By: Celestine Avi
Professor Vincent Adzahlie-Mensah, Principal of the SDA College of Education at Asokore-Koforidua, has been elected President of the Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF).
He succeeds Professor Awinkini Atintonu and will serve a two-year renewable term, leading a five-member Executive Committee.
Professor Adzahlie-Mensah is an educationist, development researcher and security consultant with extensive experience in teacher education, academic leadership and civil society work.
He began his secondary education at Sogakofe Secondary School in 1990 after attending Toklokpo Middle School, completing in 1994. He trained as a professional teacher at the SDA College of Education in Asokore-Koforidua, graduating in 1997.
He later obtained a Bachelor of Education with honours in 2005 and a Master of Philosophy in Social Studies, specialising in Conflict Resolution, in 2007, both from the University of Education, Winneba. He also holds a PhD in International Education and Development from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.
A Professor of Development and Security Education at the University of Education, Winneba, he has held several leadership positions, including Director of the Institute of Educational Research and Innovation Studies, Director of Programmes and Innovations at the College of Distance and e-Learning, and Deputy Director of the Institute for Teacher Education and Continuing Professional Development.
His academic engagements have included teaching at several institutions in Ghana, such as the University of Cape Coast, Valley View University, Methodist University Ghana, the Ghana Police Academy and the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College. He has also delivered invited lectures at international institutions, including the University of Sussex and the University of Zurich.
Professor Adzahlie-Mensah has contributed to academic discussions on colonial legacies in African societies, international security and the global economic order. His research has appeared in publications by international publishers, including SAGE, Bloomsbury and Palgrave. He has authored or contributed to more than 72 articles, books and book chapters.
Beyond academia, he has been involved in civil society work for more than 29 years, particularly in youth development and human rights advocacy.
In 2021, he became the first Ghanaian and the third African to chair the International Board of Amnesty International. During his nine years of involvement with the organisation and its international board, he served on several committees, including those responsible for finance and audit, governance, gender and diversity.
As Principal of the SDA College of Education, Professor Adzahlie-Mensah has been leading efforts to advance teacher education through strategic leadership and institutional development.
His election places him at the helm of PRINCOF, the body representing principals of colleges of education in Ghana, for the next two years.
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