Gabila Nubong is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Prior to joining the NWU, Dr Nubong was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Strategic and Political Affairs (ISPA) at the University of Pretoria, a researcher at the Centre for Governance Innovation at the University of Pretoria, a project officer at the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) based in Maastricht in the Netherlands and a socio-economist with the European Union Delegation to South Africa.

Dr Nubong’s research focus is heavily geared towards regional economic integration, with particular reference to the African Union and European Union approaches to regional integration.  His other research interests include the capacity dimension of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), economic development and economic transformation.