Nation Builders University (NBU), a hybrid higher education institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., has announced the appointment of H.E. Ambassador Olivier Noudjalbaye Dedingar, a Chadian diplomat, as an Academic and Global Mentor. The appointment forms part of the university’s international mentorship initiative, which connects accomplished professionals with students, young researchers, and entrepreneurs to foster leadership development, career advancement, and global engagement.
Nation Builders University (NBU), an internationally oriented higher education institution based in Washington, D.C., has officially announced the appointment of H.E. Ambassador Olivier Noudjalbaye Dedingar as an Academic and Global Mentor within its international network of mentors.
The appointment comes under the university’s Global Mentorship Program, an initiative designed to connect accomplished professionals from diverse sectors with students, young professionals, researchers, and entrepreneurs worldwide. The program aims to complement academic education through personalized mentoring, professional guidance, leadership development, and access to international networks.
According to information released by the university, the mentorship program is delivered primarily through virtual engagement and provides participants with one-on-one mentoring sessions, group discussions, strategic guidance, and networking opportunities with distinguished leaders from diplomacy, academia, business, public policy, research, and international development.
In this capacity, H.E. Ambassdor Olivier Dedingar will serve in an advisory role, sharing his professional experience in leadership, multilateral diplomacy, governance, political sciences, international relations, law, strategic communication, and sustainable development. His responsibilities include mentoring selected participants through virtual sessions while providing practical insights into career development, public leadership, diplomacy, and international cooperation.
The university notes that its mentors are selected based on their professional accomplishments, expertise, leadership experience, integrity and contributions within their respective fields. It further emphasizes that mentors do not exercise any academic or administrative authority within the institution; rather, their role is exclusively to provide guidance, mentorship, professional advice, and capacity-building support.
The appointment recognizes a professional career spanning more than fifteen years of service in diplomacy, law, research, journalism, humanitarian action, international cooperation, and leadership.
H.E Ambassador Olivier Dedingar holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.), a Master of Arts (M.A.), and the internationally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. He completed his secondary and higher education across prestigious institutions in Chad, Togo, Cameroon, France, Canada, and the United States. His multidisciplinary academic background and international professional experience have enabled him to specialize in business and corporate law, international law, international relations, strategic communication, public policy, peacebuilding, and sustainable development.
According to publicly available professional information, Ambassador Olivier Dedingar currently serves as the Focal Point and Permanent Representative in North America (United States) for the Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council (CESCE) of the Republic of Chad, where he contributes to strengthening institutional partnerships and promoting international cooperation on behalf of the Council and his country Chad.
He also serves as a Global Peace Ambassador and Civil Society Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), as well as at the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring and Annual Meetings. Through these responsibilities, he regularly participates in major international forums addressing global governance, sustainable development, human rights, gender equality, peacebuilding, and institutional strengthening.
A multidisciplinary researcher, prolific author, and freelance journalist-analyst, H.E. Ambassador Olivier Dedingar regularly publishes articles and policy analyses on diplomacy, governance, international security, economic development, international law, conflict resolution, and public policy. He is also affiliated with several international academic, professional, humanitarian, and civil society organizations, where he contributes to advancing intercultural dialogue, peace, human rights, and sustainable development.
Beyond his diplomatic and academic engagements, H.E. Ambassador Olivier. Dedingar has devoted many years to mentoring young leaders, supporting emerging professionals, and promoting capacity-building initiatives across Chad, Africa and North America.
His longstanding commitment to education, knowledge sharing, youth empowerment, and leadership development has become one of the defining features of his professional journey.
This appointment also reflects a broader trend among higher education institutions seeking to strengthen collaboration between academia and experienced professionals. By engaging accomplished experts from around the world, international mentorship programs provide students with valuable exposure to real-world leadership, cross-cultural perspectives, and the competencies required to thrive in an increasingly interconnected global environment.
For Nation Builders University, the mentorship initiative serves as a strategic complement to traditional academic education by encouraging experiential learning, leadership development, international collaboration, and professional networking.
The appointment of H.E. Ambassador Olivier Noudjalbaye Dedingar therefore represents both a recognition of his international professional experience and a contribution to the university’s mission of preparing the next generation of leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, diplomats, and public servants committed to advancing sustainable development, peacebuilding and global cooperation.
