Professor Jane Naana Opoku- Agyemang has officially assumed her role as the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana following her swearing -in on Tuesday January 7, 2025.
Professor Jane Naana Opoku- Agyemang’s official inauguration ceremony took place at the Independence Square in Accra, where Her Ladyship, Chief Justice Getrude Torkornoo administered the oath of office.
Professor Naana Opoku- Agyemang becomes the first female Vice President of Ghana.
Professor Opoku- Agyemang was a former Education Minister, and the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape- Coast.
She was the Chancellor of the women’s University in Africa from 2018 to 2024 and also served as the president of the Forum for African Women Educationists as well as the Chairperson of the Africa Board.
She is the recipient of national and international awards, notably: Officer of the Order of the Volta (for Academic Distinction) Ghana Women of Excellence Award (Education Category), and Doctor of Letters, University of Cape Coast (Honoris Causa).
Doctor of Humane Letters, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA (Honoris Causa), Doctor of Humane Letters, Winston Salem State University, North Carolina, USA (Honoris Causa), Doctor of Laws, University of the West Indies (Honoris Causa), Global Leadership Award, University of South Florida, USA.
Professor Opoku- Agyemang was twice recognised for her Outstanding Performance in Advancing International Education by the School for International Training, Vermont, USA.
She has been a member of national and international boards and committees, including: The College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Centre for Democratic Governance
(CDD-Ghana), the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Global Advisory Council, World Learning Inc., the Editorial Board, the Harriet Tubman Series on the African Diaspora, York University, Canada.
