AcadPass, Africa’s leading digital ecosystem for students, has announced the appointment of Professor Mondy Selle Gold as its National Academic Adviser. This appointment underscores the platform’s commitment to bridging innovation with academic excellence and fostering mentorship for young people across the continent.
Prof. Gold is a distinguished academician, respected thinker, and celebrated teacher whose career has been marked by decades of impactful scholarship and leadership. Known for his unique ability to connect with students, he has dedicated his life to mentoring young people around the world, offering them not only academic guidance but also hope, confidence, and a fatherly presence that has transformed countless lives. He teaches at the Colorado State University, CSU, in the United States of America.
In recognition of his outstanding teaching and mentorship, CSU Global, a leading U.S.-based university, recently honoured Prof. Gold with the prestigious Faculty Spotlight Award. The award highlights his exceptional commitment to education, his remarkable student evaluations, and the lasting positive impact he has had on learners across diverse backgrounds. This international recognition further affirms his reputation as a world-class educator and role model.
AcadPass is an innovative homegrown digital platform with its unique ecosystem for Nigerian students and tertiary institutions built by Nigerians to solve a Nigerian problem and scaled to be exported to Africa and beyond.
In his new role as National Academic Adviser to AcadPass, Prof. Gold will:
Serve as the academic face of AcadPass, representing the platform in engagements with institutions and stakeholders.
Provide strategic guidance to strengthen AcadPass integration with academic communities nationwide.
Mentor and inspire students to embrace AcadPass as a tool for academic success, personal growth, and global competitiveness.
Champion initiatives that align with AcadPass mission of empowering students with digital identity, financial inclusion, healthcare access, and education support.
Speaking on the appointment, Mr. Hope Ibinabobo, Head of Corporate Communications of Creestgate Limited, (owners of AcadPass), said:
“We are honoured and deeply delighted to welcome Prof. Mondy Selle Gold to the AcadPass family. His lifelong dedication to education and youth mentorship mirrors our own mission of empowering students across Africa. With his guidance, we are confident that AcadPass will continue to grow as a transformative force for academic excellence, innovation, and student empowerment.”
Prof. Gold expressed his excitement at joining AcadPass™, stating:
“AcadPass represents the future of student empowerment, and I am thrilled to be part of a vision that not only meets the academic needs of young people but also prepares them for life. Together, we will shape a generation of confident, capable, and globally competitive students.”
AcadPass believes that Prof. Gold’s wealth of experience, international recognition, and inspirational leadership will accelerate the platform’s mission of redefining education access and student engagement in Africa and beyond.
