of the School of Postgraduate Studies.

She also serves on the University Quality Assurance and SERVICOM Committee, and is Chairman of the Department of Adult Education Quality Assurance and SERVICOM Committee and Research Innovation Committee. She was the Departmental Postgraduate Coordinator from 2016 to 2024. She has also served as a member of various Faculty and Departmental Administrative Committees, among others.

Professor Perpetua Ememe has successfully supervised eight PhD students, over 60 Master’s students, and various PGDE and undergraduate students. She is a researcher of repute and has published over forty peer-reviewed papers in reputable national and international journals. Her research interests span Peace Education, Community Development, Rural Development, and Research Methodology.

Her research teams won the 2008 Education Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA) Research Grant and the 2009 University of Lagos Central Research Council (CRC) Grant, respectively.

She served as a rapporteur at the 2016 University of Lagos Annual Research Conference and Fair. Professor Ememe has participated in professional development programmes on Planning a Family and Intergenerational Literacy and Learning Programme (FILL) by UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning; Pedagogical Leadership in Africa; Multi-Method and Policy-Oriented Research (Advanced Research Design) and Impact Evaluation by Partnership for African Social; and Contemporary Issues in Adult Education from Nigeria and German Perspectives by Professorship for Adult and Continuing Education International.