The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Partnership Board.

This was announced on X by the official page of the university on Tuesday June 10, 2025, with the caption, "Vice-Chancellor, Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Partnership Board. The announcement was made during a series of high-level engagements held in Hong Kong."

WUN brings together major universities that sit in widely diverse geographical and cultural contexts, forming a partnership that brings an unparalleled richness of talent and resources to bear on major research problems.

It seeks to strengthen member universities, and their impact and prominence.

Here is a brief profile of Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo

Professor Appiah Amfo is the first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana and a Professor of Linguistics.

She is the Founding President of the African Humanities Association (AHA), Vice-Chair of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), President of the Federation of Modern Languages and Literatures (FILLM), a member of the Consultation Board of the International Pragmatics.

Read the University of Ghana post below:

Vice-Chancellor, Prof. @aba_amfo, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Partnership Board. The announcement was made during a series of high-level engagements held in Hong Kong and hosted by @CUHKofficial.

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