Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana. She is a linguist and university administrator. She was also the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academics and Students Affairs at the University of Ghana in West Africa.
Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo studied at the University of Ghana, from 1991 to 1996, for a Bachelor’s degree in French and Linguistics. Both her MPhil (2001) and Ph.D. (2007) degrees in Linguistics are from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Professor Amfo’s career in academia started in 2001 as a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics after her Master’s degree.In 2007, the same year she obtained her Ph.D. degree, she was promoted to Senior Lecturer. Professor Amfo’s research interests are in the linguistic sub-discipline of Pragmatics. Her research resulted in several publications in nationally and internationally reputable journals.
She currently chairs the School of Languages Management Committee and is a member of the College of Humanities Advisory Board. Her passion for mentoring, particularly younger professional women, has driven her to organize and or facilitate several capacity building training programs in both the public and private higher education sectors, as well as in other public and private organizations.