Prof Kwasi Obiri-Danso appointed new Vice Chancellor of KNUST

The Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appointed Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso as the new Vice Chancellor of the University, for a four-year term effective August 1 2016, to July 21, 2020.

He takes over from Prof William Ellis Otoo who will be ending his four-year tenure as VC at the end of July 2016.

The university in statement signed and issued on Thursday by acting Registrar, Mr Ben Andoh said the decision was taken at the Council’s 238th Special Meeting held on Thursday May 19, 2016.

Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso holds a Bachelor’s Degree in (Biological Sciences) and an MPhil (Food Microbiology) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and a PHD – Environmental Microbiology) from Lancaster University, United Kingdom.

He is currently the Provost of the College of Science at the KNUST.