DR. FREDUA KWASI AGYEMAN

Profile:

Has expertise in the teaching of educational studies. Higher education and career span across four universities in three countries. Obtained a bachelor of Arts in 2008 at the University of Ghana, Ghana, a master of science in 2012 at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway, a master of philosophy in 2015 at the University of Oslo, Norway, and a doctor of philosophy (PhD) in 2021 at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Basic Information
Name: Dr. Fredua Kwasi-Agyeman
Designation: Lecturer
Department: Department of Social Sciences
Institutional Email: fkwasi.agyeman@central.edu.gh
Office Location: Christ Temple

Academic Qualifications/Education

  • Ph.D., Higher Education Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, 2021
  • MPhil., Higher Education Studies, University of Oslo, Norway, 2015
  • B.A., Political Science, University of Ghana, 2008.

Research Interests

  • Higher Education Funding
  • Student Access
  • Thematic or Applied Research Topics
    • Developing Funding Strategies to Sustain Student Access

Publications
Journal Articles:

Kwasi-Agyeman, F. (2026). Factors that Influence Changes in State Funding and Their Implications for Student Access: The Case of the University of the Western Cape.   International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education, 13(2), 21-30.

Kwasi-Agyeman, F. (2026). Higher Education Financing in Ghana: The Case of Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund). Higher Education Politics & Economics, 12(1), 2-21.

Kwasi-Agyeman, F., Adjoe, C. (2025). The Relationship between Public Funding and Student Access: The Case of Two Public Universities in Africa.Higher Education Politics & Economics, 11(1), 49-70.

Kwasi-Agyeman, F., Swanzy, P. (2023). Mapping Key Facts of Ghana’s Higher Education System. In R. Bisaso & B.K. Daniel (Eds.), Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century: Pedagogy, Research and Community-Engagement (pp. 183-204). Singapore: Springer.


Books/Chapters:
Kwasi-Agyeman, F., Langa, P., Swanzy, P. (2021). Mapping Public Funding of Higher Education for Teaching and Learning in Ghana. In L. Sosibo & E. Ivala (Eds.), Creating Effective Teaching and Learning Spaces: Shaping Futures and Envisioning Unity in Diversity and Transformation (pp. 31-43). Delaware: Vernon Press.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Fellowship: Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2017

Professional Memberships

  • CUTA
  • GNAT

Courses Taught

  • Economics of Education
  • Educational Administration and Planning

Outreach and Engagement

  • Student Recruitment

Additional Roles / Responsibilities

Coordinator and Exams Officer, Education Unit

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