The Council and Board of Directors of the Regentropfen College of Applied Sciences, located at Namoo in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, has appointed Professor Agnes Atia Apusigah, Development Sociologist, as its Vice President.

Prof. Atia Apusigah is a Subscriber to the STAR Ghana Foundation and a member of the Governing Council (GC) of same. She chairs the Gender and Social Inclusion Committee (GSIC) of the GC. Prof. Apusigah previously served as a member of the Steering Committee of the STAR-Ghana Programme from 2010 to 2018.

Prof. Apusigah is a social critic and a feminist activist with extensive experience working with civil society organisations and donor agencies. Her work with civil society has centered on research, policy development, capacity-building, programming support, and project evaluation. She currently chairs the governing board of Afrikids Ghana and is also a member of the Network for Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT) in Ghana

She holds a PhD in Cultural Studies with Curriculum Studies from the Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She has immensely contributed to research particularly in the areas of: political economy of African development, indigenous knowledge systems, gender studies, and educational policy and reforms. Her recent publications include Bridging Worlds, Teacher Professionalism and Educational Quality in Ghana (with LA Alagbela) and Women’s Movement and Political Change in West Africa.

The Chairperson, members of the Governing Council, and the entire fraternity of the STAR Ghana Foundation wish to extend our congratulations to Prof. Apusigah.