Office of Registrar

PROFILE OF MRS EMELIA NAA KWANTSUA AGYEI-MENSAH - REGISTRAR

Mrs. Emelia Naa Kwantsua Agyei-Mensah is an accomplished administrator with demonstrated experience of working in the higher education industry. She is skilled in strategic planning, change management, cross cultural communication, student services, university governance, and general administration.

Mrs. Agyei-Mensah started her secondary education at Achimota School, where she completed the GCE Ordinary level examinations, and proceeded to Mpraeso Secondary school for Sixth Form and the GCE Advanced Level examinations.
She gained admission to the Ghana Institute of Journalism and graduated with a Diploma in Journalism with distinction in 1986.
 

After National Service at the then National Youth Organizing Commission, she won a Norwegian government Scholarship to study at the University of Bergen in Norway, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree (Candidatus Magisterii) in Media and Communication Studies in 1993 and a Master of Philosophy degree (Candidatus Politicarum) in Communication Studies in 1995.

Mrs. Agyei-Mensah joined the University of Ghana in 1999 as a Junior Assistant Registrar, was upgraded to the rank of Assistant Registrar in 2000, promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant Registrar in 2006 and to Deputy Registrar in 2014.
In the University of Ghana, she has held positions in the Public Affairs Directorate, the Academic Affairs Directorate and served as the College Secretary of the College of Education.

Mrs. Agyei-Mensah has actively participated in numerous continuing professional development programmes focusing on leadership and management in the higher education space. She is a strong advocate for the use of technology to improve upon administrative processes and services to staff and students.
She loves reading, watching movies and cooking.

Mrs. Agyei-Mensah is married to Professor Samuel Agyei-Mensah of the Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana and they are parents to two young adults: Abena Faah and Kwabena.