A graduate of the University of Juba’s College of Education, he obtained MRes and DPhil degrees from the Institute of Education, London. Before returning to South Sudan in 2010, he was a researcher at the Institute for Policy Studies in Education (IPSE), London Metropolitan University. At the University of Juba, he teaches research methodology, sociology of education and comparative education. His academic interests are in higher education, education in post conflict contexts, and comparative education-national systems of education.