University of Ghana

University of Ghana
University of Ghana logo
Motto	Integri Procedamus
Established	1948
Type	Public
Chairman	Justice Date-Baah
Chancellor	Kofi Annan[1]
Vice-Chancellor	Ernest Aryeetey
Students	38000
Location	Legon, Greater Accra Region, Ghana 05°39′03″N 00°11′13″W / 5.65083°N 0.18694°W / 5.65083; -0.18694
Campus	Suburban area
Nickname	legon
Website	www.ug.edu.gh

The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It was founded in 1948^[2] as the University College of the Gold Coast, and was originally an affiliate college of the University of London,^[3] which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees. It gained full university status in 1961,^[3] and now has nearly 40,000 students.

The original emphasis was on the liberal arts, social sciences, basic science, agriculture, and medicine, but (partly as the result of a national educational reform programme) the curriculum was expanded to provide more technology-based and vocational courses and postgraduate training.

The university is mainly based at Legon, about twelve kilometres northeast of the centre of Accra. The medical school is in Korle Bu, with a teaching hospital and secondary campus in the city of Accra. It also has a graduate school of nuclear and allied sciences at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, making it one of the few universities in Africa offering programmes in nuclear sciences.

Contents 1 The Balme Library 2 College of Health Sciences 3 College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences 4 Other faculties 4.1 Faculty of Arts 4.2 Faculty of Social Studies 4.3 Faculty of Science 4.4 University of Ghana Business School 4.5 Faculty of Law 4.6 Faculty of Engineering Sciences 5 Institutes and schools 6 Research and learning Centres 7 The University of Ghana in the Arts 8 Workers' colleges 9 Halls of residence 9.1 Legon Hall (Ladies and Gentlemen) 9.2 Akuafo Hall (The Farmers) 9.3 Commonwealth Hall (The V.A.N.D.A.Ls) 9.4 Volta Hall (Ladies with Vision and Style) 9.5 Mensah Sarbah Hall (The Vikings) 9.6 Jubilee Hall (alumni hall) 9.7 Alexander Kwapong Hall 9.8 Jean Nelson Hall 9.9 Hilla Limann Hall 9.10 Elizabeth Sey Hall 10 University of Ghana hostels 11 Private hostels on campus 12 Bank and postal services 13 Affiliated institutions 14 Partnerships 15 Associations and Links 16 Noted alumni 17 See also 18 References 19 External links

The Balme Library [edit]

The Library is located on the main campus of the University.

It consists of six departments and one special library for the physically handicapped. The library's collections include more than 100 thousand books, 500 microfilms, CDs, tapes and impressive holdings of rare books, prints and archives. The library also offers access to extensive electronic resources.

College of Health Sciences [edit]

There are four faculties, one school and one research institute under this college.^[4]

Medical School

• Department of Anaesthesia
• Department of Anatomy
• Department of Chemical Pathology
• Department of Child Health
• Department of Community Health
• Department of Haematology
• Department of Medical Biochemistry
• Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
• Department of Microbiology
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Department of Pathology
• Department of Pharmacology
• Department of Physiology
• Department of Psychiatry
• Department of Radiology
• Department of Surgery

University of Ghana Dental School

• Department of Biomaterials Science
• Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine and Radiology
• Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery
• Department of Orthodontics & Pedodontics
• Department of Public Health Dentistry
• Department of Restorative Dentistry
• Department of Biomedical sciences

School of Allied Health Sciences

• Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Department of Physiotherapy
• Department of Radiography
• Department of Dietetics

School of Nursing This is located on the Legon campus though its students receive practical training at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.

School of Pharmacy

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College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences [edit]

• Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
• Department of Agricultural Mechanization
• Department of Agricultural Extension
• Department of Animal Science
• Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (formerly Home Science)
• Department of Physiotherapy
• Department of Medicine
• Department of Crop Science
• Department of Veterinary medicine (the university has recently established a school for veterinary medicine)
• Agricultural Research Station - Kade
• Agricultural Research Station - Kpong
• Agricultural Research Station - Nungua

Other faculties [edit]

There are six faculties outside the above colleges.

Faculty of Arts [edit]

• Department of Classics
• Department of Linguistics
• Department of English
• Department of Modern Languages (Arabic, Spanish, Swahili, French, German and Chinese)
• Department of Philosophy
• Department for the Study of Religions (The department coordinates the affiliations with five seminaries / theological colleges^[5])
• School of Performing Arts

Faculty of Social Studies [edit]

• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Archaeology
• Department of Economics
• Department of Geography & Resource Development
• Department of Global and Cultural Studies (currently in the testing phase)
• Department of History
• Department of Information Studies
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Social Work

Faculty of Science [edit]

• Department of Biochemistry
• Department of Mines
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Telecom
• Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science (formally Zoology)
• Department of Botany
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Earth Science (formerly Department of Geology)
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Nutrition & Food Science
• Department of Oceanography & Fisheries
• Department of Physics
• Department of Psychology
• School of Nuclear And Allied Sciences (postgraduate training only; campus at the Ghana Atomic Agency Corporation)

University of Ghana Business School [edit]

• Department of Accounting
• Department of Banking and Finance
• Department of Marketing and consumer studies
• Department of Operations & Management Information Systems
• Department of Organization & Human Resources Management
• Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management

Faculty of Law [edit]

The law faculty at the University of Ghana has decided to make law a post-first degree programme. From the 2012/2013 academic year, the university will admit fresh SHS students into the LLB first-degree programme but will retain the post-first degree programme. Thus the university will have two entry means to the Faculty of Law.

Faculty of Engineering Sciences [edit]

• Department of Food Process Engineering
• Department of Computer Engineering
• Department of Agricultural Engineering
• Department of Material Science and Engineering
• Department of Biomedical Engineering

Institutes and schools [edit]

• Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research
• Institute of African Studies
• Institute of Adult Education
• Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
• Regional Institute for Population Studies
• School of Public Health
• School of Communication Studies
• School of Research & Graduate Studies,
• School of Performing Arts (with the following departments):
  • Department of Theatre Arts
  • Department of Music
  • Department of Dance Studies
  • Abibigromma Theatre Company
• Institute of Environmental and sanitation sciences
• School of Nuclear and Allied Science(Campus at GAEC)*
  • Nuclear and Environmental Protection
  • Applied Nuclear Physics
  • Computational Nuclear Science and Engineering
  • Nuclear Agriculture
  • Nuclear Radiochemistry
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Radiation Processing
  • Radiation Protection

Research and learning Centres [edit]

• Centre of Excellence for Global Environmental Change Research.
• Centre for Social Policy Analysis
• Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
• Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy
• Centre for Migration
• International Centre for African Music and Dance
• Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Centre for Biotechnology Research
• Centre for African Wetlands
• Language Centre
• West African Centre for Crop Improvement
• The United Nations University for Natural Resources in Africa
• Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy(CEGENSA)
• Regional Training Centre for Archivists
• Ecological laboratory
• Legon Botanical Gardens
• The Ghana Herbarium
• Centre for African Foods
• Centre for West African foods
• Centre for International foods
• Centre for Ghana foods
• African Regional centre for training in postgraduate insect science

The University of Ghana in the Arts [edit]

The university has appeared in several films and television advertisements and is arguably the most featured university campus in movies in Africa. The television series Sun City has a lot of scenes of the university. The name of the university has also on several occasions formed part of the lyrics of artists in Ghana, musicians including Sarkodie ("Legon Girls"), Buk Bak ("Klu blofo"), Kwadei ("Wutatami") and Okordii ("Four years in Legon"). Almost invariably these lyrics describe the intelligence, eloquence and attractiveness of the students of the university. A large number of former students of the university are among the most celebrated musicians and actors in Ghana, reflecting the fact that the university has one of the most successful school of performing arts on African continent.

Workers' colleges [edit]

The university has these facilities in the various regions where it runs a variety of programmes, including degree courses.^[6] Awudome College has residential facilities that enable short courses over weekends and other durations to be run there.

• Accra Workers’ College,(now Accra City campus) Accra
• Awudome Residential Workers’ College, Tsito
• Bolgatanga Workers’ College, Bolgatanga
• Cape Coast Workers’ College, Cape Coast
• Ho Workers’ College, Ho
• Koforidua Workers’ College, Koforidua
• Kumasi Workers’ College, Kumasi
• Takoradi Workers’ College, Takoradi
• Tamale Workers’ College, Tamale
• Tema Workers’ College, Tema
• Sunyani Workers’ College, Sunyani
• Wa Workers’ College, Wa

Halls of residence [edit]

Each Hall consists of junior members (students) and senior members (academic and senior administrative and professional staff), and is managed by a Council comprising members elected by persons belonging to the Hall. The Master (or Warden, in the case of Volta Hall) is the Head of the Hall. Each Hall has Junior and Senior Common Rooms for students and Faculty, respectively. A tutorial system offers an opportunity for counseling students and ensuring their welfare at both academic and social levels. Students maintain interaction with each other and the wider community through recognized clubs and societies. Each Hall has a kitchen and a dining hall to cater for students' feeding. Chapels and a mosque are also available for use by various religious denominations. A Chaplaincy Board co-ordinates the activities of religious groups. Social life on the campus is organised mainly by the Students' Representative Council and the Junior Common Room Committees which provide various kinds of social programmes.

Legon Hall (Ladies and Gentlemen) [edit]

Legon Hall was the first to be built on the permanent site of the University of Ghana at Legon and is, therefore, the premier Hall of the university. Its foundation tablet was laid during the Michaelmas Term of 1951 and, in September 1952, the first undergraduates were accepted into residence. On Trinity Sunday, 31 May 1953, the first service was held in the Chapel and the first meal served in the Dining Hall. From these events, the Hall took Trinity Sunday every year as its birthday, celebrated by a common "Feast" for both its Junior and Senior Members. The Hall's motto, Cui Datum ("To whom much is given..."), was selected from St. Luke's Gospel, in recognition of the special responsibility attached to the Hall's seniority. Senior Members of the University may be assigned as Fellows of the Hall by the Vice Chancellor and they usually keep their Fellowship for as long as they remain with the University. Persons of academic distinction outside the university may be elected as Honorary Fellows at a General Meeting of Fellows. The rest of the membership of the Hall is made up of persons in statu pupillari. The governing body of the Hall is the Hall Council, members of which are Fellows of the Hall. The principal Hall Officers are: The Master, the Vice-Master, the President of the Senior Common Room, the Senior Tutor, and the Hall Bursar. The Hall was converted into a mixed Hall of Residence in October 1991.

Akuafo Hall (The Farmers) [edit]

Akuafo Hall was established with the appointment of Professor D. A. Taylor, a Master-designate and a Hall Council in 1953. The Hall Council in 1954 decided to name the Hall Akuafo to commemorate the generous gesture of the farmers of Ghana in giving money for the foundation of the University College. A crest depicting a cocoa tree, an open book and a drum, designed by Professor W. J. McCallien, and a motto, laboremus et sapiamus, suggested by Professor L. H. Ofosu-Appiah, were adopted by the Council. A commemorative plaque with a Latin inscription composed by Professor L. H. Ofosu-Appiah was set up to show the gratitude of the Hall to the country's farmers, and to the British government who gave the University College funds for the building of the Hall. The Hall was officially opened on 17 February 1956, but the first students, numbering 131, came into residence on 5 October 1955. The Hall has its own statutes governing the election of officers and the administration of its affairs. Once a year, the Master has to convene a meeting of the Fellows, who form the governing body, to receive his annual report. The Senior Common Room is open to all Fellows and their guests, and the Senior Combination Room to all senior members of the University. Senior Members may also invite students to the Combination Room. The Hall was converted into a mixed Hall of Residence in October 1991.

Commonwealth Hall (The V.A.N.D.A.Ls) [edit]

The first batch of students was admitted into residence in Commonwealth Hall at the beginning of the 1956-1957 academic year. In the Lent Term of that academic year, Ghana attained its independence from Great Britain, and the Hall, hitherto known as the Third Hall, was officially christened Commonwealth Hall to commemorate Ghana's admission into the Commonwealth of Nations. The official opening of the Hall was performed in March 1957. It is the only all-male Hall of Residence in the university. The motto of the Hall, "Truth Stands", was taken from a quotation from "Satyre" by John Donne (1572–1631):

The motto invokes both the physical situation of the Hall (on a hillside overlooking most of the university and beyond) and the proper pursuit of a university education, the search for truth. It is the only Hall of Residence in the university that has a theatre and amphitheatre for lectures and plays. The coat of arms of the Hall depicts the strength and unity of purpose of members of the Hall deriving from the bonds of association enjoyed by the individual members of the Hall. High Commissioners of the Commonwealth countries in Ghana are accorded Honorary Membership of the Hall. There is a Hall Council that administers the affairs of the Hall, assisted by the Tutorial Board and the Senior Common Room Committee.

Volta Hall (Ladies with Vision and Style) [edit]

Volta Hall started as the Fourth Hall in the 1959-60 academic year, on 16 November 1960. The University College Council, on the recommendation of the Hall Council, named it Volta Hall. The Hall consists of the main hall, originally designed to accommodate 82 students, and an annex with an original capacity for accommodating 198 students, the occupation of which began in January 1966. The motto of the Hall, chosen during the Hall's tenth anniversary celebrations, is (in the Akan language): Akokobere Nso Nyim Adekyee. This means that the secret or knowledge of life and nature is a gift to women as it is to men. The Hall has a governing body that comprises all the Fellows assigned to it and those elected by the assigned Fellows. The government of the Hall rests with this body, which delegates some of its powers to a Hall Council. The Hall Council consists of ten members, including the Warden, the Deputy Warden, the Senior Tutor and the Bursar who are ex-officio members. The day-to-day administration of the Hall is carried out by the Warden with the help of the Senior Tutor, who deals with all students' affairs, and the Bursar.

Mensah Sarbah Hall (The Vikings) [edit]

Mensah Sarbah Hall, the fifth Hall of the university, stands in the southern part of the campus, and consists of a main hall built around a quadrangle and a number of annexes standing to the north and east. The last two south annexes are attached to the Hall. Until October 1991, Mensah Sarbah was the only co-ed Hall of Residence in the university, which made it quite unique among the Halls. The governing body of the Hall is the Council, which is responsible to the full body of Fellows who form the Senate. Students' affairs are handled by students' own elected government headed by a president, while the general administration of the Hall is under the Master who is assisted by the Senior Tutor and Tutors on the one hand and the Bursar on the other. Other Hall Officers are the Chaplain, who is responsible for the Roman Catholic Chapel, the Prayer Room Warden, who is responsible for the Protestant Chapel, and the Librarian. Senior Common Room affairs are managed by an elected committee under the President of the Senior Common Room. The Hall is named after the famous Ghanaian jurist, writer and statesman, John Mensah Sarbah of Cape Coast. It has been customary for the Hall to celebrate his birthday every year. This anniversary is known as Sarbah Day and is highlighted by a dinner and a get-together. The Hall has a crest designed to bring out the principal features of Mensah Sarbah's life. It consists of three elements: a pair of scales, a stool with a book resting upon it, and a hill surmounted by a castle. The scale signifies the legal profession, the stool and the book symbolise culture while the hill and the castle are intended to depict the familiar landscape of Cape Coast with its many hills and forts. At the same time, the castle is intended to symbolise strength and honour. The Hall's motto is: Knowledge, Honour, Service - three words that aptly summarise the guiding principles of Mensah Sarbah's life.

Jubilee Hall (alumni hall) [edit]

Jubilee Hall, located on the southern part of the campus, adjacent to the International Students’ Hostel, was built to commemorate the university’s Golden Jubilee celebration in 1998. Modelled after Akuafo Hall, one of the traditional Halls of the University, and funded mainly by the alumni of the University, the Hall is a group of four multi-purpose blocks containing single study bedrooms, self-contained flats and double rooms. Facilities in the Hall include common rooms, libraries and restaurants. There are rooms suitable for disabled students.

The university has built four new halls, which were commissioned in 2011:

Alexander Kwapong Hall [edit]

Jean Nelson Hall [edit]

The hall is one of the four newly created halls on the University of Ghana campus. It was named after the first Ghanaian Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Jean Nelson Aka. It was inaugurated in July, 2011 by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey. Its emblem shows a candle, a book and a pen to symbolize perseverance. It was designed by a final year Physics-Computer Science major student, Raymond Sung-Seh Harrison. The motto of the hall, "Lux In Tenebris" which is Latin for "Light In Darkness" was suggested by Raymond's mate at the time, a lady by the name Muna Twerefour". The emblem was officially adopted on Tuesday, April 2, 2013.

Hilla Limann Hall [edit]

This is the first of the University of Ghana Enterprise Limited (UGEL) Hostels to be completed. It was inaugurated in July 2010^[7] during which the Vice-Chancellor announced the decision to name it after Dr. Hilla Limann, a former President of Ghana.

Elizabeth Sey Hall [edit]

(named after the first female graduate of the university)

Africa Union Hall Hall= (formerly Pentagon)

James Topp Nelson Yankah Hall= (formerly TF Hostel)^[8]

Bani Hall

'Evandy Hall'

University of Ghana hostels [edit]

• International Students' Hostel (I and II)
• Valco Trust Hostel

Private hostels on campus [edit]

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Bank and postal services [edit]

Ghana Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank, HFC Bank and Ecobank Ghana have branches on the Legon campus, providing services to students, staff and people living around the campus. Apart from the Internal Mail Office, which facilitates postal services within the university, there is a branch of the national postal service (Ghana Post) on campus. Other banks with no branches like UBA,GT Bank on campus provide ATM services.

Affiliated institutions [edit]

A number of institutions and colleges hold affiliations with the university for the purpose of enrolment, teaching and award of degrees and diplomas of the university ^[6]

• African Institute of Science and Technology, Mbaise - Diploma, Higher Diploma, Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Technology/Bachelor of Engineering/Master of Technology/Master of Business Administration/ Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in various disciplines.
• Catholic University College, Fiapre, Sunyani - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of (Information/Commercial/Technology)
• Christian Service University College, Kumasi - Diploma ^[5]
• Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College - Masters Degree
• Ghana Baptist Seminary, Abuakwa-Kumasi - Diploma ^[5]
• Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Journalism & Public Relations)
• Ghana Institute of Languages, Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Translation)
• Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Greenhill, Accra - Masters Degree in Development (MDM [1])Website
• Hi-Technology University, Mbaise - B.Sc., B.A., M.Sc., M.A., MBA, and Ph.D.
• Islamic University College, East Legon - Bachelor of Arts
• Methodist University College, Dansoman, Accra - Bachelor of Arts/Business Administration
• National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Accra - Bachelor of Arts (Film & Television) Website
• Pentecost University College, Sowutuom, Accra - Certificate/Diploma
• Regional Maritime Academy - Diploma/Post-Graduate Diploma (Shipping & Port Management)Website
• Saint Paul Seminary, Sowutoum, Accra - Bachelor of Arts
• Saint Peter's Major Seminary, Cape Coast - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts ^[5]
• Saint Victor’s Major Seminary, Tamale - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts Pontificia Università Urbaniana ^[5]
• Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon - Diploma/Bachelor of Arts Presbyterian Church USA ^[5]
• University College of Wisconsin International - Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Management Website
• African University College of Communication, Accra

Partnerships [edit]

University of Ghana is a member of the African Institute of Science and Technology and the member of the Consortium of Academic Stewards for The Scholar Ship.

Associations and Links [edit]

The University of Ghana is a member of the International Association of Universities (IAU), the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Association of African Universities (AAU). The university is also a member the League of World Universities (which comprise 47 renowned research universities all over the world). The university has also established academic and research links with several Universities and Research Institutions worldwide. In addition, the university has also been linked to the Norwegian Universities’ Committee for Development Research and Education (NUFU), the Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE) based in New York, International Student Exchange Programmes (ISEP) and the Commonwealth Universities Student Exchange Consortium (CUSAC), among others.

Noted alumni [edit]

• Patrick Kwateng Acheampong – Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service (2005–09)
• George Kingsley Acquah – Chief Justice of Ghana (2003–07).
• Dr. Paul Kingsley Acquah - former Governor of the Bank of Ghana
• Peter Ala Adjetey – former speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (2001–05).
• Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, – Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana
• Her Ladyship Mrs. Justice Mabel Agyemang née Banful (also Yamoa) - expert Appeal Court judge for the Commonwealth Secretariat. Since being called to the Ghanaian Bar in 1987 and the Ghanaian Bench soon after, she has served in the judiciaries of the governments of Ghana, The Gambia and Swaziland.
• Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo – former Foreign minister and former Attorney-General of Ghana.
• Dr. K. Y. Amoako – former UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.
• Dr. Joyce R. Aryee - former Secretary, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and Executive Director, Salt and Light Ministries.
• Prof. John Atta Mills – former Law professor and Vice-President of Ghana (1997–2001), President of Ghana (2009-12).
• George Ayittey - economist, author, and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington DC. He is a professor at American University and an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
• Anna Bossman - former acting commissioner of the CHRAJ (Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice).
• Dr. Kwesi Botchwey – former law lecturer and finance minister of Ghana (1982–1995).
• Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas – Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.
• Joseph Coleman de Graft (2 April 1924–1 November 1978) - prominent Ghanaian writer, playwright and dramatist, who was appointed the first director of the Ghana Drama Studio in 1962.
• Kwesi Dickson – former President of Methodist Church Ghana, Emeritus Professor, author and theologian.
• Kwabena Dufuor – Finance Minister and former Governor of the Bank of Ghana.
• Komla Dumor - currently a television news presenter for the international news channel BBC World, presenting BBC World News and Africa Business Report. Prior to joining the BBC he worked for JOY FM in Accra, Ghana, and was the 2003 winner of Journalist of the Year award given by the Ghana Journalist Association. Dumor is the only West African news reader on BBC World News.
• Prof. Charles Odamtten Easmon - first Ghanaian surgeon and first Dean of University of Ghana Medical School.
• Nana Effah-Apenteng was the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations between May 2000 and 2007.
• Dr. Patience Essah - Masters and Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles. Professor of History at Auburn University, in Auburn, AL, and more specifically African Studies. She is the author of A House Divided: Slavery and Emancipation in Delaware, 1638-1865.
• Akin Euba - Nigerian composer, musicologist and pianist. He was former Professor and Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies at the University of Lagos, and has also served as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Ife in Nigeria. He was Head of Music at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation for five years. Since December 1986 he has been a research scholar and artist in residence at IWALEWA House, University of Bayreuth in Germany. He is as Andrew Mellon Professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh. He is founder/director of the Centre for Intercultural Music Arts, London (founded in 1989), and serves on the Board of Management of the Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College (CIMACC).
• Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng – cardiothoracic surgeon and Chief Executive of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He was first black African to perform heart transplant and he established the National Cardiothoracic Centre.
• Ken Kanda - a diplomat, he is the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations.
• Dr. F. I. D Konotey-Ahulu – leading world authority on sickle-cell anaemia
• Prof. Judge Mrs. Akua Kuenyehia – Vice-President, International Criminal Court (2003-Date)
• Emeritus Professor E. Laing
• Lauretta Vivian Lamptey - Ghanaian Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice. She is a lawyer and an investment banker.
• John Dramani Mahama – Vice-President of Ghana (2009–12) and President of Ghana (2012 to present)
• Vicki Miles-LaGrange (born 1953) - Chief U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma. She was the first African-American woman to be sworn in as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, and the first African-American female elected to the Oklahoma Senate.
• Dr. Gobind Nankani - a Ghanaian national, he is Executive Director of International Growth Center, London. He is also Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the President of Ghana, periodically visiting Ghana from London. He has been Chief Economist, South Asia, and has also served, on leave from the World Bank, as an economic adviser to the government of Ghana. He holds a PhD and MA degrees from Harvard University and a BSc degree from the University of Ghana, Legon. He was recently honoured with the Order of the Volta (2008).
• Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu née Banful - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 22 August 2007 announced her appointment as his Deputy Special Representative (Rule of Law) for Liberia. Mrs. Mensa-Bonsu has been a Professor of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, and until recently Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana. Beginning her professional career in Ghana Prisons Service as a Legal Advisor to the Director of Prisons, she has experience in all the sectors of Rule of Law either as adviser, scholar or activist.
• Prof. Tawiah Modibo Ocran – Judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana (2004–08).
• David Ofori-Adjei - elected to the Council of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology of the International Union of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology in 2000.
• Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye – former Minister of Communication (2005–09) and Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya (2005 to present).
• Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes - Speaker of Parliament of Ghana (7 January 2005-6 January 2009).
• Hafiz Shabazz - master drummer and director of the World Music Percussion Ensemble, is an ethnomusicologist, percussionist, performer, and lecturer at Dartmouth College, USA. He is an initiated member of the Ancestral Shrine of the Ashanti Nation in Ghana, has authored articles for the Black Music Research Journal, and was a consultant with John Chernoff in the writing of African Rhythms and African Sensibilities.
• Tsatsu Tsikata – former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and Law lecturer at the University of Ghana.
• Georgina Theodora Wood – first female Chief Justice of Ghana (since 2007).

See also [edit]

• List of universities in Ghana

References [edit]

External links [edit]

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