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Biosafety Expert
(EXP)
last updated: 14 Oct 2026
Prof Wilson Parawira is a holder of a PhD in Biotechnology from Lund University, Sweden. He has more than 20 years of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Biotechnology courses; developing academic programmes, supervision of research projects in biotechnology, He is now the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education, the regulator of higher education in Zimbabwe. He is responsible for accreditation of STEM programmes including Biotechnology programmes and their related facilities like laboratories.
Person:Prof Wilson ParawiraDEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICEPhone: +263717651433,Fax:Email: wparawira@zimche.ac.zw,Website:Related OrganizationZIMBABWE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. (ZIMCHE)Government agency (National/Federal)310 HERBERT CHITEPO AVENUEHARARE, HARARE
00263, ZimbabwePhone: +2638677009649,Fax:Email: info@zimche.ac.zw,Website: https://zimche.ac.zw,
1968
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean
ZIMBABWE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (ZIMCHE)
EN
Government agency (National/Federal)
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
EN
Chief Executive Office
EN
2022-09
Government agency (National/Federal)
Regulation of higher education through institution and programme accreditation using international recognized standards. Of relevance is the accreditation of biotechnology programmes and their laboratories.
- Rwanda
- South Africa
Bindura University of Science Education
EN
Faculty of Science, Biological Sciences Department
EN
2012-09
2022-08
Academic or research institute
- Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate Biotechnology courses
- Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research projects in biotechnology
- Development, review, and accreditation of biotechnology programmes
BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
EN
University of Zimbabwe
EN
1989-02
1992-06
MSc In Biotechnology
EN
University of Zimbabwe
EN
1995-02
1996-11
Ph.D in Environmental Biotechnology
EN
Lund University, Sweden
EN
2002-02
2004-12
B. Other professional qualifications
- Postdoctoral training, Lund University Sweden 2008
- Postdoctoral Training, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Biotechnology research and development
- Capacity development
- Food safety
- Policy and legal
- Public awareness, education and participation, including access to information
- Sampling and detection of living modified organisms
- Parawira W. Enzyme research and applications in biotechnological intensification of biogas production. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 32 (2): 172-186. Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/07388551.2011.595384
- Parawira W. and Mpandi Khosa E. (2009) Biotechnology research, development, applications and management in Zimbabwe. Scientific Research and Essays, 4(9): 825-841.
- Parawira W., Read J. S., Mattiasson B., and Björnsson L. (2008) Energy production from agricultural residues: high methane yields in pilot scale two-stage anaerobic digestion. Biomass and Bioenergy, 32:44-50.
- Fellow of the Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences
- Biotechnology Association of Zimbabwe
- External Examiner at University of Dar Es Salaam, University of Namibia, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Lupane State University, Midlands State University
- UNESCO Natural Sciences Committee
- Member of Technical Committee H12: Hazardous Waste Management, Standard Association of Zimbabwe
- English
