Prof. Akwasi Asabere Ameyaw

Brief Profile of 2nd Vice-Chancellor, Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, PhD

Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw had his basic education at the Buoyem Methodist Primary and Middle Schools, Buoyem, near Techiman, Brong Ahafo Region; secondary education at Prempeh College, Kumasi; and studied at the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast from where he obtained the degrees B. Sc (Hons.), Diploma in Education (1988), M. Sc (Zoology) 1992 and PhD (1998). He has more than twenty-six years of professional experience in teaching and research both at the secondary and tertiary levels of education in Ghana and West Africa.

Professor Asabere-Ameyaw is a Science Educator. Until his appointment as Vice Chancellor he held several positions in UCEW/UEW including the following: Pro Vice-Chancellor; Deputy Director, SACOST; Head, Department of Science Education; Head of Biology Section; Coordinator, Environmental Education; and member of many committees and boards of UCEW/UEW.

Between 1999 and 2006 Professor Asabere-Ameyaw was involved in fundraising programmes for UCEW/UEW. In 2006, he was a member of the team that won a €2,400,000 grant from NUFFIC for PRACTICAL project in Ghana and a TALIF grant of $191,000 for SACOST for the development of contextualized teaching-learning materials. He provided leadership to the team that won a $2,000,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York for five interventions for the period 2006-2009 in University of Education, Winneba. Prof. Asabere-Ameyaw, also provided support to the Office for Institutional Advancement for the development of a two billion cedi souvenir investment with a +25% return.

Professor Asabere-Ameyaw is a member of the Professional Board, Institute of Education, UCC; Member, Reconstituted Man and Biosphere National Committee, and he serves on the Advisory Board of the Techiman Traditional Council, Brong Ahafo Region. He was also Chief Examiner in Integrated Science for West Africa Examination Council 2000-2004.

Professor Asabere-Ameyaw has participated in several national and international conferences/workshops and seminars where he presented papers. As Deputy Director of SACOST, he also facilitated, coordinated and hosted a number of local and international conferences, seminars and workshops, organized by the Centre.

He is a member of many professional bodies including:
Ghana Science Association
West Africa Science Association
African Network for Research and Development in Science and Technology Education
South African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology (SAARMSTE)
African Forum for Children’s Literacy in Science (AFCLIST)
African Research Group on Education for Sustainable Development (ARGESD).

He is an external examiner for graduate studies at the University of Cape Coast and University of Ghana, Legon. He has to his credit over thirty published peered-reviewed works, books, reports, book chapters, proceedings and journal articles. Currently in press are his own book and four co-authored books. He has offered editorial services to a number of publications and serves as a reviewer to a number of journals in West Africa including West African Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Educational Development and Practice, African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Science and others.
Professor Asabere-Ameyaw is a Christian (Methodist). He enjoys gardening, reading and playing scrabble. He was born on December 11, 1960. He has come thus far through his journey with the support of his extended family, especially his mother – Maame Ama Donkor and uncle- Opanin Kwame Badu; wife –Agnes; and children – Kwaku, Kwasi; and adopted son - Kwame.

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