Alex. A. KWAPONG

Background

KWAPONG, Alex. was born on March 8, 1927 in Akropong, Akwapim. Son of E. A. and Theophilia Kwapong.

Education

Achimota College, and King"s College, Cambridge.

Career

Fellow, Ghana Academy, of Arts and Sciences. Honorary Doctor of Letters (Warwick, Ife, Ghana). Honorary Doctor of Laws (Princeton).

Works

• Other Work

  • Higher Education and Development in Africa Today: A Reappraisal 1979. Under development and the Challenges of the 1980s: The Role of Knowledge 1980, The Relevance of the African Universities to the Development Needs of Africa 1980, Medical Education and National Development 1987, Culture, Development and African Unity 1988, African Scientific and Technical Institution Building and the Role of International Co-operation 1988, The Challenge of Education in Africa 1988, Some Reflections on International Education in the 90s—in the Role of Service Learning in International Education 1989, Capacity Building and Human Resource Development in Africa (Editor with B. Lesser) 1990.

Membership

Political and Education Committees, National Liberation Council 1966. Board Aspen Institute Berlin, Harold Macmillan Trust, Institute Council for Education Development, Institute Foundation for Education and Self-help.

Connections

Married Evelyn Teiko Caesar in 1956.

Father:

East. A.

Mother:

Theophilia Kwapong

Spouse:

Evelyn Teiko Caesar