William Barnabas Qurix

William Barnabas Qurix or Williams Barnabas Qurix is a Nigerian university administrator, educationist, and researcher. He was appointed the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Applied Sciences Kachia by the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, in March 2025. He is a former Vice-Chancellor of Kaduna State University and Bingham University. A month before his appointment at FUASK, he was appointed Chairman Governing Council and Pro-Chancellor of Plateau State University, Bokkos, by the Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang.

Education and career

Qurix obtained an M.Sc and Ph.D in Architecture from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Vanguard Nigeria quoted Qurix, stating after his appointment as the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Applied Sciences Kachia, saying: