President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis as the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
Until his appointment, he was the provost of the College of Education at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
He is replacing Dr. Eric Nkansah, who has been fired from his duties as Director-General of GES.
Prof. Davis holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and a Master of Arts in Mathematics Education from Hiroshima University in Japan. He graduated from UCC in 1999 with a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Mathematics.
He has won several awards, including the Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS) in 2007, the British Academy Visiting Scholar Award in 2011, and the Inter-Departmental Research Support Grant from UCC’s Directorate of Research and Innovation Consultancy (DRIC).
He has also served in leadership roles such as Vice President of the Ghana Education Research Association (GERA-Ghana) in 2018. He is also a member of several professional bodies, including:
Ghana Mathematics Society
Mathematics Association of Ghana (MAG)
World Education Research Association (WERA)
University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
Southern African Association of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (SAARMSTE)
Prof. Davis officially became Provost of UCC’s College of Education Studies on August 1, 2022, with his tenure set for three years.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
