Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo

Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo

Nana Aba Appiah Amfo is a Ghanaian Linguist, University Administrator, and currently the Vice-Chancellor at the University of Ghana. Until her appointment, she was the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academics and Students Affairs at the University of Ghana in West Africa.

Born in Kumasi, Nana Aba Appiah Amfo had her early education at University Primary School (KNUST Basic School), Services Primary School at Takoradi, and Goldfields School Complex in Tarkwa. Amfo attended Holy Child School for her O’ Level education and later attended Archbishop Porter Girls’ Secondary School for her A’ Level. She proceeded to the University of Ghana for a Bachelor’s degree in French and Linguistics. She completed the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway in 2001 with an MPhil degree in Linguistics and acquired a Ph.D. degree in 2007 from the same university in Linguistics

Born: 30th September 1971
Top office held: Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana (2021–Date)
Education: University of Ghana, Norwegian University of Science and Technology