Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe
Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana | |
| In office October 2006 – July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Kwadwo Asenso Okyere |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Aryeetey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1949 Accra, Ghana |
| Alma mater | St Augustine's College University of Ghana (MBChB) University of Leicester (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anatomy |
| Institutions | University of Ghana Medical School |
Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe, OV (born 6 October 1949) is a Ghanaian academic who is the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana. He has been teaching anatomy for over 25 years in Ghana and abroad and in 2000 he became Professor of Anatomy and Dean at the University of Ghana Medical School. In 2005, he became acting vice chancellor of the university.[1] He served for five years and was succeeded in 2010 by Ernest Aryeetey.[2]
Education
[edit]Tagoe was born in Accra, Ghana. After his Common Entrance Examination at Richard Akwei Memorial School, he gained admission to St Augustine's College in Cape Coast, where he studied for his 'O'- and 'A'-Level examinations. Professor Tagoe holds a bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery (MB., ChB.) from the University of Ghana and PhD in anatomy (1983) from the University of Leicester, UK.[3]
Career
[edit]Professor Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe is a past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, a position he held from October, 2006 to July, 2010. Prior to this he held office as Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School and also Provost of the College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana. Over the years, he has served on numerous Boards and Committees of the university, and was a member of the University Council between 1995 and 1997.[4]
As Vice-Chancellor, he attended several Higher Education Conferences and presented papers on topics including "Provision and Financing of Higher Education in Africa", "Some Aspects of Intra- and Inter-Regional Cooperation in Africa" and "International Code of Ethics for Higher Education".
He was the current President of the Anatomical Society of West Africa, a Member of the Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and a member of the Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities.
In 2008, the Government of Ghana conferred on him the national honour of the Order of the Volta, for services to higher education in Ghana.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "University of Ghana | Legon". Archived from the original on 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Prof. Aryeetey takes office as new Vice-Chancellor for University of Ghana" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Ghana Business News, 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Professor Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe - My Childhood Was fun" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Graphic Online, via Modern Ghana, 28 October 2009.
- ^ "Tagoe, Clifford Nii Boi" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Leadership and Governance in Higher Education.
- ^ http://sethcurry.ga/Clifford_Nii_Boi_Tagoe[permanent dead link]
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Leicester
- Ga-Adangbe people
- Vice-chancellors of the University of Ghana
- Recipients of the Order of the Volta
- University of Ghana alumni
- St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast) alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Ghana Medical School
- University of Ghana Medical School alumni