Professor Peter B. Bikam, holds a doctorate degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the Universality of Paris IV Sorbonne, France, a BSc and Master of Science degree in the Techniques of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Tour, France.

He is currently a part-time professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Science Engineering and Agriculture, University of Venda, South Africa where he was the Head of Department. He lectured in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nigeria Nsukka before his employment in South Africa. He served as a Consultant for the Development Bank of Southern Africa as an expert infrastructure planner where he advised metropolitan cities and rural municipal planners on service delivery and infrastructure planning in South Africa.

He is member of several professional bodies including, South African Council of Town Planners, (SACPLAN) French Society of Town Planners (SFU), Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP) etc.

He has published several book chapters and about 30 peer-reviewed articles in journals listed in ISI and he is also external examiner to:- Coper Belt University Zambia, University of Nigeria Nsukka and University of the Free State, South Africa. He is currently a member of the South African Accreditation Committee for the accreditation of new programmes in higher education institutions. He has successfully supervised many PhDs and Master’s degree Students from the University of Venda, South Africa. He has also undertaken several community engagement projects in South Africa.

Prof. Bikam currently resides in South Africa.