Mr. Samson Gumbo

Mr. Samson D Gumbo is currently the Director of Work Related Learning at the Midlands State University (MSU). He is a member of Senate and was one of the members of the first MSU University Council.

He played a significant role as founder member and chairman of Friends of the University of Midlands Association (FUMA), an Association that sought to establish a University in the Midlands.

Mr Gumbo is the inaugural Chairman of Midlands Science and Technology Development Committee established by the Ministry of Science and Technology Development to champion the application of science and technology in industry, schools and the community. In that role he is championing the development and application of education software in schools and the training of information technology teachers through In-service Training programmes.

Before joining MSU, Mr Gumbo worked in the private sector where he was an Education Consultant in the Application of Information Technology in Education and later became the Executive Director of Computer Educational Services which ran an In-Service programme for the training of primary and secondary school teachers in computer studies and the application of computers in Education.