Prof. Nyankomo
Marwa is an Associate Professor of Digital Transformation, Development Finance
and Applied Econometrics at Johannesburg Business School (JBS). Prior to JBS,
he was the head of the Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance at the
University of Stellenbosch Business School. Prof. Marwa earned his Ph.D. in
Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch Business School. He
attended his Doctoral Course Work in Economics, Econometrics, and Public Policy
from the University of Nebraska Lincoln (USA) and Johnson Shoyama Graduate
School of Public Policy, Canada. In addition, he holds an M.Sc. in Agricultural
Economics from the University of Nebraska Lincoln (USA), an M.Sc. in Applied
Statistics and Biostatics from Hasselt University (Belgium), and a B.Sc. in
Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness from Sokoine University of Agriculture
(Tanzania). Prof. Marwa’s recent research focuses on The Role of Blockchain
Technology in Financial Inclusion, Empirical Modeling of Efficiency, and
Sustainability of Financial Institutions and Agricultural Value Chain
Financing. He has been awarded several prestigious scholarships and awards,
including the vice chancellors’ Outstanding Researcher of the year 2020,
MITACS, Siemens International, American Fulbright Scholarship, Teacher-Doctoral
Scholar Fellowship, Nixen Fellowship, Stellenbosch University Merit-Based
Bursary, Belgian Technical Cooperation scholarship, etc.
