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Prof. Tagoe to serve on Board of
International Universities
Accra, July 30, Ghanadot/GNA
- Professor Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe, Vice Chancellor of the
University of Ghana (UG), has been elected a full member to
the Administrative Board of the International Association of
Universities (IAU).
A statement on Wednesday signed by Mrs. Stella Amoa, Acting
Director of the Public Affairs of UG, said Prof. Tagoe, also
a member of the Council of the Association of Commonwealth
Universities, was elected at the 13th Conference of the IAU
in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
The statement said the Administrative Board, which consisted
of members from Africa, the Netherlands, Asia, Pacific and
Europe, provided direction and expert advice on all major
issues addressed by the Association.
It said the IAU, which was established in 1948, and was
sponsored by the United Nations Scientific and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO), served as a global forum where higher
education leaders gathered to discuss, examine and take
action on issues of common interest to achieve shared growth
through cooperation.
It said, in addition to being a member of the IAU, the UG
was also a member of the Association of African Universities
(AAU), the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the
League of World Universities, which comprised 47 of renowned
research universities worldwide.
GNA
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