Professor Alier Maker Ghai Duk was born on 20 December, 1982. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Economics with a specialization in Finance from the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing, China. On 7 January 2026, he was appointed by the President of Republic of South Sudan who is the chancellor of public universities as the fifth Vice Chancellor of Rumbek University of Science and Technology. Proceeding to this appointment, Professor Alier previously served in numerous significant administrative assignments at the university, including Dean of Libraries, Director of Quality Assurance, Executive Director in the Office of the Vice Chancellor, Acting Head of Department, and faculty member in the College of Economics and Social Studies. In 2023, Professor Alier was nominated as the Interim President of the South Sudan Quality Assurance Chapter by the then Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Gabriel Changson Chang. In this role, he represented South Sudan as country representative in the East African Higher Education Quality Assurance Network (EAQAN). EAQAN was established by the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) in 2012 to benchmark, trained and share best practices among universities across seven member countries in the region.