Professor Kwasi Dartey-Baah
Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome
A warm welcome to you as you visit and explore our website and all the information available about Central University (CU).
Established as an educational initiative of the International Central Gospel Church in 1988, Central University started out as a Pastoral Training Institute. In 1993 it became the Central Christian College. It received Institutional Accreditation to offer tertiary programmes in 1998; at which point it became Central University College with affiliation to the University of Cape Coast. It gained Presidential Charter and became an independent University in 2016 and was renamed Central University.
We are one of the leading Christian Universities in Ghana and firmly believe that our faith in God and the Holy Scriptures positions us to deliver on our mandate to train leaders who will be ethical, transformative, professional and able in their chosen fields of endeavour.
Since our first Congregation of 2002, we have graduated over 30,000 students. These have obtained qualifications in Business, Theology, Social Sciences and the Sciences. We have 32 undergraduate; 9 diploma and 23 postgraduate programmes, with instruction taking place on three campuses: Miotso (main campus), Accra (city campus) and Kumasi. Instruction is delivered through weekend, day and evening modes using a policy of blended learning 60/40 in favour of face-to-face.
Over the years, Central University has been a trail blazer in many areas within the private Higher Education arena in Ghana. We ‘democratized’ HE by setting up the worker-friendly Mataheko programme. With instruction in the evenings and weekends, our approach helped many people obtain degrees and paved the way for several other private operators to enter the market. In 2007 we opened what us perhaps the largest integrated campus of a private University in Ghana when we moved to the Miotso Campus on the Tema-Aflao Road. From 2007 to 2010 we launched a series of science programmes: Nursing, Physician Assistantship and Civil Engineering; and became the only other University in Ghana offering Architecture. With over 180 faculty, we have over the years spent considerable sums of money supporting faculty to obtain much needed PhD qualifications. This has yielded fruit and we now have over 30% of faculty holding terminal degrees. These faculty, supported by 160 administrative staff deliver our programmes through our:
- Central Business School
- Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
- Faculty of Law
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Medical Sciences
- School of Nursing & Midwifery
- School of Engineering & Technology, and
- School of Architecture & Design
Central University operates in the fecund but challenged Ghanaian and larger African context. Ours is a land and continent of much opportunity and potential but constrained by behavioural, governance and limitations of political and institutional leadership. We believe therefore that our mandate is to operationalize our Christian faith and energise our students to think and engage with the realities of our context.
We believe our mandate is to drive our students to be community conscious, faith driven and become God-inspired game-changers for humanity. We are confident that wherever our graduates find themselves: in government, business, ministry, community, medicine, science, the law, general administration: they will deploy behaviours and solutions that will benefit society.
Through our International Programmes Office, Office of Institutional Advancement, Careers and Counselling Services, we are driving our agendas for international connections and partnerships, industry linkages and guidance services for our students and community. Our School of Graduate Studies and Research coordinates graduate programmes as well as research initiatives. We are keen to engage the current and emerging issues of climate change, SDGs, responsible government, community, diversity and inclusion and values-based faith as fundamental pillars of our role in society.
We welcome to you to peruse these pages. If you are a potential student, go beyond the review of our website and get in touch with our Admissions Office or the Dean of the Faculty/School where the programme you are interested in resides. If you are a potential employee, do take the next step and remember we have a charge to keep and a calling to fulfil – ours is not only about the pecuniary benefits of work but the potential impacts and lives we may transform. If you are a potential partner or collaborator, our doors are open to credible prospects.
We are very much a work in progress, but committed to the highest ideals of faith, integrity and excellence as we engage the business of teaching, research and preparing young minds and hearts for a God-ordained and potentialized future.
Professor Kwasi Dartey-Baah
Professor Dartey-Baah is a distinguished academic, leadership scholar, and organisational development expert with a career that spans both academia and professional consultancy.
Professor Dartey-Baah’s academic credentials are vast and multi-disciplinary. He holds dual PhDs in Leadership and Human Resource Development from Trinity College (USA) and Canterbury University (UK), as well as a PhD in Business Management and Administration from the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa). He earned a Master of Science in Engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Professor Dartey-Baah served as Director of Institutional Advancement at the University of Ghana, where he also held key leadership roles, including two-term Head of the Department of Organisation and Human Resource Management at the University of Ghana Business School. His national contributions include chairing the National Strategic Planning Committee of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, serving on its Council and the Grievance and Review Committee of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.
Professor Kwasi Dartey-Baah is widely recognised for his leadership in diverse organisational settings, where he emphasises excellence, collaboration, integrity and sustainability. As Chair of committees at the University of Ghana, including the UGBS Infrastructure Committee, he has played a key role in shaping policies for the modernisation of academic programmes and infrastructure.
Professor Dartey-Baah’s consulting background in Engineering and Management uniquely informs his role as a Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, particularly in the areas of Organisational Behaviour, Leadership and Project Management at the postgraduate level. His extensive experience in managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects allows him to bridge the gap between academic theory and real-world challenges, providing invaluable practical insights into project execution and organisational leadership.
Professor Dartey-Baah is deeply committed to the professional growth of students, faculty members and organisational leaders. He has mentored numerous individuals in their leadership journeys and is a sought-after trainer and speaker in the areas of leadership development, emotional intelligence, organisational resilience and strategic management. He introduced the Deans and Directors Conference at the University of Ghana, which offers a platform for senior academic leaders to address critical challenges in higher education management and leadership.
Prior to joining the University of Ghana in 2010, Professor Dartey-Baah worked with leading consultancy firms in the United Kingdom, including JMP Consulting and Colin Buchanan & Partners, where he served in a partnership role and led major multi-disciplinary projects.
Beyond academia, Professor Dartey-Baah demonstrates his leadership through involvement in various community initiatives, including serving as Chair of the Strategic Leadership Platform of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), serving on the Ghana Fellowship of Evangelical Students (GHAFES) Board and other educational and community service projects. Professor Dartey-Baah has authored over 70 publications and is globally recognised for his development of the Transfor-sactional Leadership Theory, a groundbreaking framework that integrates transformational and transactional leadership to address complex organisational challenges. He is also credited for his reverse analysis of Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory. His research has reshaped leadership studies and organisational development, earning him a reputation as a global thought leader. His professional affiliations include being a Fellow of the Ghana Institution of Management, a Corporate Member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport in London and a Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation in London.