The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, E. Addow-Obeng, will visit USF next week to seek collaborative projects between University of South Florida and University of Cape Coast. He will also meet with the Africa Initiatives Group to discuss partnerships in public health, nursing, medicine, and business.
The visit will be hosted by Africa Initiatives Group member Dr. Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong.
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Emmanuel A Obeng, Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Honors) from the University of Cape Coast in
1974 and a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland in 1981. A scholar of Religious Studies, he has
published extensively in his field. The
first alumni of the University of Cape Coast to assume the Vice Chancellorship
of the university, Vice Chancellor Obeng has introduced many new programs--
especially in business and health. Furthermore, Vice Chancellor Obeng has improved old programs, almost
doubled student population, improved the physical infrastructure of the
university, and forged links with many universities outside Africa. Under his leadership, UCC has become the
university of choice in Ghana. Prior to
assuming the Vice Chancellorship in 1998, he taught in universities in Nigeria
and Kenya, served as the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, the Dean
of the College of Arts, as well as the Pro Vice Chancellor of UCC.
University of Cape Coast
Dr. Getachew A. Dagne, a native of Ethiopia, is an associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, College of Public Health at the University of South Florida. Dr. Dagne received his Ph.D. in Applied Statistics from the University of California at Riverside.
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