Professor Augustine Tanle Biography: Who is Professor Augustine Tanle Biography
Prof. Augustine Tanle
Professor Augustine Tanle Started primary school at Sunyani Urban Council but due to the death of his father in 1976, he completed Middle School in 1976 at the Tome Local Authority at Nandom-Tome.
He attended Bole Secondary School in 1980.
Professor Augustine Tanle completed his G.C.E Ordinary Level in 1985 and proceeded to Nandom Secondary School from 1985 to 1987 for his G.C.E Advanced Level.
He later gained admission into the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in 1990 where he obtained his B.A. Social Sciences (Geography Major) and Diploma in Education in 1994.
He also taught at the Ola Girls’ Secondary School, Kenyasi, in the Asutifi South District from 1994 to 1999.
Professor Augustine Tanle proceeded to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) again for his Master of Philosophy programme and completed in 2003.
He was appointed as lecturer at UCC in July 2004.
He was enrolled in a PhD programme at UCC in 2005 and completed his PhD in 2010.
Professor Augustine Tanle was promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer in October 2009 in the course of his PhD programme.
He was again promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in April 2014
He was appointed Head of Department of Population and Health (2014 – 2019)
He was promoted to the rank of Full Professor of Migration and Refugees Studies in August 2018
Professor Augustine Tanle has to his credit 48 articles published in reputable journals, three book chapters and three research/technical reports.
Currently, Professor Augustine Tanle is on his second term as the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
He is a Devout Catholic
Professor Augustine Tanle married to Mrs. Angelina Tanle, with two grown-up children
He delivered his inaugural lecture on the topic:” Interrogating North-South Seasonal Labour Migration in Ghana as a Livelihood Strategy,” on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
