UniMAC appoints Eric  Opoku  Mensah as acting vice-chancellor

The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) has  appointmented Eric  Opoku  Mensah as the acting vice-chancellor, effective 8 February 2024, following the retirement of the previous vice chancellor, Kwamena  Kwansah-Aidoo.   

Opoku  Mensah  brings  a  wealth  of  experience  and  expertise  in  higher  education  management  to  this  role,  having  served  as  the deputy  rector  and later,  rector  of  the  Institute  of  Journalism,  a  constituent  institute  of the university. 

He  has  served  the  academic community with distinction for several years and has a proven track record of  leadership  and  innovation,  exemplifying  the  core  values  of  UniMAC  through  his  dedication  to academic excellence, research, and student welfare. His vision  for higher  education  aligns  seamlessly  with  the  university’s  commitment  to  fostering  a  dynamic  learning environment that prepares students for success in the modern world. 

In his new capacity, Prof. Opoku Mensah will assume responsibility for guiding UniMAC  through  its  ongoing  pursuit  of  academic  excellence,  fostering  collaboration  among  faculty,  staff,  and  students,  and  advancing  the  university’s  mission  of  becoming  a globally recognised  centre  for  excellence  in  the  training  of  media,  arts  and  communication professionals.  

The  University  Governing  Council  and  the  entire  UniMAC  community  extend  their  heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Eric Opoku Mensah on his appointment as acting vice chancellor. We are confident that under his capable leadership, UniMAC will continue to  thrive and uphold its rightful reputation. 

Profile of the vice-chancelor

Prof.  Eric Opoku Mensah is  a  Rhetoric  and Media  Studies  scholar  and  the  acting  vice-chancellor  of  the  University  of  Media,  Arts  and  Communication  (UniMAC), having previously served as the deputy rector and later, rector of the Institute of Journalism, a  constituent institute under the UniMAC.  

Prof. Opoku Mensah holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Language and a Master  of Philosophy Degree in English Language from the University of Cape Coast. He holds a  Doctor  of  Philosophy  (PhD) degree from  the  University  of  Cape  Town,  South  Africa,  where  he  focused  his  doctoral  research  on  an  examination  of  the  political  communication  of Kwame  Nkrumah. 

He  has  a  deep-seated  research  interest  in  Nkrumah’s pan-African  rhetorical enterprise, his  rhetorical artefacts,  their  formations,  and  how  they  have  contributed  to  the  creation  of  nationhood  and  citizenship  in  a  burgeoning democratic society. 

Prof. Opoku Mensah has attended many international conferences and workshops and  also  serves  as  a  reviewer  for  several local  and international journals in language  and  communication  studies.  Again,  he  serves as  an  External  Assessor  for  the  National  Accreditation Board (NAB), now the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and as  an external examiner for some public and private universities in Ghana. He is a frequent  visiting scholar at Uppsala University, Sweden. He has numerous peer-reviewed articles  in both local and international journals to his name. 

Apart  from  his  academic  work,  Prof.  Opoku  Mensah  has  considerable  experience  in  Ghana’s higher education landscape in terms of policy framework and university union  leadership.  He  has  participated  in  numerous  workshops  and  forums  on  higher  education  policy  developments  both locally  and internationally, with  the  International  Labor  Organisation  (ILO)  conference  in  Geneva  and  the  Education  International  Conference (EI) in Taipei and Bangkok as notable mentions. He is also a past national president of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), having served  as local president and local vice president of  the University of Cape Coast chapter of  UTAG. 

He  has  served  in  various  administrative  positions  and  boards  including  serving  as a  member  of  the  University  of  Cape  Coast  Governing  Council,  Academic  Board,  College  Board,  and  Faculty Boards, as well as  well  as  the  Head  of  the  Communication  Studies  Department  and  several  other  roles.  He  has  a  clear  understanding  of  Ghana’s  higher education policy framework, has participated in several workshops on the new tertiary education policy  framework  and  has  participated in critical several  workshops  on the university new  Tertiary  Education  Policy  in  Ghana  and  participated  in  critical  discussions  on  the  University Bill.

Opoku  Mensah  has  won  several  grants  from  the  Swedish  Council  for  Higher  Education,  Education International, the Swedish  National  Bank, the Swedish  Foundation  for  International  Cooperation in Research and Higher  Education  (STINT) and the Uppsala  Forum for Democracy, Peace and Justice, among others.

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