Daniels Obeng-Ofori
Vita
Professor Daniels Obeng-Ofori is an Agricultural Entomologist with a BSc in agriculture from the University of Ghana, and an MPhil and a PhD, both from the University of Cambridge, UK. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya from 1991-1994. He served as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and has carried out research in Ghana, Kenya, the UK, and Germany. He was also a Humboldt Ambassador Scientist for Ghana from 2016-2019. Daniels was an employee of the University of Ghana from 1996-2012 where he rose to the rank of Professor in 2004. During his career at Legon, he held several administrative positions including Head of Department, Vice-Dean, Acting Dean, Deputy Provost and Coordinator of ARPPIS. He was the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana from 2012-2014. As an astute academic, he has travelled extensively as a visiting scholar, conducted research, and participated in numerous national and international scientific conferences in Africa, Europe and the USA. He is the Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of Ghana, Fiapre, Sunyani.
Training's expertise
- Academic Leadership
- Quality Assurance
Spoken languages
- English
Country of residence
- Ghana
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Contact
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