Ramapo College of New Jersey congratulates Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso on his leadership accomplishment as KNUST VC

The Ramapo College of New Jersey has congratulated immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso on his crafty and ambitious leadership for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

Professor Obiri-Danso’s four-year tenure as the KNUST Vice-Chancellor came to an end on July 31, 2020.

Ramapo College of New Jersey in a tweet said, they are proud of the collaborations they have accomplished with “KNUST and KNUST-SRC through the leadership of VC Obiri-Danso during his tenure.”

Ramapo College of New Jersey in June 2010 signed an affiliation agreement with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana.   The agreement would enhance the achievements in teaching, research and the cultural development of both institutions through scholarly exchange opportunities for faculty and professional staff to participate in curriculum development and research, and for visiting students to pursue academic programs and activities.

The two institutions have been engaging in exchange programmes during school breaks and holidays often with their Student Representative Councils.

KNUST was adjudged the best university in Ghana and West Africa, 14th best on the African continent and 706th best university globally by the US News & World Report under the leadership of Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso.

Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 2016.

His appointment was decided at the University Council’s 238th Special Meeting held on Thursday, May 19, 2016. It is a four-year tenure that took effect from August 1, 2016, and will end on June 31, 2020.

Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso replaced Professor William Otoo Ellis, who was appointed in May 2010. Prof. Ellis was re-appointed the Vice-Chancellor of KNUST after the University Council endorsed his performance at the end of his first term of four years, for the second term of two years which ended in July 2016.

Christian Kwasi Obiri-Danso is a Professor of Environmental Microbiology/Environmental Health. He is well known as a scholar of international repute.

He started his education at St. Anthony Preparatory School in Accra. He spent a year at the Salem School in Aburi before proceeding to the Swedru Secondary School for his Ordinary and Advanced Level Certificates.

He obtained a Bachelors Degree in Biological Science, and an M. Phil in Food Microbiology from the KNUST, before proceeding to Lancaster University in the United Kingdom, to earn a Certificate in Modeling Duration Data and a Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology.

Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso began his academic career in 1987 and has since risen from the lowest position of Teaching Assistant to the most revered apex rank of Professor after 27 years. Below is his academic career history:

He was a Research Assistant at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Lancaster University (1996-1999)

All through these years, Professor Obiri-Danso has held various academic positions both within and outside the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Some of the positions include Head of Department, Dean of Faculty, and Dean at the International Programmes Office. He last served as the Provost of the KNIST College of Science, before becoming the University’s Vice-Chancellor.

At the time of his appointment as VC, he was Chairman, Kumasi Polytechnic Council; Chairman, National Nuclear Research Institute; Member, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and Member, Implementation Committee for the University of Environment and Sustainable Development.

Professor Obiri-Danso has over a hundred publications and conference papers to his credit.

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Source: focusnewsroom.com