Nana Aba Appiah Amfo

 (born 30 September 1971) is a Ghanaian linguist, university administrator and the current Vice-chancellor at the University of Ghana. Until her appointment, she was the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Academic 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 PhD degree in 2007 from the same university in Linguistics.

Quotes

 * It’s a combination of hard work, identifying opportunities and taking advantage of those opportunities, and some favour from God that makes great.
 * Appiah Amfo in a question and answer interview

" Prof. Appiah Amfo talks on; Rote learning not Helpful"

 * students must be challenged to focus on critical thinking and analytical skills since rote learning has not been helpful, there is the need to create avenues for students to explore their creative sides, music and dance.


 * We should be less focused on assessing students based on memory, and more on application. For that to happen, we need to focus on teacher training, incentivise our brightest students to go into teaching and keep small class sizes to allow for more interaction.


 * Lifelong learning must not be confined to the classroom or to any age in life as life is dynamic; and the day you stop learning, you become intellectually dead and cease to be relevant to your society.


 * If anyone wants to make a mark in life, then there was the need to invest in one’s personal development. Spend time and effort developing yourself. Jesus private prayer life was the key to His robust public ministry.


 * Be unfazed by obstacles. Obstacles are going to come on your journey, but be unfazed. Like me, you are bound to have setbacks and rejection, but don’t back down. Without a resilient spirit, you’re bound to give up when you’re ultimately meant for the top.


 * You can’t do everything by yourself. Be on the lookout for talent; know the wide array of skills and strengths of your team and harness them for your benefit.


 * Give people the opportunity to prove themselves, but assign key roles to trusted people. Stakeholder engagement is really key and you cannot succeed as a leader without it.