Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh Biography, Age, Education, Children, Career, Hometown, Appointments
Professor Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh
Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh: Who is Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh?
Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh is a female Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh Age: How old is Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh?
Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh is 62 years old. She was born on April 1, 1962.
Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh Educational Background
Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh had her primary education at Essikadua Methodist Nursery, Salt Pond Methodist Primary B School, and the Tema Padmore Street Primary School.
She continued at Koforidua Methodist Girls School for her middle school education.
Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh attended her secondary school at Asanteman Secondary School in Kumasi for a year and moved to Oda Secondary School for her O’ Level Certificate.
She obtained her Teachers’ Certificate ‘A’ (Post Middle) at the Komenda Training College in 1986.
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Further, she earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with an English major and a Diploma in Education at UCC in 1993.
Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh: Service, Experience, Promotion, Appointments
- Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh served as a Teaching Assistant and Senior Research Assistant at the Department of English from 1993 to 1997.
- She obtained her Master of Philosophy degree in English Language at UCC in 1999.
- She was appointed as Assistant Lecturer in 2000 and became a Lecturer in 2001.
- She was appointed as Coordinator for Communicative Skills Unit, UCC (2008-2010).
- Promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2008 and to Associate Professor in 2012.
- Served as Head of the Department of English from 2010 to 2012.
- Appointed her to serve as the Coordinator of the J.E. Atta Mills Library Project and also J.E. Atta Mills Commemorative Lectures in 2015.
- Appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 2012 to 2016.
- Served as the first female Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies from 2016 to 2018.
- Served as the Chairperson of the Presidential Committee on Emoluments of Article 71 Office Holders in Ghana.
- Appointed first female Pro Vice-Chancellor at UCC between 2019 and 2021.
- Promoted to professor of English in 2021.
Prof Dora Edu-Buandoh Ph.D Award
Prof Dora Edu-Buandoh was awarded a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Culture from the University of Iowa, USA 2006.
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Prof Dora Edu-Buandoh Foundation
Prof Dora Edu-Buandoh has a foundation. She launched her foundation, Dora Edu-Buandoh Foundation to support equitable access to higher education and the advancement of young women in Ghana on 15th November 2022.
Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh family and children
Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh has a son by nane Dr. Fiifi Edu-Afful.
Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh Religion and faith
Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh is a staunch member of the Methodist Church of Ghana.
Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh
Speech delivered
Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh on on Tuesday, 9 April 2024 delivered the inaugural lecture speech on the topic: ” Discourse of our Times: Power, Norms of Language Use, and Identity Formation.”
Credit: UCC
