Born in South Eastern region of Nigeria, Dozie Celeste Ugochukwu studied Philosophy and Sociology at Ibadan, Nigeria. Thereafter he proceeded for further studies in Europe in 1991.

After bagging a diploma in French language in Toulouse, France, he went further to Fribourg in Switzerland where he obtained another certificate in German language and a law license from the University of Fribourg. He is a legal consultant on migration, business and investment law as well as in integration, Diaspora and African development matters.

Mr Ugochukwu is a member of the Swiss Federal Commission Against Racism, was also candidate at the elections of Swiss National Parliament in 2011. The Pan-African jurist is the current President of African Diaspora Council of Switzerland; a Federation of African organizations in Switzerland. He is also the Founder of African Diaspora Foundation for Migration and Development. Mr Ugochukwu is a Board member of the Forum for the Integration of Migrants in Switzerland (FIMM), an umbrella organization for Migrants Organizations in Switzerland. He is also a former President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization, Nido Swiss, an umbrella organization of all Nigerians living in Switzerland and in Lichtenstein. During his studies in Fribourg, he was the director of African students of the University of Fribourg and a member of the board of European Law Students Association (ELSA).

Mr Ugochukwu writes and speaks fluent English, French, German, Spanish, Igbo and other Nigerian languages.

 

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