Student-centered Professor with expertise in Teacher Education, Curriculum Studies, Economics Education, ICT
in Education, and Educational Research. Offers over 25 year background supporting students, developing instructional plans and organizing and grading exams and tests. Commended for sustaining effective learning environment through prepared classes and relevant assignments and consistently achieving classroom management and academic goals. Inspiring Professor brings advanced teaching skills and department leadership experience. Goal-oriented to advance department, faculty and the university to improve teaching and modernize courses/modules. Extensive background in research and grant generation/fundraising.
Strategic Leadership for Research: As the Deputy Dean of Research and Internationalization, you'll lead the development and implementation of the faculty's research strategy, ensuring alignment with the university's overarching goals.
Global Engagement: In this role, you will foster international collaborations and partnerships, enhancing the university's global presence and creating opportunities for cross-border academic exchange.
Innovation and Development: Drive innovative research initiatives and oversee their progress, working closely with faculty members to support their academic pursuits and secure research funding.
Administrative Excellence: Manage the administrative functions of the research and internationalization unit, coordinating with support staff to streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency.
Professor Emmanuel Adu’s endeavours in Continuous Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) have made him a recognized pioneer and presenter of curriculum development workshops and seminars all over the world to the extent that he has become an integral academic asset in his area of expertise. He attended numerous international multidisciplinary conferences all over the world, including conferences/events in Thailand, Botswana, Kenya, the Czech Republic, Finland, Canada, the USA, Ghana, Sierra Leone, the UK, Namibia, and Hong Kong, to mention a few. He has a collaboration and education exchange relationship with Jinhua Education Bureau, Zhejiang Normal National University (ZJNU) in China and Cormack Consultancy Group (CCG) UK.He has held a visiting professorship at Marymount University, Virginia, USA and Liverpool Hope University, UK. He is among the world’s top 100 Education Scientists in South Africa in 2023 (26th position to be precise).
Professor Adu is a universally recognized trailblazer and leader in sustainable development in global education. He is participating in a groundbreaking national study, the first of its kind in South Africa on Classroom Pedagogy, which is expected to have a major effect on education policy in the country for the improvement of teacher education and the effectiveness of the educational system nationally. He has successfully organized 4 international multidisciplinary conferences in Togo, South Africa, Botswana and UK.
Teaching and Research at Tertiary Level